The Panel for the Get the Chance, Cultural Impact Awards 2025, supported by Tempo Time Credits, Ffilm Cymru Wales and Porters Cardiff, met two weeks ago, to decide the Long and Short list for this years awards. The Short list is below, the quality of nominations was very high and the panel had a very difficult decision, congratulations to everyone listed below!
The Short listed nominees will be invited to attend the live awards event at Porters, Cardiff on Saturday 22 March at Porters Cardiff 5-7pm.
Thanks to all of the members of the public that took time to nominate, it was great to see a range of cultural activity that reaches a broad range of the public and its positive impact on their quality of life.
Thanks to our panel for volunteering their time to support this inaugural Awards event.
Category
Public Event
(Sponsored by Tanio)
Operation Julie Tour, Theatr na nÓg
Grav – 10 year celebration/ Owen Thomas and Gareth John Bale
Mae Gen Ti Ddreigiau/You’ve Got Dragons adapted by Manon Steffan Ros from the book by Kathryn Cave & Nick Maland/ Taking Flight Theatre Company
Creative of the Year
(Sponsored by Porters Cardiff)
Bradley Rmer One, Yusuf Ismail and Shawqi Hasson, Unify Creative
Geinor Styles, Theatr na nÓg
Gavin Porter, Director
Community and Education Project
(Sponsored by The Red Shoes Poster Archive)
The Fight Company, Theatr na nÓg
Little Gigs Bach, The Little Gigs Team and Cerdd CF, The Cardiff Commitment Curriculum Team
Mess Up The Mess Theatre Company with a focus on the regular Youth Theatre and their projects
Facilitator of the Year
Sara Sirati, Ardour Academy, Create & Connect
Steph Bailey Scott, Taking Flight Theatre Company, Taking Flight Youth Theatre/ You’ve Got Dragons/Introduction to working Inclusively/Deaf Awareness training
Joanne Shackley, Mess Up The Mess Theatre Company, The Yfory Project
Culture and Health
(Sponsored by Christine O’Donnell)
People Speak Up, Creative Home Delivery Service
Sara Sirati and Anna Coviello, Ardour Academy LTD, Butterfly Soup
Queertawe artists, staff, partners and participants, Connect and Flourish project led by Mess Up The Mess Theatre Company in partnership with Bethan Marlow, Cerian Wilshire-Davies, Swansea Pride, Urban HQ, SwanScene and Swansea Bay Health Board, Queertawe and Queertawe Frinj,
Cultural Champion
(Sponsored by Tempo Time Credits)
Debbie Webster, Theatr na nÓg, Chair of the Board
Sara Sirati, Ardour Academy
Jak Bjornstrom, Galwad & The Edit
Commitment to Arts, Heritage & Culture
(Sponsored by Awen Cultural Trust)
Samea Ahmed, Mount Stuart Primary School
Louise Williams, Cadoxton Primary School, Barry,
Ruth Wiltshire, Head Teacher, St. Paul’s Church in Wales, Primary School, Cardiff
Disabled Creativity
Taking Flight Theatre
Alex Rees and Jane Latham, UCAN Productions
The Craidd Project