A MONMOUTH-BASED film production company has won a British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) Cymru award.

‘The Portrait’, produced by Eclectic Films in collaboration with Dublin-based Blinder Films, received the short form and animation award- sponsored by High Performance Computing (HPC) at an awards ceremony in Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff.

The company has a handful of awards to its name for the internationally acclaimed film ‘The Orchard’ which include the 2014 Van Gogh Best Feature Film Screenplay gong.

‘The Portrait’was written by Ewan Forster and produced by Clive Myer, Lynda Myer-Bennett and Katie Holly. It was also selected for production by the British Film Institute as one of the first films in its new BFI Shorts Scheme.

The film stars Juliet Stephenson, Joss Ackland and Neil Pearson and tells the story of a family torn apart by the grandfather’s involvement in the Nazi Hadamar extermination camp. It examines complex dilemmas within three generations of one family.

Chris Forster, Director of The Portrait, said:“On behalf of everyone involved in the making of The Portrait we are absolutely thrilled that the film has won a BAFTA Cymru award. "

“Eclectic Films was set up by Clive Myer and Lynda Myer-Bennett to produce and distribute film and video work of a distinctive and innovative nature - reflecting the artistic and aesthetic merits of a more European cinematic culture – and this award is tribute to their success.”