Amy Daniel

Amy Daniel is an Honorary Lecturer in the Department of Theatre, Film, and Television Studies at Aberystwyth University and a multi-award-winning filmmaker whose works have screened at BAFTA and Academy Award-qualifying festivals worldwide. In collaboration with the university she is currently establishing an artist-owned, low-carbon film and television production company supported by Media Cymru, aiming to transform sustainable practice across the industry.

Research interests & creative practice

• Sustainable, low-carbon film and television production methods
• Artist-led and co-creative production models
• Documentary and fiction exploring LGBTQ+ identities, forced migration, climate change and Welsh cultural narratives
• Cross-disciplinary collaborations combining film, sound, visual art and data

Her moving-image works span gallery installations, broadcast documentaries, music videos and community co-creation projects. Recent outputs address urgent social issues—climate crisis, forced displacement, queer histories—while pioneering environmentally responsible production workflows.

Awards & recognition

• Winner, Best LGBT Film, 61st Ann Arbor Film Festival (Ysbrydion, 2022)
• Winner, Straeon Iris Award (Arth, 2018)
• Nominee, Lawrence Kasdan Award, 59th Ann Arbor Film Festival (The Legend of Bryngolau, 2020)

Grants & leadership roles

• Project Lead, Ton Newydd Cymru | The Welsh New Wave (Cynnal y Cardi, UK Shared Prosperity Fund, 2024)
• Project Lead, Media Cymru Development Fund (2024)
• Project Lead, Media Cymru Seed Fund (2023)
• Selected participant, AberSEED and Media Cymru Innovation Lab (2023-24)

Daniel leads interdisciplinary teams across university, industry and community partners, mentoring emerging filmmakers and contributing to policy discussions on sustainable production convened by BAFTA Albert and Media Cymru.