Gwenfair Hawkins

Development & Production Executive, Ffilm Cymru Wales

Wales

Gwenfair Caoimhe Hawkins is a Welsh/Irish interdisciplinary producer and film executive. She is currently Development and Production Executive at Ffilm Cymru Wales, the development agency for Welsh Film. In this role, she has a particular focus on Welsh language shorts and features and new/emerging talent, supporting them from the early stages of development through to production and release of their work. After an academic background examining modern and medieval literature through the lens of intertextuality, she moved into theatre, producing new and traditional works, both scripted and devised. Working with filmmakers, she brings her passion for and experience in theatre, literature, opera and dance to challenge and champion story development practice. She has a particular interest in film made in minority languages, and international collaboration.