BAFTA North America

Today we announce the 15 finalists for the 2024 Yugo BAFTA Student Awards, including our first-ever finalist representing Mexico. BAFTA members selected these 9 films and 6 games and immersive projects to represent our Animation, Documentary, Live Action, Games, and Immersive categories. Winners will be announced at the Yugo BAFTA Student Awards finale ceremony hosted by Elliot Knight on Friday, July 12. Special thanks to our Title Partner Yugo, and our Official Airline Partners at Delta Air Lines and Virgin Atlantic for supporting this program. View the finalists here: https://lnkd.in/gPbqXg2A

We are thrilled to reveal the 78 longlisted student projects for the 2024 Yugo BAFTA Student Awards. BAFTA members reviewed over 800 submissions from 109 universities across 37 countries to select the 60 films and 18 games and immersive projects that make up the 2024 longlist. Congratulations to all longlisted students and universities. Thank you to our Title Sponsor Yugo, and our partners at Delta Air Lines, Virgin Atlantic for their support of this year's awards. Visit the link here to view the longlist: https://lnkd.in/gN-k7Hrf

BAFTA hosted an inaugural lunch at Cannes Film Festival last week, thanks to the generosity of RH who donated their yacht for the afternoon. The guestlist included industry leaders, donors and supporters, on-screen talent and alumni of BAFTA’s Elevate and Breakthrough talent accelerator programmes and our Scholarship initiatives.   This is the first time that BAFTA has officially attended the Cannes Film Festival and we were thrilled to be here at such an iconic celebration of film, meeting with our fellow academies including AMPAS, the European Film Academy and Académie des César, and film industry peers.   BAFTA’s mission as the leading UK charity and academy for the screen arts, representing over 12,000 creative practitioners globally, is to champion our country’s extraordinary creative talent, provide community, and break down barriers to opportunity for people from all backgrounds to enter the screen arts.   It was also the first time BAFTA albert has attended Cannes. BAFTA albert’s mission is to build a thriving, creative and sustainable screen industry including running the world’s leading emissions reduction programme in TV production, and we have big ambitions for how we can help the film industry reduce their carbon footprint too.   BAFTA albert spent the week delivering ImpAct sustainability workshops, attending producer breakfasts, meeting international partners, supporters and associates and finished the week collecting an award for the organisation’s work to make the industry a more sustainable place at the Global Production Awards.   We’re now back in London brimming with ideas for 2025 and beyond!   Find out more about BAFTA albert and our new Managing Director Matt Scarff’s vision for where albert is heading next in the Deadline x Cannes Disruptors issue here: https://lnkd.in/e4GwN8j5   You can find our CEO Jane Millichip in the Screen x Cannes Day 7 print edition here too: https://lnkd.in/eM-AH2WK Huge thanks to DDA and Deputy Chair of BAFTA's Board of Trustees, Julie La'Bassiere for making our inaugural fundraising lunch possible, and BAFTA North America Chair Joyce Pierpoline for her guidance throughout.  Image credits: Sofi Adams Image 1: BAFTA team on the inaugural BAFTA x Cannes lunch onboard the RH3 Yacht  Image 2: BAFTA impAct Workshop Image 3: BAFTA CEO Jane Millichip and Giancarlo Esposito on the inaugural BAFTA x Cannes lunch onboard the RH3 Yacht  Image 4: BAFTA North America Chair, Baroness Neville-Rolfe and guest on the inaugural BAFTA x Cannes lunch onboard the RH3 Yacht

Applications for #BAFTABreakthrough are open 💫 BAFTA Breakthrough identifies excellent individuals in the UK, US, and India who have had a breakthrough year in film, games, or TV The application deadline for Breakthrough USA is Wednesday, July 2, 2024. Find out more about the global initiative supported by Netflix at the link below.  https://lnkd.in/g7yA8w9M

Meet the 2024 cohort of the Vance Byrd Mentorship Program 🎓✨ This program identifies and rewards talented college students across Los Angeles County with access to BAFTA’s new talent programming and special opportunities for education and mentorship. Visit the link below to learn more about these wonderful students. High school seniors can now apply for the 2025 cohort of the program. Applications are due Wednesday, July 24, 2024. https://lnkd.in/gvc2Ggw8

We are now accepting submissions for the Live Action, Documentary, Animation, Games, and Immersive categories for the 2024 Yugo BAFTA Student Awards. These awards are an annual event celebrating the works of the next generation of student talent across the globe by showcasing their work in front of an influential and prestigious global British Academy audience that spans the film, television, and games industries. If you know any students or University-level educators anywhere in the world who would be interested in learning more about the awards and the submission process, direct them to the link below. Submissions close on Wednesday, April 24th, 2024. We’d like to thank our Title Partners, Yugo, for their support in honoring these talented student creators.  

We are now accepting applications for Full, Professional, and Connect membership 💫 BAFTA membership offers unparalleled networking opportunities alongside a year-round program of in-person and online events, including Q&As, masterclasses, and roundtables to support your career journey. Join our global community of professionals working in film, games, and television. For more information, visit the link below.

Congratulations to BAFTA Newcomer Camille Hamadé, the latest recipient of the BAFTA-Yugo Short Film Commissioning Grant, which supports a short film project that takes an original approach to sustainability and related topics. Camille will receive $12,000 from Yugo to help with the production of his short film “To Fade Away.” Yugo is the title partner of the Yugo BAFTA Student Awards and the first global student housing brand and operator created to enhance students’ overall experiences throughout and beyond college life. 

Today BAFTA confirms the appointment of Joyce Pierpoline as Chair of BAFTA North America’s Board of Directors, succeeding Kathryn Busby. We also welcome David Linde as the latest addition to the BAFTA North America Board.

We are looking for a Community & Membership Coordinator in New York! Learn more about the position below.