Llion Iwan
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Llion Iwan is a Welsh journalist, documentary producer, and author.
He works through the medium of both Welsh
and English
.
He worked for the North Wales Weekly News
before joining the BBC
where he worked variously as a journalist, producer and director.
He is currently a lecturer in journalism in the Creative Industries Department at Bangor University.
He lives in the village of Y Groeslon
, near Caernarfon
.
Ellen MacArthur, Search For Speed, BBC1, (Producer /Director)
Stradey Stories, ITV1. Director.
Berzerk in Antarctica, BBC1, (Producer)
Alpau Eric Jones, S4C, Director.
Fo, Fi a'r MC, S4C, Director.
Straeon o'r Strade, S4C, Director.
His awards include :
Special award Vancouver MFF 2004
Shortlisted at Banff MFF 2004.
the trilogy
Yr Anweledig (the invisible) (2008)
He has edited "Dafydd Iwan
, A Life in Pictures" (2005)
and contributed to "Y Mynydd Hwn" (This Mountain) (2005) and "Cewri Campau Cymru" (1999)
He works through the medium of both Welsh
Welsh language
Welsh is a member of the Brythonic branch of the Celtic languages spoken natively in Wales, by some along the Welsh border in England, and in Y Wladfa...
and English
English language
English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...
.
He worked for the North Wales Weekly News
North Wales Weekly News
The North Wales Weekly News is one of a group of newspapers published weekly in Llandudno and between all titles covering most of coastal North Wales. Much of the material published is shared between a number of other titles but with the addition of some local material relevant to each specific title...
before joining the BBC
BBC
The British Broadcasting Corporation is a British public service broadcaster. Its headquarters is at Broadcasting House in the City of Westminster, London. It is the largest broadcaster in the world, with about 23,000 staff...
where he worked variously as a journalist, producer and director.
He is currently a lecturer in journalism in the Creative Industries Department at Bangor University.
He lives in the village of Y Groeslon
Groeslon
Groeslon is a small village in the community of Llandwrog in the Welsh county of Gwynedd.Nearby villages are Penygroes, Carmel and Dinas. The village lies approximately five miles south of Caernarfon. It has one primary school in the centre of the village and no secondary schools...
, near Caernarfon
Caernarfon
Caernarfon is a Royal town, community and port in Gwynedd, Wales, with a population of 9,611. It lies along the A487 road, on the east banks of the Menai Straits, opposite the Isle of Anglesey. The city of Bangor is to the northeast, while Snowdonia fringes Caernarfon to the east and southeast...
.
Television work
His television work, much of which relates to the outdoors and adventure, includes :Ellen MacArthur, Search For Speed, BBC1, (Producer /Director)
Stradey Stories, ITV1. Director.
Berzerk in Antarctica, BBC1, (Producer)
- Life On Land, BBC1, (Producer)
Alpau Eric Jones, S4C, Director.
- Everest, Getting to the Bottom of a Mountain, BBC2/4, (Assistant Producer)
- Sailing Through Heaven and Hell, BBC1, (Assistant Producer)
- The Great Dog Race, BBC1, (Assistant Producer)
Fo, Fi a'r MC, S4C, Director.
Straeon o'r Strade, S4C, Director.
- Drowning of a Village, BBC Wales, (Director)
- Gwlad Menyg Gwynion, S4C, (Producer /Director)
- In the Eye of the Storm, BBC1, (Assistant Producer)
- The Man Who Jumped Beneath the Earth, BBC1 Wales, (Producer/Director)
- Everest Diary, S4C, (Producer)
- Feet on the Ground, S4C, (Producer)
- Ice Challenger, BBC1, (Assistant Producer)
- Leo Houlding, BBC1, (Assistant Producer)
- Mr Sunset, Jeff Hakman story, BBC1, (Assistant Producer)
- Scott Gibbs, Out On His Own, BBC1 Wales, (Producer)
- Re-Union , Pumas , BBC2 Wales, (Producer)
- Re-Union, Wallabies, BBC2 Wales, (Producer)
- Re-Union , The Friendly Islands, BBC2 Wales, (Producer)
His awards include :
- Winner best director at the Grenoble Film Festival, 2004
- Winner at Dijon Mountain Film festival, 2005
- Winner, Best Regional Sport Documentary (Royal Television Society)
Special award Vancouver MFF 2004
Shortlisted at Banff MFF 2004.
- Shortlisted for Best Director (Bafta Wales 2002, 2004, 2005)
Books
As an author he has had published :- "O Afallon i Shangri La" (from Avalon to Shangri La) (2001)
the trilogy
- "Casglwr" (Collector) (2004)
- "Lladdwr" (Killer) (2005)
- "Euog" (Guilty) (2006)
Yr Anweledig (the invisible) (2008)
He has edited "Dafydd Iwan
Dafydd Iwan
Dafydd Iwan , is a Welsh folk singer and politician. He was the president of Plaid Cymru .Dafydd Iwan Jones was born in Brynaman in Carmarthenshire, Wales, and is the elder brother of politician Alun Ffred Jones. He spent most of his youth in Bala in Gwynedd before attending the University of...
, A Life in Pictures" (2005)
and contributed to "Y Mynydd Hwn" (This Mountain) (2005) and "Cewri Campau Cymru" (1999)