About Made in Wales: Celebrating Films with Welsh Connections
'Made in Wales' is a Film Hub Wales project, celebrating films with Welsh connections. It is supported by funding from Creative Wales and National Lottery funding via the BFI.
This podcast series contains interviews with filmmakers, cast and crew.
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And perhaps you’re a filmmaker looking to get your film in to cinemas, a festival looking for the rights to a Welsh film, or a community cinema looking for funds to screen a Welsh film. Find out how we can help at: filmhubwales.org/en/made-in-wales/
'The Future of Welsh Film..' What does this mean to you? In this special edition of the Made in Wales podcast for Film Hub Wales, to mark 130 years of cinema in Wales, Dion Hughes (Pontio Bangor), Nia Edwards Behi (Screen and Sound Archive of the National Library of Wales) and Dr Kate Woodward (Aberystwyth University) discuss what Welsh film means to them. From identity and history, to culture and language, to commercial and contemporary – they discuss the ‘rare an embracing’ feeling of watc...
16 Sept 2025
Producers Alice Lusher and Catryn Ramasut discuss Brides with Ali Abdu and host Zaynab Admed.
Welsh producers Alice Lusher and Catryn Ramasut from ieie Productions spoke with Wales-Somaliland Link community leader Ali Abdu and host Zaynab Ahmed about their new co-production Brides. They discussed how they brought Nadia Fall's feature debut to Wales, the importance of Wales' Somaliland community being seen on screen, and how unique it was to be part of Brides' all-female production team. Coming to cinemas on 26 September 2025, Brides is a coming-of-age story about two teena...
13 Sept 2025
Producer John Giwa-Amu discusses The Man in my Basement with actor/writer Kieron Self
Welsh producer and director John Giwa-Amu spoke with actor/writer Kieron Self about his latest production role on The Man in My Basement, as well as his career journey from professional fruit machine player, to falling in love with film on his first Welsh language film set and winning talent awards. Coming to cinemas on 12 September 2025, The man in My Basement is an thriller adapted from the novel of the same name by Walter Mosley. It was filmed on location in Carmarthenshire. Make sure to s...
5 Sept 2025
Dirty Sanchez Star Mathew Pritchard on his New Documentary | The Road of Excess
Matt Pritchard spoke with Rob Corcoran about his life growing up in Wales, the Dirty Sanchez years, the making of The Road of Excess, and his own ongoing mental health issues. Coming to cinemas on World Mental Health Day, 10th October, The Road of Excess is a film that talks about toxic masculinity, mental health, addiction, fame and what happens when it’s gone. Make sure to subscribe for more conversations! You'll also find audio podcasts about other films: Celebrating Films with Welsh...
26 Aug 2025
Director Gareth Evans talks 'Havoc' at a live Q&A
Director Gareth Evans (The Raid) spoke with filmmaker and interviewer Tom Betts at Chapter in April 2025, about his latest release HAVOC, where Evans talks about the making of the film, how those incredible stunt sequences were achieved, and building an international city in Wales. Released on Netflix on 25 April 2025, the film follows a drug deal gone wrong, when a bruised detective must fight his way through a criminal underworld to rescue a politician’s estranged son, while unravelling a ...
4 Apr 2025
Director Marc Evans, and producers Hannah Thomas and Ed Talfan at Severn Screen discuss the making of Mr Burton
Writer and presenter Danielle Fahiya chaired a discussion with Severn Screen producers Hannah Thomas and Ed Talfan, and director Marc Evans. This audio podcast explores Mr Burton’s Welsh connections, how the filmmakers maintained authenticity to the true story of Richard and Phillip Burton, working with Kate Burton, Richard’s daughter, and how the film spotlights Welsh storytelling and history. Released on 4 April 2025, the film charts Richard Burton’s school years and his lasting relationshi...
26 Mar 2025
Director Joshua Trigg & interviewer and filmmaker Ash Kriengsak discuss 'Satu - Year of the Rabbit'
Director Joshua Trigg spoke with filmmaker and interviewer Ash Kriengsak about Satu - Year of the Rabbit, discussing the challenges of making a film outside your own language, the beautiful landscape and cultural of Laos, geeking out on 16mm, and working with non-actors, as well as the reception from industry in Wales. Released on 21 March 2025, the film follows ‘Satu’ an orphan child laborer on a journey to find his long lost mother. On the way, he forms a deep friendship with a young photo...
5 Dec 2024
A discussion about Black Welsh film between filmmaker Liana Stewart and Yvonne Connikie, on the release of Zambian-Welsh director Rungano Nyoni’s ‘On Becoming a Guinea Fowl’
Documentary filmmaker Liana Stewart and programmer/curator Yvonne Connikie discuss the state of Black Welsh film talent and the impact of structural inequality on emerging filmmakers, featuring BAFTA-winning director Rungano Nyoni's second feature film, 'On Becoming a Guinea Fowl'.
28 Nov 2024
A conversation between Gordon Main, Gaynor Legall & Prof. Florence Ayisi on 'Comrade Tambo's London Recruits' (part 2/2)
'Made in Wales' is a Film Hub Wales project, celebrating films with Welsh connections. It is supported by funding from Creative Wales and National Lottery funding via the BFI.
In this second part of a two-part episode, director of the film Gordon Main, Wales' first black female councillor and powerful advocate for ethnic minority women in Wales, Gaynor Legal, and award-winning documentary filmmaker Prof Florence Ayisi, discuss racism, apartheid, community and freedom. This podcast was recorded on 31 October 2024.
Released on 22 November 2024, as a People's Release, London Recruits tells the story of Oliver Tambo’s daring, non-violent strategy to bring hope to his embattled people in South Africa. At the height of apartheid, late sixties/early ‘70s, an international group of working-class students and workers living in London answered Tambo’s secret call for undercover agents.
Make sure to subscribe for more conversations! Find the video version of this Q&A, on our Youtube very soon.
25 Nov 2024
A conversation between Gordon Main, Gaynor Legall & Prof. Florence Ayisi on 'Comrade Tambo's London Recruits' (part 1/2)
'Made in Wales' is a Film Hub Wales project, celebrating films with Welsh connections. It is supported by funding from Creative Wales and National Lottery funding via the BFI.
In this first part of a two-part episode, director of the film Gordon Main, Wales' first black female councillor and powerful advocate for ethnic minority women in Wales, Gaynor Legal, and award-winning documentary filmmaker Prof Florence Ayisi, discuss racism, apartheid, community and freedom. This podcast was recorded on 31 October 2024.
Released on 22 November 2024, as a People's Release, London Recruits tells the story of Oliver Tambo’s daring, non-violent strategy to bring hope to his embattled people in South Africa. At the height of apartheid, late sixties/early ‘70s, an international group of working-class students and workers living in London answered Tambo’s secret call for undercover agents.
Make sure to subscribe for more conversations! Find the video version of this Q&A, on our Youtube very soon.
8 Nov 2024
Ila Mehrotra on Directing India's 1st Best Trans Model Agency
'Made in Wales' is a Film Hub Wales project, celebrating films with Welsh connections. It is supported by funding from Creative Wales and National Lottery funding via the BFI.
In this episode, artist and writer Aiman Rahim (https://www.instagram.com/a_imx_n/) spoke with the director of India’s 1st Best Trans Model Agency, Ila Mehrotra, recorded on 21 October 2024.
Releasing on 13 November 2024, at the start of Transgender Awareness Week, Ila's documentary is a nuanced exploration into the experiences of the transgender Hijra population in India, filmed over the course of seven years. Whilst traditional Hindu society recognises the ancient Hijra identity as a legal ‘third sex’ — a community of holy hermaphrodites — this does not mean acceptance.
Make sure to subscribe for more conversations! Find the video version of this Q&A, on our Youtube (https://www.youtube.com/@filmhubwales).
19 Jul 2024
Exclusive interview with the Writers and Directors of 'The Toll' and 'Showdown'
'Made in Wales' is a Film Hub Wales project, celebrating films with Welsh connections. It is supported by funding from Creative Wales and National Lottery funding via the BFI.
We sat down to talk about Welsh westerns with screen writer Matt Redd and Director Ryan Andrew Hooper. Their darkly-comic thriller – The Toll, about a lone toll-booth operator with a past that is fast catching up with him, will be released in the UK on August 27th.
They’re joined by Lewis Carter and Kristian Kane who co-directed Showdown (written by Carter) which screened alongside The Toll in select cinemas. Showdown is a short film about a young autistic boy with a passion for western films who is faced with a showdown for the soul of his village, in the local corner shop.
Vist the 'Whole Story (https://filmhubwales.org/en/the-whole-story-toll/)' for more content!
19 Jul 2024
Bumpybox team talk about creating the gripping hand-drawn animated tale, 'Kensuke's Kingdom'
'Made in Wales' is a Film Hub Wales project, celebrating films with Welsh connections. It is supported by funding from Creative Wales and National Lottery funding via the BFI.
In this episode, from the team at Cardiff animation studio, Bumpybox we're joined by Welsh Senior Concept Artist/Art Director, Michael Shorten and Lead Compositor Neil Martin to talk about their work on 'Kensuke's Kingdom' a gripping hand-drawn animated tale with its message of working together to protect nature, which has never felt more relevant.
'Kensuke's Kingdom' will be released in UK cinemas on the 2nd August 2024.
Visit the 'Whole Story (https://filmhubwales.org/en/the-whole-story-kensukes-kingdom/)' for more content!
15 Jul 2024
Janis Pugh on Directing Chuck Chuck Baby
'Made in Wales' is a Film Hub Wales project, celebrating films with Welsh connections. It is supported by funding from Creative Wales and National Lottery funding via the BFI.
In this episode, director Janis Pugh discusses her new film 'Chuck Chuck Baby,' a film of love, loss, music, and female friendship, set in and around the falling feathers of a chicken processing plant in industrial north Wales.
'Chuck Chuck Baby' will be released in UK cinemas on the 19th July 2024.
Visit the 'Whole Story (https://filmhubwales.org/en/the-whole-story-chuck-chuck-baby/)' for more content!
16 May 2024
Sally El Hosaini & James Krishna Floyd on Directing Unicorns
'Made in Wales' is a Film Hub Wales project, celebrating films with Welsh connections. It is supported by funding from Creative Wales and National Lottery funding via the BFI.
In this episode, directors Sally El Hosaini and James Krishna Floyd discuss their new film 'Unicorns,' a “visually daring and heartfelt portrayal of modern masculinity” following a queer South Asian club performer living a double life who meets a straight, single-father mechanic, in a chance encounter.
Vist the 'Whole Story (https://filmhubwales.org/en/the-whole-story-unicorns/)' for more content!
2 Apr 2024
Celyn Jones on Directing Rebel Wilson in 'The Almond and the Seahorse'
'Made in Wales' is a Film Hub Wales project, celebrating films with Welsh connections. It is supported by funding from Creative Wales and National Lottery funding via the BFI.
In this episode, director and star Celyn Jones discussing his new film 'The Almond and the Seahorse,' including casting Rebel Wilson in her first dramatic role.
'The Almond and the Seahorse' will be released in UK cinemas on the 10th May 2024.
Vist the 'Whole Story (https://filmhubwales.org/en/the-whole-story-the-almond-and-the-seahorse/)' for more content!
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