{"id":787500,"date":"2026-09-30T14:16:12","date_gmt":"2026-09-30T14:16:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/787500\/"},"modified":"2026-09-30T14:16:12","modified_gmt":"2026-09-30T14:16:12","slug":"bbc-wales-staff-celebrated-in-new-lgbtq-portrait-exhibition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/787500\/","title":{"rendered":"BBC Wales staff celebrated in new LGBTQ+ portrait exhibition"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>Pink Portraits 2026. Image: Iris Prize, BBC Cymru Wales, and Ffotogallery<\/p>\n

Nation.Cymru Staff<\/p>\n

A new series of portraits celebrating LGBTQ+ people working at BBC Cymru Wales is set to go on display as part of the 20th anniversary of the Iris Prize film festival.<\/p>\n

The 19 Pink Portraits for 2026 were created by Harrison Williams, celebrating LGBTQ+ colleagues whose experiences and individuality\u202fhelp shape the BBC in Wales.\u202f<\/p>\n

The Pink Portraits aim to highlight the people behind content seen by audiences across Wales and beyond, while promoting an environment where people can be themselves.<\/p>\n

Featuring individuals from across the organisation, including presenters, journalists, producers and editors, this year\u2019s Pink Portraits will be on display at Cineworld Cardiff. <\/p>\n

The exhibition that Ffotogallery are holding of the images as part of their Ffoto Cymru Festival will be on display from 2 to 31 October in the Atrium, the Cardiff campus of University of South Wales.\u00a0<\/p>\n

A behind-the-scenes look at the production of the Pink Portraits 2026, BTS \u2013 Pink Portraits 2026\u00a0from Kole Parrott, will be shown on the festival\u2019s opening night (Monday, 12 October).\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

The Pink Portraits project was originally launched in 2010, when the Iris Prize and UK Film Council commissioned photographer Donald MacLellan to photograph 20 gay and lesbian professionals working in film and television. It was revived in 2023.<\/p>\n

BBC Cymru Wales presenter Owain Wyn Evans, who was one of the 2026 sitters, said: \u201cPink Portraits is such a joyful celebration of identity, and I\u2019m incredibly proud to be part of it.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019ve always admired the work of Iris, and as an LGBTQ+ person at the BBC, I now feel able to bring my whole self to work, and I feel very lucky to do so.<\/p>\n

\u201cIf these portraits help even one person feel a little more confident, more represented or more proud of who they are, then that\u2019s something really worth celebrating.\u201d<\/p>\n

Iris Prize Festival Director Berwyn Rowlands said: \u201cThe Pink Portraits have become an important part of the film festival\u2019s ability to connect with the wider community through photography.<\/p>\n

\u201cIn this our 20th\u202fanniversary year we\u2019ve pulled out all the stops and are delighted to be working with BBC Cymru Wales. The portraits taken by Cardiff creative Harrison Williams can be seen in at Cineworld, St Davids Dewi Sant and at the BBC Cymru Wales headquarters in Central Square, as well as online.\u201d<\/p>\n

Garmon Rhys, Interim Director of BBC Cymru Wales, added: \u201cOur 2026 partnership with the Pink Portraits is a powerful celebration of the people who make BBC Cymru Wales what it is, and I\u2019m looking forward to seeing these portraits brought to life and displayed across Cardiff over the next month.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re proud to partner with the Iris Prize in its 20th anniversary year to showcase stories of visibility, authenticity and belonging.\u201d<\/p>\n

The sitters for the Pink Portraits 2026 are:<\/p>\n

Dylan Reynolds, Production Apprentice\u202f\u202f\u00a0
\nElla West, Assistant Editor\u202f\u202f\u00a0
\nRhian Fuller, Production Manager\u202f\u202f\u00a0
\nDavid Grundy, Reporter\u202f\u202f\u00a0
\nLois Jones, Content Producer \u2002\u2002\u2002\u2002\u202f\u00a0
\nTyler Edwards, Journalist\u202f\u202f\u00a0
\nOwain Wyn Evans, Presenter\u202f\u00a0
\nJack Davies, Production Coordinator\u202f\u202f\u00a0
\nFelicity Evans, Money Editor\u202f\u202f\u00a0
\nJacob Cook,\u202fProduction Apprentice\u202f\u00a0
\nJake Sawyers, Tour Guide\u202f\u00a0
\nSoph Karpaty, Tour Guide\u202f\u00a0
\nAmy Mackrill, Journalist\u202f\u00a0
\nGeorge Lee, BBC National Orchestra & Chorus of Wales, Head of Artistic Planning & Production\u202f\u00a0
\nBen Evans, Content Producer\u202f\u00a0
\nMiriam Barker, Journalist\u202f\u00a0
\nCaitlin Jones, Production Apprentice\u202f\u00a0
\nTim Dodd, Journalist\u202f\u00a0
\nGlyn Lewis (1973-2026), BBC TV Presentation, Announcer Director\u202f\u00a0<\/p>\n

The\u202fIris Prize LGBTQ+ Film Festival\u00a0is a seven-day celebration of LGBTQ+ film which takes place annually in Cardiff.\u202f Its Iris\u00a0Prize\u202fof \u202f\u00a340,000\u202fis the largest LGBTQ+ short film prize in the world is\u202fsupported by The Michael Bishop Foundation.<\/p>\n

Iris Prize returns for the 20th\u202fedition on Monday 12 October until Sunday 18 October,\u202fwith the support of the BFI National Lottery Audience Projects Fund, awarding National Lottery Good Cause funding.<\/p>\n

\u00a0For more information, visit the festival\u2019s site here<\/a> and follow their social media for further updates: X:\u202f@irisprize\u202f\u202f\u202fBlueSky: @irisprize.org<\/p>\n

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