Welsh director Euros Lyn to get Bafta Cymru honour
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The director Euros Lyn will receive the Siân Phillips Award at this year's Bafta Cymru Awards ceremony.
Lyn has directed programmes including Doctor Who, Happy Valley and Broadchurch.
The award is presented to someone who has made a significant contribution to international feature films or network television.
The announcement was made on Thursday at a party to celebrate the nominees for this year's Bafta Cymru Awards.
Dylan Thomas biopic Set Fire to the Stars has received seven nominations.
Meanwhile, Doctor Who's Peter Capaldi is in the running for best actor - up against Hinterland's Richard Harrington and Rhys Ifans for his role in Dan y Wenallt, external - the Welsh language film of Dylan Thomas's Under Milk Wood.
The ceremony will take place at St David's Hall in Cardiff on 27 September, hosted by BBC Radio 1 and Radio Cymru presenter Huw Stephens.
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