Put yourself in the picture as a Young Film Ambassador with the Torch Theatre

Are you aged between 14 to 18, with a passion for cinema and a desire to learn more about different aspects from across the film industry? This week, Milford Haven’s Torch Theatre have launched a fresh new scheme for teenagers from across Pembrokeshire who are interested in or have a passion based around film and cinema.

Commencing from the end of March 2021, the Torch Theatre Young Film Ambassadors scheme is an unmissable opportunity for teenagers to experience film in a fun and educational way; become a budding film critic, meet like-minded people and to make new friends. You will discuss and review films with your peers, get your reviews seen, and sharpen your skills as a reviewer as you explore writing and vlogging as part of the project. 

As a Young Film Ambassador, this exciting, interactive project offers you the opportunity to watch and review current British, independent and blockbuster films. You will find out more about film with filmmaking and film studies digital workshops, with guest speakers and special presentations from industry insiders and creatives on aspects from production to publicity. Access to the films will initially be through digital streaming platforms, and then back on the big screen once the Torch is fully reopened.

The Torch Theatre’s Young Film Ambassadors scheme has been made possible by National Lottery funding distributed by Film Hub Wales, through the BFI FAN Film Exhibition Fund which was awarded to the Torch in the Autumn of 2020.

Alex Lloyd, Senior Manager – Marketing, Press & Communications at the Torch said:

The Young Film Ambassadors scheme is a fantastic opportunity for budding film enthusiasts to learn more about films and cinema from across different aspects of the industry. We will initially run the scheme online until it is safe to return to the Torch which will then give a deeper insight into what we do. I would like to thank Film Hub Wales, BFI FAN and the National Lottery for their support in allowing us to create this scheme for our younger audience members in the Pembrokeshire community.

Want to get involved? To apply to become a Young Film Ambassador, simply email marketing@torchtheatre.co.uk with the following information: Name, Age and Location, plus tell us what your three favourite films are and why. Successful Ambassadors will be contacted by 15 March 2021. For more information, visit the Torch Theatre’s website.

For more information and images, please contact James Gent (Digital Marketing & Design Officer) at james@torchtheatre.co.uk

Am Canolfan Ffilm Cymru: 

Nod Canolfan Ffilm Cymru ydy cyflwyno rhagor o ffilmiau i ragor o bobl mewn rhagor o leoedd o amgylch Cymru. Yn rhan o Rwydwaith Cynulleidfa Ffilm BFI, a gyda chefnogaeth cyllid y Loteri Cenedlaethol, mae Canolfan Ffilm Cymru yn rheolaidd yn datblygu ffyrdd dyfeisgar i bobl yng Nghymru fynd i’r sinema gyda’i leoliadau aelod annibynnol. 

Mae Canolfan Ffilm Cymru yn un o wyth ‘canolfan’ DU gyfan, rhan o Rwydwaith Cynulleidfa Ffilm (FAN) BFI ac fe’i cefnogir gyda chyllid y Loteri Cenedlaethol gyda Chapter wedi’i benodi yn Gorff Arweiniol Canolfannau Film (FHLO) yng Nghymru. Ein nod ydy cyrraedd cynulleidfaoedd trwy ddatblygu’r sector arddangos, cynnig cefnogaeth prosiect ymchwil, hyfforddiant a datblygu cynulleidfaoedd. Ers sefydlu Canolfan Ffilm Cymru yn 2013 rydym wedi cefnogi dros 225 o brosiectau sinema a chyrraedd dros 465,000 o aelodau cynulleidfa 

Rydym hefyd yn falch o arwain ar strategaeth sinema cynhwysol ar ran FAN BFI. 

Am Rhwydwaith Cynulleidfa Ffilm BFI  

Gyda chefnogaeth arian y Loteri Genedlaethol, mae'r Rhwydwaith Cynulleidfas Ffilm BFI (FAN), yn ganolog i nod y BFI i sicrhau bod y dewis mwyaf o ffilm ar gael i bawb. Wedi'i sefydlu yn 2012 i adeiladu cynulleidfaoedd sinema'r DU ehangach a mwy amrywiol ar gyfer ffilmiau Prydeinig a rhyngwladol, mae FAN yn gydweithrediad unigryw, ledled y DU sy'n cynnwys wyth Canolfan a reolir gan sefydliadau ffilm a lleoliadau blaenllaw sydd wedi'u gosod yn strategol ledled y wlad. Mae FAN hefyd yn cefnogi datblygiad talent gyda Gweothredwyr Talent Rhwydwaith BFI ym mhob un o'r Canolfannau Saesneg, gyda chenhadaeth i ddarganfod a chefnogi awduron, cyfarwyddwyr a chynhyrchwyr talentog ar ddechrau eu gyrfaoedd.  

Canolfannau Ffilm FAN BFI yw:  

  • Arweinir Canolfan Ffilm Canolbarth Lloegr gan Broadway, Nottingham yn gweithio mewn partneriaeth â'r Flatpack o Birmingham 
  • Arweinir Canolfan Ffilm y Gogledd ar y cyd gan Showroom Workstation, Sheffield a HOME Manchester  
  • Arweinir Canolfan Ffilm De Ddwyrain gan yr Independent Cinema Office  
  • Arweinir Canolfan Ffilm De Orllewin gan Watershed ym Mryste 
  • Arweinir Canolfan Ffilm yr Alban gan Glasgow Film Theatre  
  • Arweinir Canolfan Ffilm Gogledd Iwerddon gan Brifysgol Queen's, Belfast  
  • Arweinir Canolfan Ffilm Cymru gan Chapter yng Nghaerdydd 
  • Arweinir Canolfan Ffilm Llundain gan Film London 

Am BFI 

BFI ydy corff arweiniol y DU ar gyfer ffilm, teledu a’r delwedd symudol. Mae’n elusen diwylliannol sydd yn: 

  • Curadu ac yn cyflwyno’r rhaglen gyhoeddus ryngwladol fwyaf o sinema byd i gynulleidfaoedd, mewn sinemau, gwyliau ac ar-lein  
  • Yn gofalu am Archif Cenedlaethol BFI – yr archif ffilm a theledu mwyaf arwyddocaol yn y byd 
  • Yn chwilio am y genhedlaeth nesaf o wneuthurwyr ffilm ac yn eu cefnogi,  
  • Yn gweithio gyda’r llywodraeth a’r diwydiant i wneud y DU yn lle mwyaf creadigol gyffrous a ffyniannus i wneud ffilm yn rhyngwladol. 

Wedi’i sefydlu ym 1933, mae BFI yn elusen gofrestredig wedi’i llywodraethu gan Siarter Brenhinol Cadeirydd Bwrdd Llywodraethwyr BFI ydy Josh Berger CBE.  

Am y Loteri Cenedlaethol 

Diolch i chwaraewyr y Loteri Cenedlaethol, mae hyd at £600 miliwn o gyllid wedi ei ddarparu i gefnogi cymunedau ar draws y DU yn ystod y pandemig Coronafeirws. 

Mae'r Loteri Cenedlaethol yn chwarae rhan hanfodol mewn cefnogi prosiectau, pobl a chymunedau yn ystod y cyfnod heriol yma. 

Drwy chwarae'r Loteri Cenedlaethol, rydych yn gwneud cyfraniad rhyfeddol at yr ymateb cenedlaethol i frwydro yn erbyn effaith COVID-19 ar gymunedau lleol ar draws y DU. 

About the Torch Theatre

Fe fydd Theatr Torch was established in 1977 and is one of only three venue-based producing theatres in Wales alongside Cardiff’s Sherman Cymru and Clwyd Theatr Cymru. It consists of a 300 seat Main House, a 102 seat Studio Theatre, a bespoke art gallery, bar facilities and an attractive café – Café Torch. In 2007, the venue underwent a major transformation and refurbishment project to create an accessible, comfortable and attractive place to enjoy entertainment and the arts, complete with state-of-the-art digital cinema technology with 3D capabilities. The Torch Theatre offers over 1,300 shows, films, art exhibitions and live broadcasts annually to audiences in excess of 80,000.

Torch Theatre Company’s highly acclaimed productions, which include an annual Christmas show, are directed by Artistic Director Peter Doran and have included Grav, One Man, Two Guvnors, The Wood, One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest, The Turn of the Screw, The Hired Man, Neville’s Island, Oh Hello!, The Little Shop of Horrors FAN BFI a An Inspector Calls. In 2015, the Torch Theatre Production Company were double Laurel Award winners for its sell out productions of Grav FAN BFI a Oh Hello! at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival. 2017 saw Artistic Director Peter Doran being awarded the Best Director Award at the annual Wales Theatre Awards for the bilingual production Belonging/Perthyn (Re-Live in association with Chapter).

The Torch Theatre is a limited company with charitable status and is a publicly funded theatre supported by Arts Council of Wales, The National Lottery and the Welsh Government. 

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