OSIAN WILLIAMS

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Osian Williams is a multi-BAFTA and RTS award-winning creative with over 13 years of experience in UK television and commercial production. Beginning his career while studying at Bangor University, he has worked as a camera operator, director, producer, and editor, developing a cinematic, craft-led approach to storytelling.

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He is the founder of COPA Gaming, currently developing The Department, a single-player detective game set in Wales. In 2025, COPA Gaming was one of six studios awarded Creative Wales Scale Up funding as part of a $1.1 million programme supporting original Welsh game IP. Through its lead developer, Matt Aspland, COPA Gaming also delivers Unreal Engine education on YouTube, with the channel surpassing 18 million views.

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Mae Osian Williams yn weithiwr creadigol sydd wedi ennill sawl gwobr BAFTA ac RTS, ac mae ganddo dros 13 mlynedd o brofiad ym maes cynhyrchu masnachol a theledu. Dechreuodd ei yrfa pan oedd yn astudio ym Mhrifysgol Bangor, ac mae wedi gweithio fel gweithredwr camera, cyfarwyddwr, cynhyrchydd a golygydd, gan ddatblygu ymagwedd sinemataidd a chrefftus wrth adrodd straeon.

 

Fe yw sylfaenydd COPA Gaming, sydd wrthi’n datblygu The Department ar hyn o bryd, sef gêm ddetectif un chwaraewr wedi’i gosod yng Nghymru. Yn 2025, roedd COPA Gaming yn un o chwe stiwdio a gafodd gyllid gan Gronfa Uwchraddio Cymru Greadigol, fel rhan o raglen $1.1 miliwn yn cefnogi Eiddo Deallusol gemau gwreiddiol o Gymru. Drwy ei brif ddatblygwr, Matt Aspland, mae COPA Gaming hefyd yn darparu addysg Unreal Engine ar YouTube, ac mae'r sianel wedi cael dros 18 miliwn o ymweliadau.