BAFTA has confirmed the expansion of its North America operations, including the formation of the inaugural North America board and the appointment of its chair, Kathryn Busby, president of original programming at Starz, and deputy chairs, actor Elliot Knight and Karl Stewart, CEO, Thunder Child and president, of 1TwentyFour. The new structure unifies BAFTA’s New … Read more
LOOKING FORWARD TO 2022 I think I can speak for many people when I say 2021 was not a favourite year on many levels. Many restrictions on travel and simply working together in a closed environment have caused major disruptions and scheduling issues. Going in and out of lockdowns has caused a great deal of … Read more
BFI Flare and BAFTA have revealed six emerging LGBTQIA+ filmmakers and the industry figures who have been supporting them for the BFI Flare x BAFTA Crew mentoring programme. The scheme, now in its seventh year, is a partnership between BAFTA, BFI Flare: London LGBTQIA+ and BFI NETWORK (thanks to National Lottery funding), which discovers, develops and … Read more
BAFTA chief executive Amanda Berry OBE has announced that she intends to step down from her role in the autumn of 2023 – after 25 years at the arts charity. BAFTA Chief Operating Officer Kevin Price will leave in September 2022, after 20 years working alongside Amanda. Amanda Berry OBE, BAFTA chief executive said: “In 2023 … Read more
BAFTA has unveiled the newest UK and US Breakthrough cohort. The 36 participants were selected by a cross-industry global jury composed of leading industry professionals, including Afua Hirsch, Niamh Algar and Tim Renkow alongside Breakthrough Jury Chairs Ade Rawcliffe, Maria Ishak and Karl Stewart. Netflix supports BAFTA Breakthrough in the UK, US and India, providing integral support in the global expansion. BAFTA … Read more
BFI NETWORK and BAFTA have revealed 20 emerging filmmakers and the mentors who have been supporting them for the 2021 BFI NETWORK x BAFTA Crew mentoring programme. Now in its third year, BFI NETWORK x BAFTA Crew supports filmmakers working across the UK, from regions and communities currently underrepresented in the screen industries, who are working towards their debut projects … Read more
BAFTA has appointed Dame Pippa Harris DBE as its vice president for television. Harris will serve an important ambassadorial role for the arts charity across the television sector, flying the flag for BAFTA’s charitable work in the UK and globally and formally supporting BAFTA’s President, HRH the Duke of Cambridge. Former vice presidents for … Read more
The British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) announced the UK and US Jury members for this year’s BAFTA Breakthrough initiative, supported by Netflix. This year, talent will be selected through a panel of cross-industry juries across both the UK and US. The global juries took place virtually with leading figures across the film, … Read more
The British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) in Wales, BAFTA Cymru, has announced the winners of the 30th British Academy Cymru Awards. The awards honour excellence in broadcasting and production within film and television in Wales and by the Welsh in UK productions, and serve to inspire the next generation of creative talent. Gangs … Read more
The British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) invites a new round of applications in India for its Breakthrough programme, in partnership with Netflix, from prospective talent across the film, games and television industries. The BAFTA Breakthrough India programme will once again identify, promote and support Indian talent within these industries on a global … Read more
The British Academy of Film and Television Arts in Scotland (BAFTA Scotland) has announced the nominations for the BAFTA Scotland Awards in 2021, honouring the very best talent in film, games and television produced in Scotland over the last year. The highlights from the BAFTA Scotland nominations include: Five nominations for Limbo Three nominations for Line of … Read more
The British Academy of Film & Television Arts in Wales has announced the line-up for BAFTA Cymru Awards 2021: The Sessions, an event-series celebrating some of the nominees and nominated programmes from the British Academy Cymru Awards. The series will be held online from 18-22 October, in the run up to the 2021 BAFTA Cymru Awards Ceremony on the 24 … Read more
The British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) has confirmed the dates for the Virgin Media British Academy Television Awards and the British Academy Television Craft Awards 2022 ceremonies, as well as the official rules and guidelines following its annual review of all categories. The Virgin Media British Academy Television Awards will take place … Read more
BAFTA, with the support of TCL Mobile, hosted a retrospective on Daniel Craig’s remarkable career in television, theatre and film at ODEON Luxe, Leicester Square. In a wide ranging discussion with Edith Bowman, Craig discussed some of his most iconic projects including Layer Cake (2004) and Knives Out (2019) as well as his final appearance as James Bond … Read more
Daniel Craig will reflect on his film career in an exclusive live event hosted by Edith Bowman at ODEON Luxe, Leicester Square on Friday 24 September. The British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) has announced that Daniel Craig will discuss his career live on stage at an intimate ‘BAFTA: A Life in Pictures’ event supported by … Read more
The British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) announced a new group of global recipients for its 2021/22 Scholarship Programme, which offers financial assistance to students studying film, games, and television courses in the UK and North America. Additionally, BAFTA has also announced the recipients of a new Career Development Bursary pilot. Funding has … Read more
The British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) has announced the winners of the 2021 GSA BAFTA Student Awards in a digital ceremony hosted by actor Elliot Knight. The presentation is available to watch on BAFTA’s YouTube channel. The BAFTA Student Film Award for Animation was awarded to Hugo Caby, Antoine Dupriez, Aubin Kubiak, Lucas Lermytte and Zoé Devise … Read more
The British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) has announced the newly elected chairs and deputy chairs of its film, games and television committees. The chairs of the committees will also sit on BAFTA’s board of trustees. Anna Higgs has been elected as chair of the film committee, having held the position of deputy … Read more
The BFI has kicked off the UK Global Screen Fund with two early awards to support UK features in the Official Selection at this year’s Cannes Film Festival. The first tranche of money from the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) funded £7m pot is being allocated through the fund’s international distribution strand, designed to … Read more
Mandy has launched their first Mini Movie Fest. This is your chance to showcase your filmmaking talents to their international community of 2.9 million users and a panel of BAFTA and Academy Award-winning judges from the worlds of TV and film. Open to filmmakers of all experience levels, you can win a whole host of career-boosting prizes, … Read more