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BAFTA Members’ Freelancer Survey – August 2023

22 August 2023

BAFTA recently surveyed 1000 full and Connect members working primarily in TV (c.26% response rate), to inform a panel discussion at Edinburgh TV Festival 2023 on industry recruitment and retention, chaired by BAFTA CEO Jane Millichip.

BAFTA Survey – Key Findings

BAFTA appoints Sara Putt as Chair

26 June 2023

Founder and MD of the UK's leading independent below the line talent agency, Sara Putt will succeed award-winning television producer Krishnendu Majumdar in the role.

Event: 21st Anniversary Tribute to HRH The Princess RoyalDate: 12 May 1993Venue: Guildhall, City of London-

Sir Sydney Samuelson CBE

15 December 2022

We are deeply saddened by the news that Sir Sydney Samuelson – former BAFTA Chair, BAFTA Fellow and recipient of the Outstanding British Contribution to Cinema Award – has passed away. 

Event: BAFTA Mask Photo ShootDate: 7 February 2008Venue: BAFTA, 195 Piccadilly -

BAFTA announces 900 new members joining since 2020

17 March 2022

Actors Vanessa Kirby, Brad Pitt and Micheal Ward, directors Waad Al-Kateab and Lulu Wang, games composer Woody Jackson and writer Phoebe Waller-Bridge are among those who have recently joined BAFTA’s global membership 

BAFTA ‘Connect’ - the new tier of membership for those at an earlier stage of their career – opens today as part of BAFTA’s drive for a more inclusive, open membership 

Event: Scholarship & Bursary Recipients Visit BAFTA 195 PiccadillyDate: Thursday 27 January 2021Venue: BAFTA, 195 Piccadilly, London-Area: Reportage

BAFTA announces new initiatives to improve access to creative careers as part of visit by The Duke of Cambridge

27 January 2022
  • BAFTA President, The Duke of Cambridge visited BAFTA to hear more about its ongoing support to develop the next generation of talent
  • BAFTA launches new career development bursary fund in the name of HRH The Duke of Cambridge
  • A new tier of BAFTA membership announced for emerging and mid-level professionals
  • BAFTA Elevate to advocate and aid the progression of producers in film and television who are disabled, from minority ethnic backgrounds and low-socioeconomic backgrounds.
  • BAFTA headquarters at 195 Piccadilly redeveloped as a centre of creative excellence with a new dedicated learning space to enable an expansion of the arts charity’s learning and new talent development programmes

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