Monty Python's Life of Brian that the council had not seen the film, and had based their opinion on what they had been told by the Nationwide Festival of Light, a grouping with an evangelical Christian base, of which they knew nothing. Some bans continued into the 21st century. In 2008, Torbay Council finally permitted the film to be shown after it won an online vote for the English Riviera International Comedy Film Festival. In 2009, it was announced that a thirty-year-old ban of the film in the Welsh town of Aberystwyth had finally been lifted, and the subsequent showing was attended by Terry Jones
Welsh Artist of the Year Welsh Artist of the Year The Welsh Artist of the Year award is an annual art competition in Cardiff's St David's Hall, open to amateur and professional artists who have a link to Wales. It has been running annually since 2000. The competition has become a significant feature in the Welsh visual arts calendar, possibly due to the prestige associated with the title "Welsh Artist of The Year". However the title's relationship with the actual competition structure could be seen as misleading, firstly because the selection process requires the artist to submit an application form and pay an entry fee