WATCH Ysgol Bro Dinefwr pupils Taran and Joseph who wrote, directed and edited ‘The Language of Cymraeg’ being presented with the Best Film award by actor Stephen Merchant.
The film featured 16 pupils from the Carmarthenshire school.
Non Stevens, Head of Into Film Cymru, said: “Bro Dinefwr’s success with their film ‘The Language of Cymraeg’ clearly demonstrates the value of integrating film into cross-curricular provision in creative and innovative ways. Here are pupils who have deepened their knowledge and understanding of a specific subject, whilst also harnessing new, invaluable skills and having a great time whilst doing so! Into Film Cymru would like to congratulate Bro Dinefwr and all those who were nominated this year. There’s clearly a bright future for filmmaking in Wales.”
The film featured 16 pupils from the Carmarthenshire school.
Non Stevens, Head of Into Film Cymru, said: “Bro Dinefwr’s success with their film ‘The Language of Cymraeg’ clearly demonstrates the value of integrating film into cross-curricular provision in creative and innovative ways. Here are pupils who have deepened their knowledge and understanding of a specific subject, whilst also harnessing new, invaluable skills and having a great time whilst doing so! Into Film Cymru would like to congratulate Bro Dinefwr and all those who were nominated this year. There’s clearly a bright future for filmmaking in Wales.”
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00:00Put your hands together for Stephen Merchant.
00:03I know what you're all wondering, and the answer is two meters tall, all right?
00:15And some of you are also, if you're football fans, you're thinking, why is this award presented
00:19by Jürgen Klopp?
00:20It's not Jürgen Klopp.
00:22It's me, Stephen Merchant, as you said, and I'm here to present this award, and I would
00:26like to say that as someone who writes, directs, does all sorts of things, I know how hard
00:31it is to take a story that you think of in your head and to put it on screen, and that
00:36we can enjoy and we can even celebrate.
00:37So it is an extraordinary achievement, so congratulations to you all for being able
00:42to do that.
00:43It is a magnificent achievement.
00:44Now then, I'm going to give these nominations a go, and even though my grandmother was Welsh,
00:52I don't speak Welsh, Joanna did an amazing job.
00:56I think I'm going to struggle, so I'm so sorry if I say the Welsh name wrong.
01:02Please forgive me.
01:03But the nominees for best film, 12 to 15, are The Language of Cymraeg, yes, yes, made
01:14by 16 young people aged 11 to 14 from Ysgol Bryn Devor, almost.
01:20Can you say it for me?
01:23I mean, I was way off.
01:24I was way off there.
01:25And they've spelled it all out for me as well on here with just, but I'm, anyway, you're
01:30in where, Carmarthenshire?
01:31Well done.
01:32All right.
01:33I got that one right.
01:34Okay.
01:35And the other nominees are Saving Yourself and the World, made by Indy, aged 14, from
01:38Waterlooville, and Serial Killers, made by 19 young people from St. Colmcille's High
01:43School, Cosgar.
01:44All right.
01:45So let's have a look at a short clip from the shortlisted films.
01:48Here we go.
01:49Three fantastic nominees.
01:56And the winner of the 2024 Interfilm Award for Best Film, 12 to 15, is The Language of
02:05Cymraeg.
02:06Yes, well done.
02:07Wow.
02:09Wow.
02:12Ymai.
02:17Walegantaf, rhedyn ni just eisheu i dweud, diolch yn fawr iawn i intu film a intu film
02:28Cymru.
02:29I would just like to say a massive thank you to Intu Film and Intu Film Co...
02:33Intu Film Wales, Cymru, who made all of this possible.
02:37We all need to give him a round of applause.
02:39No, yeah, come on.
02:41We as a cast would like to thank Mrs. Willmington Price,
02:44our drama teacher sat over there,
02:46and also Mr. Joe for helping on this trip,
02:48but also our wonderful cast of 16
02:51who made it to every lunchtime to do such a great film,
02:55but also an opportunity to show off the skills
02:58a Scotsman never has in the creative industry.
03:01Thank you.
03:03The language of Cymraeg truly demonstrates to our generation
03:07that the Welsh language will never die.
03:10It will always be a part of us,
03:12whether we can speak it or not.
03:14And on a final note, I just want to thank our cast
03:17because they are the most amazing people on earth, man.
03:21I love you all so much.
03:23I'm going to cry on stage.
03:32Thank you.