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Calzaghe documentary scoops three Bafta Cymru awards

News | | Published: 14:00, Monday October 3rd, 2016.
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A documentary profiling the career of Newbridge boxer Joe Calzaghe has won three Bafta Cymru awards.

Mr Calzaghe won special achievement in film, sound and its director Vaughan Sivell was also named best factual director.

Monty Python star Terry Jones was given an award marking his outstanding contribution to film and television by fellow Python member and friend Michael Palin.

Other winners included Cardiff make-up artist Sian Grigg, who won the Sian Phillips award – given to those who have made a significant contribution to international feature films or network television.

The Oscar-nominated artist received a video message from Hollywood actor Leonardo DiCaprio praising her work.

Mali Harries took the best actress prize for her performance as Det Insp Mared Rhys in detective series Hinterland/YGwyll, which also won best television drama.

Mark Lewis Jones won the best actor award for the film Yr Ymadawiad, which tells story of two young lovers who are saved by a man after crashing their car into a ravine in the remote mountains of Wales.

Hinterland/Y Gwyll producer-writer Ed Talfan also won the writer award for the film.

Hannah Raybould, Director of BAFTA Cymru, said: “As the 25th British Academy Cymru Awards draw to a close, it has been a fantastic opportunity to celebrate this year’s outstanding winners and us to look back through the archives at the spectrum of winners that we have celebrated over the years and reflect on the way the industry has developed since BAFTA became established in Wales.

“We look forward to the next 25 years of celebrating talent in this country and to working with all our nominees and winners on upcoming BAFTA Cymru events encouraging and inspiring emerging Welsh talent to become part of our vibrant industry.”

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