Archif Sgrin a Sain LLGC // NLW Screen & Sound Archive

03/07/2026

Bydd curaduron yr archif Sgrin a Sain yn helpu Canolfan y Celfyddydau Aberystwyth dathlu 130 mlynedd o sinema yng Nghymru, gyda chyflwyniad arbennig sy’n edrych ar hanes cyfareddol ffilmiau Cymreig! Bydd y sgwrs yn mynd â ni o’r sgriniadau cyhoeddus cyntaf un ym 1896, yr arloeswyr cynnar William Haggar ac Arthur Cheetham, ac i fyny drwy’r degawdau i lwyddiannau arloesol heddiw, fel Madfabulous ac Effi o Blaenau.
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Screen and Sound archive curators will help Aberystwyth Arts Centre celebrate 130 years of cinema in Wales, with a special presentation that looks at the fascinating history of Welsh films! The talk will take us from the very first public screenings in 1896, the early pioneers William Haggar and Arthur Cheetham, and up through the decades to today's innovative successes, such as Madfabulous and Effi o Blaenau.

Gorffennaf / July 13,
2:30pm
Mynediad am ddim, ond rhaid archebu tocyn. / A free but ticketed event.

https://aberystwythartscentre.co.uk/event/free-presentation-130-years-of-cinema-in-wales/

Llyfrgell Genedlaethol Cymru | The National Library of Wales
Aberystwyth Arts Centre
Film Hub Wales

19/06/2026

Gyda ffilm newydd yn y Gymraeg, Effi o Blaenau, yn cyrraedd y sgrin fawr mae curaduron Sgrin a Sain LlGC wedi dewis 5 ffilm o'r archif sy'n cyd-fynd â'i themâu o gymuned a gwytnwch. Eisiau gweld y ffilmiau yma? Beth am ofyn i'ch sinema leol eu rhaglennu - neu gysylltu â'r archif yn uniongyrchol. Mae Effi o Blaenau yn cael ei dangos ledled y DU o Fehefin 19; ymwelwch â Film Hub Wales i ddysgu mwy am dymor Dyma Ffilmiau Cymru, sy’n dathlu 130 mlynedd o sinema yng Nghymru.

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With new Welsh-language film Effi o Blaenau arriving on the big screen, NLW’s Screen and Sound curators have put together 5 films from the archive that align with its themes of community and tenacity. Want to see these films? Why not ask your local cinema to programme them – or get in touch with the archive directly. Effi o Blaenau screens across the UK from June 19; visit Film Hub Wales to find more info on the This is Welsh Film Season, celebrating 130 years of cinema in Wales.

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Mwy am y ffilmiau / More about the films:
- The Sheep Stealer (William Haggar, 1908)
Mae dyn di-obaith yn dwyn dafad i'w deulu - a fydd trugaredd ar ei diwedd? // A desperate man steals a sheep for his family - will there be compassion at its conclusion?

- Y Chwarelwr (Ifan ab Owen Edwards, 1935)
Ffilmiwyd y ffilm gyntaf yn y Gymraeg ym Mlaenau Ffestiniog hefyd ac mae'n rhoi cipolwg ar galedi diwydiannol ei gorffennol. // The first Welsh-language film was also shot in Blaenau Ffestiniog and gives a portrait of the industrial hardships of its past

- Mam (Red Flannel Productions, 1988)
Portread film o rôl hanfodol menywod, yn enwedig mamau, ym meddylfryd Cymru. // A film portrait of the vital role of women, specifically mothers, in the Welsh psyche.

- Blue Kenny (Keir Alexander, 2000)
Mae disgybl aflonyddgar yn herio delfrydau ei unig athro tosturiol. // A disruptive pupil challenges the ideals of his only compassionate teacher.

- Oed yr Addewid (Emlyn Williams, 2001)
Ffilm arall am dlodi, methiannau mewn gofal gwladol, a dibyniaeth, y tro hwn gyda chymeriad canolog oedrannus. // Another film of poverty, failings in state care, and addiction, this time with an elderly central character.

15/06/2026

Rydym wrth ein boddau cael rhannu bod JERRY THE TROUBLESOME TYKE yn rhan o raglen Il Cinema Ritrovado eleni yn Bologna! Mae’r ffilm HE GETS FIRED yn dangos fel rhan o raglen ehangach o ffilmiau animeiddiedig o 1926, gan gynnwys ffilmiau o’r Almaen, yr UDA a Japan. Bydd ein copi 35mm o’r ffilm yn cael ei daflunio mewn dangosiad awyr agored gyda chyfeiliant cerddorol byw ar Fehefin 24.

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We’re so happy to share that JERRY THE TROUBLESOME TYKE is part of this year’s Il Cinema Ritrovado programme in Bologna! The film HE GETS FIRED will screen as part of a wider programme of animated films from 1926, featuring films from Germany, the USA and Japan. Our 35mm copy of the film will be projected in an open-air screening with live musical accompaniment on June 24.

10/04/2026

⭐️ Camwch i mewn i’r Archif: BFI Replay & Llyfrgell Genedlaethol Cymru ⭐️

Dydd Llun y 13eg o Ebrill 1-2pm, Llyfrgell Canolog Merthyr, High Street, Merthyr, CF47 8AF

I ddathlu lansiad BFI Replay yn llyfrgelloedd Merthyr Tudful, ymunwch â ni yn Llyfrgell Ganolog Merthyr ar gyfer y digwyddiad unigryw, rhad ac am ddim hwn sy'n archwilio archifau a gwaith cydweithredol y BFI ac Archif Sgrin a Sain Llyfrgell Genedlaethol Cymru (LLGCNLW). Byddwch yn clywed mewnwelediadau archifol gan y BFI a Llyfrgell Genedlaethol Cymru, ac yn gwylio uchafbwyntiau Cymreig o BFI Replay, cyn gorffen gyda dangosiad arbennig o Merthyr Mummy, ffilm fer a wnaed gyda phobl ifanc am y casgliad unigryw o gelf yr Aifft a Nubia a roddwyd gan Harry Southey i Amgueddfa ac Oriel Gelf Castell Cyfarthfa. Cefnogir y digwyddiad hwn gan Gronfa Treftadaeth Sgrin y BFI, sy'n dyfarnu cyllid y Loteri Genedlaethol. Archebwch eich tocyn am ddim yma https://www.tickettailor.com/events/bfiheritageprogrammes/2055665

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⭐️Step inside the Archive: BFI Replay & the National Library of Wales ⭐️

Monday 13th April from 1-2pm, Merthyr Central Library, High Street, Merthyr Tydfil, CF47 8AF

To celebrate the launch of BFI Replay across Merthyr Tydfil libraries, join us in Merthyr Central Library for this unique, free event exploring the archives and collaborative work of the British Film Institute and the National Library of Wales Screen and Sound Archive (LLGCNLW). You'll hear archival insights from the BFI and National Library of Wales, and watch Welsh highlights from BFI Replay, before finishing with a special screening of Merthyr Mummy, a short film made with young people about the unique collection of Egyptian and Nubian Art donated by Harry Southey to Cyfarthfa Castle Museum and Art Gallery. This event is supported by the BFI Screen Heritage Fund, awarding National Lottery funding. Reserve your free ticket here https://www.tickettailor.com/events/bfiheritageprogrammes/2055665

01/04/2026

Dyma Iola, ein Curadur Delweddau Symudol, yn adlewyrchu ar garreg filltir mawr iawn i'r Archif Sgrin a Sain.

“Mae'n benblwydd arbennig ar yr Archif Sgrin a Sain, sy'n dathlu chwarter canrif ers ymgartrefu yn y Llyfrgell. Ar 1af Ebrill 2001 fe unwyd Archif Ffilm a Theledu Cymru gyda Chasgliad Sain a Delweddau Symudol y Llyfrgell, i gychwyn ar daith anturus i gasglu, diogelu a rhannu treftadaeth Cymru o ffilm, darllediadau a recordiadau sain. Bu'r siwrnai weithiau'n llyfn, weithiau'n heriol, ond wastad yn addysgiadol a chyffrous, gyda digon o droeon plot! Tri sy'n dod i'r cof yw cynnal gwyl ffilmiau Fflics yn Y Drwm yn 2007, cynnwys dwy o’n ffilmiau ar Gofrestr Cof y Byd y DU UNESCO (The Life Story of David Lloyd George [1918] yn 2010, a Hepworth Cinema Interviews [1916] yn 2014), a 'darganfod' y ci cartŵn drygionus o dras Cymreig, Jerry the Troublesome Tyke, yng llechu yng nhgelloedd British Pathé: pethau a'n cadwodd i fynd wrth ddelio â'r milltiroedd o droedfeddi o ffilm a thâp, ac ateb cannoedd o ymholiadau fel "Oes ganddoch chi ffwtej diddorol ar....?".

Dyma ddiolch i ymrwymiad pob aelod o 'gast a chriw' ddoe a heddiw, ac edrych ymlaen at y 25 mlynedd nesaf!” 🎉

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Here’s Iola, our Moving Images Curator, reflecting on a very big milestone for the Screen and Sound Archive.

“It's a special birthday for the Screen and Sound Archive, which is celebrating a quarter of a century since its establishment in the Library. On 1st April 2001 the Wales Film and Television Archive merged with the Library's Sound and Moving Image Collection, to embark on an adventurous journey to collect, protect and share Wales's heritage of sound and moving images. The journey was sometimes smooth, sometimes challenging, but always informative and exciting, with plenty of plot twists! Three that come to mind are hosting the Welsh film festival Fflics in Y Drwm in 2007, inscription on UNESCO’s UK Memory of the World Register (The Life Story of David Lloyd George [1918] in 2010, and Hepworth Cinema Interviews [1916] in 2014), and 'discovering' the mischievous cartoon dog of Welsh origin, Jerry the Troublesome Tyke, lurking in British Pathé's vaults: highlights that kept us going while dealing with the miles of feet of film and tape, and answering hundreds of questions such as "Do you have any interesting footage on....?"

Here's thanking the commitment of each 'cast and crew' member past and present, and looking forward to the next 25 years! 🎉

27/03/2026

02/02/2026

I ddathlu Mis Hanes LHDTC+, yn dangos nawr yn ystafell Peniarth yn Llyfrgell Genedlaethol Cymru mae ein set ffilmiau 'Hanesion LHDTC+ o Gymru', cymysgedd amrywiol o glipiau wedi'u cymryd o'n harchifau clyweledol, sy'n cynnwys ffigyrau o'r byd celf, cerddoriaeth, gwleidyddiaeth a mwy.

Yn dod yn fuan! Cadwch lygaid allan am ein blog, bydd yn manylu ar rai o'r clipiau ac yn eu rhoi nhw yn eu cyd-destun hanesyddol.

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To celebrate LGBTQ+ Month, now showing in the Peniarth room at the National Library of Wales is our new film set 'LGBTQ+ Histories from Wales’, an eclectic mix of clips taken from our audiovisual archives, including figures from the world of art, music, politics and more.

Coming soon! Watch out for our blog, which will take a closer look at the clips and contextualise some of the histories within them.

18/12/2025

Nadolig Llawen gan Dîm Digido Sgrin a Sain Llyfrgell Genedlaethol Cymru. Yn edrych ymlaen at 2026 prysur! 🎬📼🎵
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Merry Christmas from the National Library of Wales Screen and Sound Digitisation Team. Looking forward to a busy 2026! 🎬📼🎵

17/12/2025

Yr hen arfer Nadoligaidd o ddosbarthu cig eidion a haidd i'r henoed yn Nanhyfer, Sir Benfro ⭐️ (ITV Cymru Wales, 1964)
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The old Christmas custom of distributing beef and barley to the elderly in Nevern, Pembrokeshire ⭐️ (ITV Cymru Wales, 1964)

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