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PYST x S4C Music Video Fund 2025-2026

Apply for the third round of PYST x S4C’s Music Video Fund now!

 

The Fund offers £500 of financial support to new artists and directors to create their first Welsh music video.

 

The Fund is open now – click here to apply!

 

Here are the terms and conditions of the Fund:

 

Creation and promotion

 

1.1 The video will be created to promote a currently unreleased track

1.2 The release date of the video will be agreed with PYST and will need to coincide with the digital release of the track on streaming platforms.

1.3 The video will need to be delivered 10 working days ahead of its release

1.4 1.4 It is the responsibility of the artist/director to deliver the final video in a format that has been agreed in advance with PYST (PYST will be able to advise on this) at least 14 days before the video’s release date. The artist/director will also deliver, at the same time, a short 30 second clip of the video and a series of still images from the video for promotional purposes.

1.5 The following should be noted in the description of the video: Rhan o gronfa fideos cerddorol PYST x S4C / Part of PYST x S4C music video fund

1.6 The @s4c and @pystpyst accounts should be tagged when sharing the video on social media

1.7 The video will be shared on AM, and S4C reserve the rights to broadcast the video on the channel’s networks.

 

Copyrights and payments

2.1 The artist/director confirms that all necessary rights to broadcast the video worldwide have been secured, including the consent of anyone who has worked on the video, musical rights and any additional film content

2.2 The fund (£500) will be paid in two payments of £250 (prior and post delivery of final video)

 

Terms & conditions

3.1 PYST will need to be notified of any change(s) to the original plan

3.2 Artists do not need to distribute their music via PYST

3.3 The fund may not be used for a video that has already been created

 

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