BAFTA’s Post

We were thrilled to be in attendance at the Toronto International Film Festival this weekend. The GREAT Tea at TIFF, with BAFTA, British Film Institute (BFI), British Film Commission, Film4 Productions, Screen International, GREAT Britain & Northern Ireland Campaign and INK Entertainment Group welcomed filmmakers and executives to an afternoon event, celebrating the British films and co-productions screening at the festival. BAFTA CEO Jane Millichip, BAFTA North America Executive Director Courtney LaBarge Bell and Chair of BAFTA North America Joyce Pierpoline were in attendance alongside the British Consul General to Toronto Fouzia Younis and TIFF CEO Cameron Bailey. 📸 Monica Schipper/Getty Images for BAFTA #TIFF24 #GREATUKFilms #SeeThingsDifferently

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Congratulations to the seven BAFTA members who have been newly elected to our Film, Games and Television Committees by our global membership - Alison Barnett, Iain Canning, Charu Desodt, Alyx Jones, Caroline Levy, Ray Panthaki and Barnaby Thompson. Everyone who participates in our sector committees volunteers their time, supporting us to deliver our strategic charitable mission through invaluable industry insight and expertise, as well as playing a central role in the oversight and steering of our awards.     The newly elected sector committee members are also joined by several re-elected members - Emma Butt, Des Gayle (deputy chair of the Games committee), Jason Solomons, Tara Saunders (Games committee chair), and Ade Rawcliffe (Learning, Inclusion and Talent committee chair).

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Award-winning screenwriter and playwright James Graham delivered a powerful call to action to the UK television industry at the Edinburgh TV Festival - Supported by Screen Scotland last night, articulately underscoring the cultural power of television and the responsibility of the industry’s gatekeepers to make sure those writing and making television reflect all the many varied, brilliant perspectives and life experiences within our society. He highlighted, as reported by the Creative Industries Policy and Evidence Centre, that only 8% of people working in television today are from a working-class background - the lowest percentage of people from lower socio-economic backgrounds in television in at least a decade. Last year, we began reporting the percentage of our members from lower socio-economic backgrounds (as defined by the Social Mobility Commission) as part of our diversity data and as of October 2023, this comprises 19% of BAFTA members. Thanks to James for pointing to our work to help tackle socio-economic inequality in the screen arts and help more talented people get a foot in the door. Our free cross-industry guide on socio-economic barriers in the screen arts features 16 leading creatives and practitioners, including Danny Brocklehurst, Aisha Bywaters, Jack O’Connell, Charlotte Regan and Moo Yu. It has over 30 recommendations for widening access and progression in the screen arts for those from working class backgrounds, as well as highlighting ideas for authentic representation and storytelling on-screen. Read our Invisible Barriers guide here 👉 https://lnkd.in/eH-GkJjh Watch James’ MacTaggart Lecture here 📺 https://lnkd.in/eHNBN6ka

Last night we celebrated trailblazing producer, curator and writer Lynda Myles as she was presented with the BAFTA Scotland Award for Outstanding Contribution to Film at a special event in Edinburgh.👏 Special thanks to Johnnie Walker Princes Street, Edinburgh International Film Festival and Screen Scotland. #BAFTAScotAwards