The Clwstwr programme (2018-2023) aimed to put innovation at the core of media production in South Wales - moving the Welsh media sector from strength to leadership.
Clwstwr built a number of activities and interventions, investing in and supporting 118 innovation projects in the Welsh creative industries.
Hear what our projects have to say about their research and development (R&D):
You can find out more about our projects here.
In a report measuring the impact of the programme, it was found Clwstwr’s funded projects have directly contributed to more than £20m of additional turnover and more than 400 additional jobs in the creative industries. Between 2019 and 2022, Clwstwr directly contributed £1 in every £13 of annual turnover growth in the Welsh creative industries.
Environmental Sustainability and Equality, Diversity and Inclusion were integral to Clwstwr. You can read about our work in these areas here as well as what the programme delivered on an International stage and in the specialism of News Journalism.