| BAFTA Cymru | |
| Formation: | 1987 |
| Type: | Film, television and game educational charity |
| Purpose: | "supports develops and promotes the art forms of the moving image, by identifying and rewarding excellence, inspiring practitioners and benefiting the public." |
| Headquarters: | Chapter Arts Centre |
| Location: | Market Road, Canton, Cardiff CF5 1QE |
| Region Served: | Wales |
| Language: | Welsh |
| Parent Organization: | British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) |
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 annual ceremony takes place in Cardiff to recognise achievement in production, performance and craft categories in Welsh-made films and television programmes and by those of Welsh birth or residence. These are separate from the UK-wide British Academy Television Awards and British Academy Film Awards, although films and programmes recognised by BAFTA Cymru may also feature at BAFTA's national awards.