Heddiw yw Cyhydnos y Gwanwyn, sy'n golygu o'r diwedd fydd mwy o olau dydd na nos am y cyfnod nesaf, a gwanwyn wirioneddol ar ei ffordd! Beth yw eich hoff arwyddion o wanwyn? Ai'r blagur, neu'r dail newydd, neu'r ŵyn efallai? Dyma rhai pigion o'r archif sydd i gyd yn dod o ffilmiau sydd i'w gwylio ar y BFI Player am ddim! 🐣
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Today's the Spring Equinox, which means at last we'll see more daylight than darkness for the next while, and spring is truly on its way! What are your favourite signs of spring? The buds, or the fresh leaves, or the lambs perhaps? Here are some archive picks which all come from films available to watch for free on the BFI Player 🐣
👉 https://player.bfi.org.uk/free/film/watch-spring-is-sprung-in-powys-1960-online
👉 https://player.bfi.org.uk/free/film/watch-spring-blossom-and-young-animals-at-maesmawr-hall-welshpool-1958-online
👉 https://player.bfi.org.uk/free/film/watch-new-calf-for-daisy-1959-online
👉 https://player.bfi.org.uk/free/film/watch-farm-work-earth-oats-milk-and-concrete-1959-online
👉 https://player.bfi.org.uk/free/film/watch-parsonage-farm-iii-kids-cat-chick-and-children-1942-online
#ASSLlGC #NLWSSA #JoioFfilm #albaneili
DISGRIFIAD FIDEO / VIDEO DESCRIPTION: Black and white film clips showing fluffy chicks pecking at a dish, lambs frolicking through a woodland, spring primroses, piglets feeding, daffodils by the water's edge, a donkey with its foal, new leaves moving in the breeze, a cow licking her newborn calf, a bee collecting nectar and pollen from a spring blossom, some goslings gliding across a lake, some spring blossom, and some goat kids standing in a doorway munching on hay.
Wrth i ni barhau i ddathlu 'Diwrnod Ffilm Amatur', mae ein hail glip ffilm yn un o ffefrynnau'r Archif - 'Bureaucats' (1978), animeiddiad a wnaed gan Brian Anderson o Gymdeithas Sinema Amatur Caerdydd. Darllenwch fwy amdano yn ein blog newydd, a gwyliwch y ffilm yn llawn ar y BFI Player.
👉 https://www.llyfrgell.cymru/newyddion
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As we continue to celebrate 'Amateur Movie Day', our second film clip is an Archive favourite - 'Bureaucats' (1978), an animation made by Brian Anderson of Cardiff Amateur Cine Society. Read more about it in our new blog, and watch the film in full on the BFI Player.
👉 https://www.library.wales/news
👀 https://player.bfi.org.uk/free/film/watch-bureaucats-1978-online
#ASSLlGC #NLWSSA #JoioFilm #AmateurMovieDay
DISGRIFIAD FIDEO / VIDEO DESCRIPTION: A colour animation, using plasticine figures, tells a story of an unfriendly octopus capturing one of a group of cats, living in a wooden 'bureau'. The other cats look on, helpless as the octopus wrestles with the cat. Suddenly from above, an abseiling 'Tarzan' figure, dressed in a leopard skin outfit, appears, and rescues the captured cat, club in hand. Upbeat, then more sinister music plays in the background.
Mae heddiw yn 'Ddiwrnod Ffilm Amatur'! Dysgwch fwy am y dathliad hwn o ffilmiau amatur yn ein blog newydd (dolen yn y bio/stori). Mae'r clip yma yn dod o un o'r ffilmiau sy'n cael eu crybwyll yn y blog, sef eitem newyddion ITV am ffilmio'r ffilm amatur 'From Wrexham with Love' yn 1964. Mae'r ffilm honno ei hun yn dipyn o ddirgelwch - oeddech chi neu unrhyw un rydych chi'n ei adnabod yn rhan o'r criw? Byddem wrth ein bodd yn clywed gennych ac mae ein DMs ar agor!
👉 https://www.llyfrgell.cymru/newyddion
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Today is 'Amateur Movie Day'! Find out more about this celebration of amateur movies in our new blog. This clip is from one of the films mentioned in the blog, an ITV news item about the filming of amateur movie 'From Wrexham with Love' in 1964. That film itself is a bit of a mystery - were you or anyone you know part of the crew? We'd love to hear from you and our DMs are open!
👉 https://www.library.wales/news
#ASSLlGC #NLWSSA #ITVCymruWales #amateurmovieday
DISGRIFIAD FIDEO / VIDEO DESCRIPTION: A Black and white film showing the cast and crew of the amateur film 'From Wrexham with Love' at work. Camera operators and make-up artists work behind the scenes. There are some shots of the action, two men brawl in a quarry setting, one escapes, and speeds off in a whilte sports car.
Fydd nifer o aelodau staff yn dawnsio fel 'rhain y penwythnos yma, gyda Gŵyl Trawsnewid yn dychwelyd i Ganolfan y Celfyddydau Aberystwyth! A fyddwch chi yno hefyd? Mae'r ŵyl yn ddathliad o gerddoriaeth a'r clyweledol sy'n cymryd drosodd y Ganolfan 21-22 Chwefror, gyda rhai o artistiaid gorau Cymru yn perfformio.
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Many of our staff members will be dancing like these folks are this weekend, with Trawsnewid Festival returning to Aberystwyth Arts Centre! Will you be there too? The festival is a celebration of music and the audiovisual which takes over the Arts Centre 21-22 February, with some of Wales' best artists performing.
#ASSLlGC #NLWSSA #joioffilm
Clip: Home From Home 👉 https://player.bfi.org.uk/free/film/watch-home-from-home-1976-online
Mae hi wedi bod yn ddechrau oer i 2025 - ond falle ddim mor drawiadol ag yr oedd hi yn 1959! Dyma rhai golygfeydd o eira mawr yn Aberystwyth, wedi'u dal gan Gwilym L. Thomas. Gallwch wylio'r ffilm a nifer eraill fel hi, am ddim, ar y BFI Player.
It's been a cold start to 2025 - but maybe not as dramatically as it was in 1959! Here are some scenes of the big snow in Aberystwyth, captured by Gwilym L. Thomas. You can watch the film and many others like it, for free, on the BFI Player.
#ASSLlGC #NLWSSA #JoioFfilm #BlwyddynNewyddDda #HappyNewYear #Ceredigion #Cymru #Wales
Video description: A black and white compilation of snowy scenes. We see cars, a couple, a dog and a distant tractor make their way down a snowy country road. Dramatic clouds are still seen in the sky, and wide views of the landscape show snow over fields and hills as far as the eye can see. Aberystwyth town is also blanketed, with views of Great Darkgate Street, the promenade and Constitution Hill shown.
Ar ddiwrnod y Nadolig 1938, mae Siôn Corn dan sbotolau yn rhannu anrhegion i blant yng nghartref David Lloyd George, gan hyd yn oed cynnig anrheg i'r dyn ei hun! Ewch i'r chwareydd BFI i weld y fersiwn llawn 🎄
👉 https://player.bfi.org.uk/free/film/watch-lloyd-george-at-home-xmas-1938-jan-1939-1938-online
On Christmas Day 1938, a spotlit Santa Claus hands out presents to children at the home of David Lloyd George, and even brings a gift for the man himself! Head to the BFI Player to see the full version 🎄
#NLWSSA #JoioFfilm #Nadolig #Christmas #DavidLloydGeorge #SiônCorn #SantaClaus
DISGRIFIAD FIDEO / VIDEO DESCRIPTION: A colour film showing a dark room, where a spotlit Santa claus hands out presents to children. Glimpses of Santa Claus, the children, and a lit Christmas tree can be seen as the spotlight moves around. Santa then hands out a present to an elderly man, ex-Prime Minister David Lloyd George.
Pwy sy'n cofio pop Corona? Roedd y diodydd meddal yn cael eu cynhyrchu'n wreiddiol ym Mhorth, Rhondda, gan y siopwrs William Thomas a William Evans, a oedd yn benderfynol o gynnig opsiwn ddi-alcohol i lowyr sychedig. Gan fethu a chael tafarndai i gymryd eu diodydd meddal, wnaethant nhw werthu o ddrws i ddrws a chynnig blasau byddai'n apelio at blant. (1938)
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Who remembers Corona pop? The soft drinks were initially manufactured in Porth, Rhondda by grocers William Thomas and William Evans, who were determined to offer thirsty miners an alternative to alcohol. Failing to get pubs to stock their soft drinks, they sold door-to-door and introduced flavours that would appeal to children. (1938)
#NLWSSA #JoioFfilm #Nadolig #Christmas #Corona
DISGRIFIAD FIDEO / VIDEO DESCRIPTION: A black and white film shows a cinema advert for bottles of soft drink 'Corona Cordials for the Festive Season'. The bottles move across the screen and turn, showing labels with different flavours on. Text appears on the advert with prices and the name of the company, Thomas & Evans Ltd.
❄Eira!!!!❄ Pwy sy'n cofio'r strydoedd o dan orchudd o eira yn Llanelli, 1982? Ewch i'r chwareydd BFI i weld y fersiwn llawn!
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❄Snow!!!❄ Who remembers the snow-covered streets in Llanelli, 1982? Head to the BFI Player to see the full version!
👉 https://player.bfi.org.uk/free/film/watch-snow-llanelli-1982-1982-online
#ASSLlGC #NLWSSA #JoioFfilm #Eira #Snow #Llanelli #1982
DISGRIFIAD FIDEO / VIDEO DESCRIPTION: A colour film showing people carefully making their way through a snowy shopping centre in Llanelli. A tractor shovels snow from the street outside a shop doorway. A little boy is pulled along the street on a wooden sledge. People push a car that has got stuck in the snow. A long distance scene shows the snow-covered residential areas of Llanelli. A family walk slowly along the middle of a road which is covered in thick snow.
100 mlynedd anhygoel yn ôl, mae pobl Penarth yn mynychu dadorchuddio’r Senotaff ar Ddydd y Cadoediad 1924, er cof am y rhai a fu farw yn y Rhyfel Mawr. Gallwch weld mwy o ffilmiau tebyg o'r archif ar y BFI Player.
👉 https://player.bfi.org.uk/free/film/watch-unveiling-the-cenotaph-penarth-1924-online
An incredible 100 years ago, the people of Penarth attend the unveiling of the Cenotaph on Armistice Day 1924, in memory of those who died in the Great War. You can see similar films from the archive on the BFI Player.
#ASSLlGC #NLWSSA #JoioFfilm #SulYCofio #RemembranceDay
Teimlad hydrefol! 🍂🥕 Mae plant Fferm Maesmawr, Y Trallwng, yn creu storfa llysiau'r gaeaf, gan gasglu cnau castan a'u rhostio dros dan agored, wrth i'w mam nhw chwarae cerddoriaeth ar yr acordion. (1957)
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Feeling the autumn vibes! 🍂🥕 The children of Maesmawr Hall farm, Welshpool, create a winter vegetable store, collect chestnuts, and roast them over the open fire, as their mother plays tunes on the button accordion. (1957)
Gwyliwch y ffilm yn ei chyfanrwydd ~ See the full film: 👉https://player.bfi.org.uk/free/film/watch-storing-carrots-roasting-chestnuts-1957-online
DISGRIFIAD FIDEO / VIDEO DESCRIPTION: A black and white film shows children carefully gathering chestnuts and placing them into a basket. They then arrange carrots and other root vegetables in a circle, creating a store for the winter. They start putting sand around the vegetables using a spade, creating a mound. Back in the house, the children sit around the open fire with their mother, who is playing the accordion, and roast chestnuts on long metal forks.
#ASSLlGC #NLWSSA #JoioFfilm #FfilmArchifol #ArchiveFilm
Dewch i gwrdd ag Amos Brown (1864 – 1956)! Dechreuodd Amos ei fywyd yn UDA fel plentyn wedi'i gaethiwo, a daeth i ben fel perchennog mochyndy mawr yn Ynysboeth, Rhondda. Yn Appalachicola cafodd ei orfodi o gwch afon i long môr, gan neidio o'r llong hwnnw yng Nghaerdydd. Yn ystod ei fywyd rhyfeddol, daeth Amos yn ffigwr adnabyddus, gan weithio mewn nifer o lofeydd, rhagori mewn bocsio, beicio a rhedeg, a theithio o gwmpas fel y rhithiwr ‘Massetta Sousenior’! Mae erthygl amdano yn yr Aberdare Leader yn 1949 yn cyfeirio ato fel un “sy’n cael ei garu gan holl blant yr ardal ac yn cael ei ystyried gan drigolion o oedran mwy aeddfed yn ‘hen ŵr bonheddig caredig, diwyd ac â chalon aur’”.
Rydyn ni'n rhannu'r ffilm hon er mwyn nodi Mis Hanes Pobl Ddu, er hynny, byddai'n esgeulus inni beidio â chydnabod bod yna dan-gynrychiolaeth yn sicr o hanes Du yn yr archif, a’n gobaith yw mynd i’r afael â’r anghydbwysedd hwn yn y dyfodol wrth i ni barhau i adeiladu ein casgliadau.
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Meet Amos Brown (1864 – 1956)! Amos started life in the USA as an enslaved child, and ended it as the owner of a large piggery at Ynysboeth, Rhondda. In Appalachicola he was press-ganged from a river boat onto a sea-going vessel, and jumped ship in Cardiff. During his remarkable life, Amos became a well known figure, working in a number of collieries, excelling in boxing, cycling and running, and even travelled around as the illusionist ‘Massetta Sousenior’! An article about him in the Aberdare Leader in 1949 refers to him as “loved by all the local children and is regarded by residents of more mature age as ‘a kindly old gentleman, industrious and with a heart of gold’”.
We're sharing this film in honour of Black History Month, however, it would be remiss of us not to acknowledge that there's certainly an under-representation of Black histories in the archive, and we hope to readdress this imbalance in future as we continue to build our collections.
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Afalau, betys, blodau, a rhai maros rhyfeddol yn gwneud eu ffordd i Ŵyl y Cynhaeaf yn Ysgol Maesmawr 🍏🥒🌻(c. 1960)
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Apples, beetroot, flowers, and some amazing marrows make their way to the Harvest Festival at Maesmawr School 🍏🥒🌻 (c. 1960)
#ASSLlGC #NLWSSA #ArchifFfilm #FilmArchive #HarvestFestival #YTrallwng #Welshpool
👉 https://player.bfi.org.uk/free/film/watch-maesmawr-school-victory-tea-and-harvest-festival-1945-online
VIDEO DESCRIPTION / DISGRIFIAD FIDEO: A black and white film shows children walking down a country lane carrying a basket full of apples, some flowers, shrubs and beetroot. They reach a white gate and are joined by a boy carrying a large marrow. Teachers greet the children at the school entrance and take the flowers and vegetables, ready for the school harvest festival.
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