BAFTA Cymru (or BAFTA in Wales) is the Welsh branch of the

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(BAFTA) and was founded in 1987.About BAFTA Cymru
British Academy of Film and Television Arts. Retrieved 2017-03-28. The British Academy Cymru Awards were established in 1991, with the first annual awards ceremony held on 30 November 1991. The annual ceremony takes place in

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to recognise achievement in production, performance and craft categories in Welsh-made

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s and television programmes and by those of Welsh birth or residence. These are separate from the UK-wide British Academy Television Awards and British Academy Film Awards, although films and programmes recognised by BAFTA Cymru may also feature at BAFTA's national awards.

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* Organizations established in 1987 1987 establishments in Wales Television in Wales Cinema of Wales Cymru Welsh awards {{film-award-stub

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