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YGD is a gaming initiative for 10-18 year olds which explores how games are made and the skill required to make them through workshops, a video series and an annual competition.
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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
UK schools invited to join a national virtual assembly on 7 February to kick off Children’s Mental Health Week 2022
Stars including Emma Willis and Oti Mabuse to take part in the assemblies, celebrating the theme of ‘Growing Together’
Additionally, Dr Alex George (UK Youth Mental Health Ambassador), Mandip Gill (Doctor Who, Hollyoaks), Jacob Anderson (Game of Thrones) and more share their personal journeys as part of a series of exclusive online interviews for the week
Round One longlisting introduced after BAFTA 2020 Review with the aim of levelling the playing field and ensuring more films are fully considered for nominations
Nominations to be announced on 3 February and EE Rising Star Award nominations on 1 February
Six emerging LGBTQIA+ UK filmmakers have received career support from industry figures including Iain Canning, Tze Chun, Russell T Davies, Sean Durkin, Terence Nance, and Joey Soloway.
BAFTA Chief Executive Amanda Berry OBE has today announced that she intends to step down from her role in the autumn of 2023 – after 25 years at the arts charity. BAFTA Chief Operating Officer Kevin Price will leave in September 2022, after 20 years working alongside Amanda.
36 'must-watch' creatives from film, games and television to receive professional development and global networking opportunities from BAFTA, with the support of Netflix
Breakthrough participants selected by cross-industry global jury of industry experts including Afua Hirsch, Niamh Algar, Tim Renkow, Rutina Wesley, Ade Rawcliffe, Bruce Miller, and Colin Trevorrow