Early day motion tabled by primary sponsor Liz Saville Roberts (Plaid Cymru), on Monday, 6 July 2026, in the House of Commons. It is signed by 6 members in total.

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Effi o Blaenau

That this House commends the team behind Effi o Blaenau, a Welsh-language drama film by filmmaker Marc Evans that has been screened at the Glasgow Film Festival and recently had its UK-wide release to huge critical acclaim; notes that the film has become the most successful Welsh-language film ever released in the UK, breaking box office records on its opening weekend; further notes that the film is an adaptation of the 2015 one-woman play Iphigenia in Splott by Welsh dramatist Gary Owen and follows a young woman from Blaenau Ffestiniog whose life is changed forever after a chance encounter; highlights the film’s powerful and unflinching depiction of the impact of austerity in communities; acknowledges that the film’s success demonstrates the strength of creative talent in Wales and the growing appetite for stories rooted in Wales; and congratulates the cast and crew for this important cultural milestone for Welsh-language film.

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Secondary information

Type

Early day motion

Reference

519 

Session

2026-27

Other sponsors

Llinos Medi

Jim Shannon

Ben Lake

Seamus Logan

Ann Davies

Subjects

Film Welsh language Arts festivals

Link

View this Early day motion on edm.parliament.uk