Heledd Wyn Hardy

Heledd Wyn Hardy is a Lecturer in Media Production (Television/Film) at Aberystwyth University’s College of Arts and Humanities, Department of Film and Theatre. She specializes in bilingual television, visual storytelling, and Welsh TV drama, with a focus on subtitles and international cultural representation.

• External roles: BAFTA Board Member, RTS Cymru/Wales Board Member, Into Film Advisory Committee, NECS, Center of the Study of Media and Culture in Small Nations, George Ewart Evans Centre for Storytelling, MEccsA.
• Research explores diversity in storytelling, collaborations with institutions like NTW, RWCMD, and Bangor University.

Her research outputs include digital works like Petticoats of Power (2018) and BLUE / GLAS (2018), along with commissioned books such as Vision to Viewer (2017) and Syniad i'r Sgrin (2016). These emphasize Welsh cultural identity, bilingual media, and educational innovation.

She has received awards for teaching (2015) and digital resources (2016, 2017). Her work intersects film practice, education, and public engagement, with presentations at events like the Future Digital Broadcast Conference (2018) and Console-ing Passions (2018).