BAFTA has named Lee Walters as Chair of its Wales branch BAFTA Cymru.
Walters succeeds presenter Angharad Mair, who chaired BAFTA Cymru for nine years.
Walters has led Ffilm Cymru Wales, the development agency for Welsh film, as CEO since 2023.
Before this, he had a 15-year career at the BBC, latterly as a Senior Change Manager establishing BBC Wales’ new headquarters in the centre of Cardiff.
As Chair, Walters will lead the BAFTA Cymru committee, an advisory group comprised of cross-industry leaders and creative practitioners based in Wales. The committee steers BAFTA Cymru’s work supporting the film, games and television industries in Wales through its annual BAFTA Cymru Awards and programme of activities, which includes year-round events and screenings and the distribution of Prince William BAFTA bursaries.
Walters said: “Wales is a nation of natural storytellers, rich in language and culture, and I feel passionately about the positive role that BAFTA can play in celebrating that excellence and nurturing a new generation ready to tell our stories to the world.
It is an exciting time to be chairing the organisation, and I am grateful to be working alongside Rebecca Hardy, BAFTA Cymru, Director and the wider team as we continue to support and celebrate Wales’ thriving film, game and TV industry.”
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