#ReelRhyl will be celebrating the work of Arthur Cheetham, Wales's first filmmaker based in Rhyl. Join us at #RhylTownHall to discuss Cheetham's work by author Philip Lloyd and Paul Shallcross playing his piano compositions to Cheetham's films.
Join us on 17/07/22 at 1 1.30am.
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As part of our #ARoofofSlate season, are running a Quarry Film Festival on Sat 9 Jul:
⛏️ Guided Slate Quarry Tour of Maenofferen
⛏️ Slate splitting and slate crafts demo
⛏️ A series of short quarry films followed by a discussion panel
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Huge congrats to and all UK archives whose footage features in Lost Connections, a poignant response to the pandemic that won the FOCAL award for Best Use of Footage in a Short Film at last week's Focal International Awards. Very proud to have contributed!
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Today we say thank you to over 1,000 volunteers involved in the #UOSH project. 👏👏 Collectively they have given 7,778 days of their time and have contributed to a wide range of activities including digital preservation, cataloguing and supporting events. #VolunteersWeek
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Mae’n amser deffro. ⏰
Mae pobl ifanc Cymru yn galw ar bawb ar draws y byd i beidio gohirio’r agenda #ArgyfwngHinsawdd.
We can’t ignore the #ClimateEmergency. It’s time to wake up and take action.
🌍 #Heddwch100
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have officially started their #ARoofofSlate workshops 🏔️
Explore the Welsh slate industry's lesser-known connections to colonialism through archive film + discussions, then use slate to respond creatively through art sessions.
📆 1 - 3pm, Mon 16 + 23, free, 18+
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Delighted to announce that Lost Connections - a unique collab of UK film archives - has been shortlisted in the Short Film Production category at the 2022 Awards! We're proud to have been part of this groundbreaking production. #FOCALAwards2022
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Contract Notice - video equipment refurbishment
Deadline date: 13/5/22
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Watch the trailer for #ARoofofSlate, a collection of archive films, discussions + resources exploring the history of North-West Wales' slate mines and its connections to slavery.
➡️ vimeo.com/666729474
Coming to #Welsh cinemas soon.
#WorldHeritage #MadeinWales #WelshSlate
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In 2022, we’re working with #Welsh #cinemas to honour the #worldheritage status of North-West #Wales' #slate landscape, while also exploring lesser-known connections to the Atlantic Slave Trade bit.ly/37pWwDT #ARoofofSlate #Colonialism #SocialJustice #MadeinWales
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World War II Film Screenings
📆 28.04.22
🕔 7:00pm
🏛 The National Library of Wales
In partnership with ‘People’s Voices from a People’s War: Aberystwyth 1939-1945’ we’re showing two films, ‘The Silent Village’ and ‘Went the Day Well?’
🎫 ticketsource.co.uk/llgcnlw/t-yrkn
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🏔️ Announcement!
In July 2021, the North-West Wales slate landscape was awarded #WorldHeritage Status. To celebrate, we’ve created #ARoofofSlate - a package of archive film, features, and discussions ready for Welsh cinemas to use.
More info: bit.ly/37pWwDT
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Sound the fanfare - the 'A Oes Heddwch?' exhibition opens today! 🎺 To coincide with the arrival of the National in Ceredigion this year, we celebrate the history and traditions of the Eisteddfod through fabulous collections! 🔗bit.ly/3rcuAKb
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**JOB VACANCIES**
👉If you’re looking for a new challenge and want to work for one of Wales’ most important cultural organisations this could be the opportunity for you:
🔗bit.ly/30MqcHm
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🇺🇦Our thoughts are with the people of Ukraine and we’re lighting the Library building as a token of our solidarity and support.
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📽️ While services resume following Covid, remember you need to make a request in advance to view/listen to audiovisual material.
#Welsh archival film is our future as well as our past, enabling generations to come to access their culture and history. Hub Members interested in programming #heritage film, can access our Film Exhibition Fund (FEF) for support: bit.ly/34IQq04
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ANNOUNCEMENT! Due to a technical problem in the Library building caused by the severe weather we will remain closed on Monday 21 February 2022. We apologise for any inconvenience. Remember that you can still access our online resources from home: library.wales
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ANNOUNCEMENT! Due to the Severe Weather Warning, the Library building will be closed on Friday 18 February 2022. We apologise for any inconvenience. Remember that you can still access our online resources from home: library.wales/discover/digit
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Chuffed to announce that I'll be performing at The National Library of Wales in #Aberystwyth this April as part of The Belated #Fragments Tour!
Tickets / Tocynnau:
library.wales/events
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Celebrating International Day of Women and Girls in Science🔬
#gogerddan #aberystwyth
#womeninscience #womeninstem
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For #DyddMiwsigCymru tomorrow share your fav tiwn using #DyddMiwsigCymru and help us takeover social media with Welsh language music 🎶
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Serene snowy scenes from 1950, showing views of the Cefni estuary in Malltraeth, Anglesey.
Film courtesy of #BritainOnFilm
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Quite a turkey on show from 1957!
We wish you and your loved ones a healthy and Happy Christmas. 🎄
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🎄A choir breaks the silence of the night to serenade through an open window 🎶
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Glad you enjoyed the film. Your question will need some research so please input it into the online enquiry form: library.wales/services/enqui but this service is limited at the moment. Diolch.
The great blizzard of 1947 where the men of Llanwddyn broke their way out for bread!
#GeoffCharles #Llanwddyn #Newtown
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