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Clwstwr
Clwstwr is a five year Creative Industries Clusters Programme project (2018-2023) supporting film, broadcast and news industries companies research and development in Wales, and based in the Cardiff Capital Region of Wales. The project is a partnership of the Cardiff University (lead partner) with University of South Wales and Cardiff Metropolitan University working with major Welsh broadcasters and independent film and television production companies. The project is publicly funded by the AHRC under the Industrial Strategy Challenge Fund, and by the Welsh Government.

Research published by Clwstwr in 2021 that the Cardiff Capital Region is the third largest TV and Film Cluster in the UK.

Projects
Clwstwr provides funding and support for new research development in the screen industries through grant funding and development activities including ideas labs and both industry and academic research projects including:


 * The Court List, a searchable database of every magistrates' court case in England and Wales created by Caerphilly Media.
 * Who Pressed Mute on Uncle Marcus?, an FMV interactive game produced by Wales Interactive and Good Gate Media.
 * Deathtrap Dungeon: The Golden Room, a virtual production pilot led by Good Gate Media using BBC Studios.
 * The People's Newsroom Initiative, a community journalism project led by The Bureau of Investigative Journalism with Lankelly Chase and EYST in Swansea.
 * Green Cymru, a Cardiff Animation Festival project also supported by Ffilm Cymru.
 * Shirish Kulkarni 's research on consumer preferences in Covid-19 news coverage.

Screen New Deal: Transformation Plan
The Screen New Deal: Transformation Plan was announced in February 2022 awarded by BBC and BAFTA Albert through a competitive process. The initiative aims to create environmentally sustainable production processes for the screen industries.

Legacy
In July 2021, the media.cymru project was announced, a £50m project supported by £22.2m funding from the UKRI Strength in Places Fund, by the Cardiff Capital Region, and Welsh Government through Creative Wales. media.cymru builds and extends upon work undertaken as part of the Clwstwr programme.