With the imminent threat of privatisation over Channel 4, the BBC license fee questioned and S4C awarded a settlement from the government, there is no time like the present to analyse and discuss the many implications of this and the rapid growth of the screen sector in Wales through our inaugural, Wales Screen Summit 2022. It will be a productive place for the creative industry in Wales to meet U
K and international commissioners to pitch ideas, broker co-productions and work together on shaping the future growth and continued success of production in and from Wales. It will also be a platform for the industry to celebrate many of the successes that our indie sector and local broadcasters have achieved to date and announcements for future collaborations and new game changing commissions through our industry recognised media partners, Broadcast. The Wales Screen Summit (WSS)/Copa Cyfryngau Cymru will become a calendar staple for creatives working on productions in Wales and beyond. In time, our hope is that it will become as popular as Sheffield DocFest or the Edinburgh TV Festival. Bringing together like-minded people from all walks of the broadcast and film industry to celebrate, discuss and prepare the shape of the screen sector in Wales within the global industry. The capital city has now become the third largest media sector in the UK, and we feel that the time has come to rightfully claim our place in the TV event calendar. This event will set the tone and the benchmark of quality that will become synonymous with the WSS for years to come.
