Press Releases

The British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) today announced that it will be working with Sky Arts 1 for the very first time, broadcasting the second BAFTA and BFI Screenwriters' Lecture Series every Thursday for seven weeks, starting tomorrow at 8pm with William Nicholson (Gladiator, Shadowlands).

The British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) is to host a discussion forum on the relationship between the media and the games industry.

The creator of The Thick Of It and Veep will deliver the Academy TV lecture on Monday 10 September.

For a second year, emerging writers will participate in a BAFTA Rocliffe New Writing Forum at the Annual New York Television Festival.

The region's biggest celebration of the British videogames industry, Games Britannia, is giving people the chance to ask a panel of industry experts about the issues facing the industry at a free event at Sheffield Hallam University. For the first time ever, the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) are bringing their Games Question Time event to a venue outside of London.

Workshop to be live-streamed from National Media Museum, Bradford on Thursday 17 May, 13.00

Hollyoaks and Newsround stars gather at the Science Museum to launch the third year of the initiative

As part of a refreshed strand of debates on issues of importance to the UK film, television and games industries, the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) will host a discussion on the evolving face of television documentary and ask the question: Is structured reality corrupting documentary? BAFTA is a neutral space for debate and discussion of major issues affecting the industry.

BAFTA and the the Royal Albert Hall introduce a new series celebrating composers' work for Film, Television and Games.

As part of a refreshed strand of debates on issues of importance to the UK film, television and games industries, the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) will host a discussion on the DCMS’ Film Policy Review, The Future of Film: It Begins with an Audience.