Fodd bynnag, mae’r diwydiannau creadigol wedi dioddef llawer o COVID-19.  Drwy gydol y cyfnod hwn, mae Cymru Greadigol wedi gweithio’n galed gyda’n rhanddeiliaid i ddeall effaith y pandemig, ac i ymateb yn gyflym.  Rydym wedi cefnogi 72 o fusnesau gyda £1.32 miliwn o gyllidebau Diwylliant, Chwaraeon a Thwristiaeth, a hyd yma wedi cymeradwyo 244 o grantiau y Gronfa Cadernid Economaidd i fusnesau creadigol gyda cyfanswm o oddeutu £3.4 miliwn, ac wedi cefnogi bron 1,600 o swyddi yn y sector.  Rydym wedi gweithio gyda partneriaid i ystyried y ffordd orau o gefnogi gweithwyr llawrydd, sy’n rhan sylweddol o’r diwydiannau creadigol yng Nghymru ac sy’n wynebu heriau sylweddol.  Rydym yn edrych ar opsiynau i gefnogi hyfforddiant i’r gweithwyr llawrydd hyn wrth drafod gyda BECTU.  Rydym wedi cysylltu gyda darlledwyr gwasanaethau cyhoeddus yng Nghymru ar ein Cronfa Datblygu Teledu Brys, sydd wedi cefnogi 21 o brosiectau newydd, i ddatblygu syniadau newydd a chefnogi adferiad cydlynol.  Bydd y camau hyn yn helpu’r diwydiant ddod allan o’r argyfwng hwn mewn sefyllfa sydd mor gryf â phosibl.
However, the creative industries have been hit hard by the COVID-19 pandemic.  Throughout this period, Creative Wales has worked hard with our stakeholders to understand the impact, and to respond rapidly.  We have supported 72 businesses with £1.32m from Culture, Sport and Tourism budgets and to date, approved 244 Economic Resilience Fund grants to creative businesses totalling circa £3.4m and supporting close to 1,600 jobs in the sector. We have worked with partners to consider how best to support freelancers, who make up a large proportion of the creative industries in Wales and are facing significant challenges.  We are exploring options to support training for these freelancers in discussion with BECTU.  We have liaised with public service broadcasters in Wales on our Emergency TV Development Fund, which has supported 21 new projects, to develop new ideas and support a co-ordinated approach to recovery. These actions will help the industry emerge from this crisis in as strong a position as possible.