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The main problems facing Welsh cinema during this period were a lack of a film production infrastructure, Welsh producers and finance. The fact that Wales was unable to produce films from within its own borders resulted in the stereotyping and common preconceptions of Welsh life formed by 'outside' film-makers. [9]
1978: Grand Slam is a BBC Wales film about Welsh rugby fans travelling to Paris for the Grand Slam of Wales vs. France. 1979: Black As Hell, Thick As Grass is a documentary by Kenneth Griffith. 1979: The Corn Is Green was written by Ivan Davis , based on a play by Emlyn Williams .
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The Wales One World Film Festival was founded in 2001 by David Gillam, and in that year screened at three venues: Aberystwyth Arts Centre, the Taliesin in Swansea, and Chapter in Cardiff. His vision was to present world cinema in a way that "show[s] the stories people ‘over there’ are telling each other, what is important to them". [1]
The Savoy Theatre, Church Street, Monmouth is a theatre and cinema, reputedly the oldest working theatre site in Wales. It has a capacity for 360 people and is run by a charitable trust . [ 1 ] One of 24 buildings on the Monmouth Heritage Trail , the theatre is a Grade II* listed building .
BAFTA Cymru (or BAFTA in Wales) is the Welsh branch of the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) and was founded in 1987. [ 1 ] The British Academy Cymru Awards were established in 1991, [ 2 ] with the first annual awards ceremony held on 30 November 1991.
The cinema was listed Grade II on 4 August 1999 because it was considered a very rare example in Wales of 1930s cinema architecture, [2] with an interior which was largely intact. [2] It was purchased by the local authority in 2009, but by 2019 the building was derelict, and a campaign was launched to save it and turn it over for community use.