|
Welsh Films
This is a chronological list of films produced in Wales. It is divided between those that are in the English language, Welsh language, and no language (Silent film). Silent films 1890s *1898: ''Conway Castle'' *1898: '' Blackburn Rovers v West Bromwich Albion'', is the world's oldest extant soccer film, by Arthur Cheetham. 1900s *1907: '' Wales, England: Land of Castles and Waterfalls'' 1910s *1913: '' The Foreman's Treachery'', by Charles Brabin. *1915: '' A Welsh Singer'' was adapted from a novel by Allen Raine and starred Florence Turner. *1918: ''The Life Story of David Lloyd George'' Welsh-language films 1930s *1935: '' Y Chwarelwr'' (''The Quarryman''), was the first Welsh language sound film, directed by Ifan ab Owen Edwards. 1940s *1949: '' Yr Etifeddiaeth'' (''The Heritage'') is a documentary by journalist John Robert Williams. 1980s *1981: '' O'r Ddaear Hen'' was directed by Wil Aaron and scripted by Gwyn Thomas. *1986: '' Milwr Bychan'' (''Boy Soldier''), dir ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Films
A film also called a movie, motion picture, moving picture, picture, photoplay or (slang) flick is a work of visual art that simulates experiences and otherwise communicates ideas, stories, perceptions, feelings, beauty, or atmosphere through the use of moving images. These images are generally accompanied by sound and, more rarely, other sensory stimulations. The word "cinema", short for cinematography, is often used to refer to filmmaking and the film industry, and to the art form that is the result of it. Recording and transmission of film The moving images of a film are created by photographing actual scenes with a motion-picture camera, by photographing drawings or miniature models using traditional animation techniques, by means of CGI and computer animation, or by a combination of some or all of these techniques, and other visual effects. Before the introduction of digital production, series of still images were recorded on a strip of chemically sensitiz ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Robert Williams (journalist)
John Williams (born 1932) is an American composer (specializing in film scores), conductor and pianist. John, Johnnie, or Johnny Williams may also refer to: People Businessmen * John Williams (football executive) (born 1939 or 1940), English football executive * John Williams (winemaker) (born 1953), American winemaker * John C. Williams (economist) (born 1962), president and chief executive officer of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York * John H. Williams (businessperson), American businessperson * John Henry Williams (baseball) (1968–2004), son of baseball player Ted Williams * John Osborn Williams (1886–1963), Canadian businessperson * John P. Williams Jr. (1941–2019), president of the Greater Cincinnati Chamber of Commerce * John Stanton Williams (1814–1876), American shipowner and businessperson Clergymen * John Williams (Ab Ithel) (1811–1862), Welsh antiquary and Anglican priest * John Williams (archbishop of York) (1582–1650), British Anglican archbi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paul Turner (director)
Paul Turner (December 1945 – 1 November 2019) was a Welsh film director. His film ''Hedd Wyn (film), Hedd Wyn'' (1992) became the first Welsh film to be nominated for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film. Born in Devon, Turner learned Welsh while working at the BBC in the early 1980s and was a vocal supporter of Plaid Cymru. He was reportedly "blacklisted" from the BBC for his nationalist views (reported in an article in ''The Observer''). S4C director called him "a man with vision and a fire in his heart for all things Welsh and the Welsh language and his desire to portray that on film". Paul had two daughters during his first marriage to Sheila Ford, He had 3 grandchildren. His second marriage was to Welsh actress Sue Roderick. He died in November 2019 at the age of 73. Awards He won several international awards as well as having his film ''Hedd Wyn'' nominated for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film. Filmography *''Tra Bo Dwy'' (1984) *''Wil Six'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
BAFTA Award For Best Film
The BAFTA Award for Best Film is given annually by the British Academy of Film and Television Arts and presented at the British Academy Film Awards. It has been given since the 1st BAFTA Awards, representing the best films of 1947, but until 1969 it was called the BAFTA Award for Best Film From Any Source. It is possible for films from any country to be nominated, although British films are also recognised in the category BAFTA Award for Best British Film and (since 1983) foreign-language films in BAFTA Award for Best Film Not in the English Language. As such, there have been multiple occasions of a film being nominated in two of these categories. There has been one tie for the Best Film Award when, in 1962, '' Ballad of a Soldier'' tied with ''The Hustler'' for Best Film From Any Source. Throughout the history of the category, the award has been given to the director(s), the producer(s) or both. * Between 1949 and 1959, 1962–1965, 1970–1976, and in 1979; Only the film its ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Academy Award For Best Foreign Language Film
The Academy Award for Best International Feature Film (known as Best Foreign Language Film prior to 2020) is one of the Academy Awards handed out annually by the U.S.-based Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS). It is given to a feature-length motion picture produced outside the United States with a predominantly non-English dialogue track.80th Academy Awards – Special Rules for the Best Foreign Language Film Award . . Retrieved November 2, 2007. When the first Academy Awards ceremony was held on May 16, 1929, to honor fil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hedd Wyn (film)
''Hedd Wyn'' is a 1992 Welsh anti-war biopic, written by Alan Llwyd and directed by Paul Turner. Based on the life of Ellis Humphrey Evans (Huw Garmon), killed in the First World War, the cinematography starkly contrasts the lyrical beauty of the poet's native Meirionnydd with the bombed-out horrors of Passchendaele. The protagonist is depicted as a tragic hero with an intense dislike of the pro-war jingoism which surrounds him. The film's title is Ellis Evans' bardic name (, "blessed peace"), under which he was posthumously awarded the Chair at the 1917 National Eisteddfod of Wales. ''Hedd Wyn'' won the Royal Television Society's Award for Best Single Drama and BAFTA Cymru Awards in several categories; and was the first Welsh language film nominated for an Academy Award. Plot As the camera pans over the intricate carving on the infamous "Black Chair", the voice of the Archdruid Dyfed is heard vainly summoning the poet who signs his work with the ''nom de plume'' "F ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Endaf Emlyn
Endaf Emlyn (born 31 July 1944) is a Welsh musician, film, and television director. Early life Emlyn was born in Bangor, Caernarfonshire, Wales. He was brought up in Pwllheli and played violin in the National Youth Orchestra of Wales alongside Karl Jenkins and John Cale. Career Emlyn trained initially as a teacher but shortly decided to pursue a career in the media instead. Upon the founding of Harlech Television in May 1968, he became one of the franchise's first four announcers as host of the quiz show ''Up to Date''. He also worked as a script-writer, but had a simultaneous career as a musician. Music Emlyn has been producing music since the early 1960s. He is signed to Tony Hatch's publishing company, M&M Music. In 1971, he released his first single "Paper Chains / Madryn" on the Parlophone label. Recorded at EMI Studios, the A-side was named Record of the Week upon release by Tony Blackburn on BBC Radio 1. Two further singles for Parlophone followed - "Goodbye "Cherry L ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Un Nos Ola Leuad
''Un Nos Ola Leuad'' (''One Moonlit Night'') is a novel written by Welsh writer Caradog Prichard. It was first published in 1961. It has been translated into English by Philip Mitchell. Plot The novel is an account of childhood, and depicts a mother-son relationship, seen from the viewpoint of the son. It is set in Bethesda, Wales around the years 1915–1920, in the midst of the North Wales quarrying areas. Bethesda is only referred to as "the Village", but neighbouring places are given their real names. The novel has autobiographical echoes. Prichard wrote the novel in middle age and it was completed after his mother's death in 1954. Inspiration Prichard was born in Bethesda in 1904. It was an almost entirely Welsh-speaking village and owed its existence to the slate-quarrying industry. In 1905, when Prichard was five months old his father was killed in a quarry accident. The portrait in the novel of a mother struggling to survive reflected reality just as its story of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stephen Bayly
Stephen Bayly (born July 7, 1942) is an American film producer and director. His film ''Coming Up Roses'' was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 1986 Cannes Film Festival. Bayly was director of the National Film and Television School between 1998 and 2003. Selected filmography * ''Coming Up Roses'' (1986) * ''Just Ask for Diamond'' (1986) * ''Richard III Richard III (2 October 145222 August 1485) was King of England and Lord of Ireland from 26 June 1483 until his death in 1485. He was the last king of the House of York and the last of the Plantagenet dynasty. His defeat and death at the Battl ...'' (1995) References External links * 1942 births Living people American film producers Artists from Baltimore Film directors from Maryland {{US-film-director-1940s-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Coming Up Roses
Come may refer to: *Comè, a city and commune in Benin *Come (Tenos), an ancient town on Tenos island, Greece Music *Come (American band), an American indie rock band formed in 1990 *Come (UK band), a British noise project founded in 1979 **Come Organisation, its record label * ''Come'' (album), a 1994 album by Prince * "Come", a song by Fleetwood Mac from '' Say You Will'' * "Come" (Jain song), 2015 * "Come" (Jenny Berggren song), 2015 Other *COMe, COM Express, a single-board computer type *A possible outcome which may be bet on in craps, whence the general gambling expression See also *Cum (other) Cum may refer to: * a Latin preposition meaning "with" * Antonio José de Sucre Airport, Venezuela, IATA airport code CUM * Culham railway station, Oxfordshire, England, CUM, station code CUM * "Cum", a song by Mykki Blanco from the 2012 EP ... * Saint-Côme (other) {{Disambiguation, geo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rhosyn A Rhith
''Coming Up Roses'' ( cy, Rhosyn a Rhith) is a 1986 Welsh language comedy film. It was directed by Stephen Bayly and starred Dafydd Hywel, Gillian Elisa and Mari Emlyn. The film was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 1986 Cannes Film Festival. The film centres on the closure of the last small town cinema in South Wales and the community's efforts to pull together to save the cinema. Cast * Dafydd Hywel as Trevor * Iola Gregory as Mona * Gillian Elisa as Sian * Mari Emlyn as June * Ifan Huw Dafydd as Dave * Rowan Griffiths as Pete * Olive Michael as Gwen * Bill Paterson as Mr. Valentine * W. J. Phillips as Eli Davies * Clyde Pollitt Clyde may refer to: People * Clyde (given name) * Clyde (surname) Places For townships see also Clyde Township Australia * Clyde, New South Wales * Clyde, Victoria * Clyde River, New South Wales Canada * Clyde, Alberta * Clyde, Ontario, a to ... as Councillor * Mike Lewis as Trevor's Son References External links * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Karl Francis
Karl Francis (born 1 April 1942) is a Welsh film A film also called a movie, motion picture, moving picture, picture, photoplay or (slang) flick is a work of visual art that simulates experiences and otherwise communicates ideas, stories, perceptions, feelings, beauty, or atmosphere ... and television director, producer and screenwriter, associated with left-wing political causes. His work is inspired by the likes of Chris Marker and Ken Loach and has included output in both the English language, English and Welsh languages. Biography Francis was born in Bedwas in South Wales. He won a scholarship which allowed him to study at Manchester University where he gained his BA in 1964. He then attended Hornsey College of Art to study for a post-graduate diploma on Film in Education. He began his media career in television in 1971, first as an independent investigator, before taking a production post with ITV Network, ITV, working on ''Weekend World'' for London Weekend Tele ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
.jpg "Click for more on -> Karl Francis")