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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.
