BAFTA at Latitude Festival in 2012
05 July 12
BAFTA was back at Latitude on 12-15 July - with exclusive screenings and appearances by screenwriter Abi Morgan and the cast of Twenty Twelve.
Once again BAFTA returned to Latitude Festival in 2012, bringing a stellar lineup of events to the Film & Music Arena.
Live Interviews
Twenty Twelve in conversation with Boyd Hilton 
BAFTA/ Jamie Simmonds
The BBC comedy/ mockumentary series charts the trials and tribulations of the Olympics Deliverance Committee, paddling hard beneath the surface to deliver the Games on time and on budget.
We were delighted to welcome actors Amelia Bullmore, Morven Christie, Vincent Franklin, Karl Theobald, Jessica Hynes, writer/director John Morton and producer Catherine Gosling Fuller to answer questions following the screening.
Watch the cast answering questions posed by festival-goers:
Quizzing the Cast of Twenty Twelve >
Abi Morgan in conversation with Edith Bowman ![Abi Morgan in conversation [cropped]](http://static.bafta.org/images/width220/abi-morgan-cropped-18553.jpg "Abi Morgan in conversation with Edith Bowman")
BAFTA/ Jamie Simmonds
Edith Bowman sat down to have an in depth discussion with Abi Morgan, one of the most successful and prolific screenwriters working in film and television. As well as penning Thatcher-biopic The Iron Lady, she co-wrote the controversial hit Shame with Steve McQueen. Her work for TV includes the acclaimed BBC Birdsong adaptation and The Hour.
Hear Abi Morgan's tips for aspiring screenwriters:
Abi Morgan Interview on BAFTA Guru >
Screenings
| A Morning Stroll / Pitch Black Heist BAFTA-winner for Short Film, Pitch Black Heist follows two professional safe crackers who meet on a simple job to relieve an office safe from its contents, while BAFTA Short Animation winner A Morning Stroll follows a New Yorker walking past a chicken on his morning walk, leaving us wondering which one is the real city slicker. Find out more about the Short Film & Short Animation Awards: |
| Big Dance Shorts BAFTA, in association with Big Dance and Channel 4, was pleased to show Big Dance Shorts: five specially commissioned films which will be broadcast on Channel 4 this summer [as part of Random Acts and the Pop Up Cinema tour]. Featured films included Vida Longa, Swim, On the Otherside, Double Take and The Click. Find out more about Big Dance: |
| BOY BOY is a moving short film told against the background of the 2012 Games starring Timothy Spall and written by Prasanna Puwanarajah, winner of the BA Great Britons competition. Watch the film trailer: Boy by Prasanna Puwanarajah> |
| Ben & Lump Written by Tom Wells and directed by MJ Delaney, Ben & Lump follows Ben (Lewis Reeves) as he returns home from his first term at university. His best friend Lump (Thomas Turgoose) can't find a job and his dad insists he join the army; the holiday season forces the friends to acknowledge the different directions their lives have taken. Part of Channel 4’s 'Coming Up' series showcasing new writers and directors. |
| Ill Manors Ill Manors was written and directed by Ben Drew, better known as Plan B, and stars Riz Ahmed, Natalie Press, Anouska Mond and Ed Skrein. The film focusses on six core characters and their circles of violence, as they struggle to survive on the streets. Narratively linked through original music from Plan B himself, the film is a ground-breaking, visually stunning and gripping experience, laced with streetwise humour. |
| Me and My Latitude BAFTA and Festival Republic bring you a very special screening of films from its 'Me and My Latitude' project – a unique collaborative initiative held in 2011 designed to nurture, support and provide a platform for emerging filmmaking talent in the UK. Short documentaries were captured on film by Sameer Patel (of visual poet Sabrina Mahfouz) and Caroline Bridges (of dance troupe Lost Dog). |
| Charlie Kaufman Screenwriting Lecture Charlie Kaufman's screenplays for films like Being John Malkovich, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind and Synecdoche NY have earned him a wildly enthusiastic following and a reputation for heartfelt, bold and experimental writing. This already-famous screenwriting lecture is as inventive and as honest as his films: an absolute must-see for anyone creative and human. Listen to the full lecture on BAFTA GURU: |
Were you snapped by Boothnation's Camper Van?
BAFTA teamed up with our friends at Boothnation
to bring a special 'dinky dub' photobooth to the festival.
The photos are on BAFTA's Facebook page:
Facebook Album: BAFTA & Boothnation at Latitude >
Looking back: Latitude 2011...
Full videos of last year's main events are available to watch over on BAFTA Guru. Take your pick and get a flavour of what we do:
- Rob Brydon and Steve Coogan talk about The Trip with Richard Curtis
- Ralph Fiennes talks about his life in pictures with Emma Freud
- The cast of Misfits chat about the show with Gemma Cairney
- Asif Kapadia talks about his BAFTA-winning documentary Senna
Steve, Rob and Andrew talking about The Trip on a sweltering Latitude Friday in 2011
For more festival information, visit www.latitude.co.uk
Videos from 2011
In the second video from Latitude 2011, filmmaker and Comic Relief founder Richard Curtis (Love Actually, Bridget...
In the first of BAFTA's videos from Latitude 2011, the cast of E4's TV show Misfits (plus its Executive Producer...
Watch the BAFTA Guru video of the BAFTA-winning actor and director in conversation with broadcaster Emma Freud. Recorded...
Hot on the heels of a blazing theatrical release of his documentary Senna, the UK director talks to Mariayah Kaderbhai...
Photos from 2012
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