Charles Tremayne

Charles Tremayne, Board Director

11 August 10

I have been a television professional for 30 years, working in both Britain and America, and contributing programs to the BBC, ITV, ABC, HBO, PBS and all major cable channels in the USA. In the UK, I was part of the team which made five programs that led to the release of the Birmingham Six, who had been falsely accused of an IRA bombing. For six years, I was the executive producer of World in Action, contributed to Michael Apted’s long running 7 UP series, and oversaw numerous documentaries. I came to New York in 2000 to start a joint venture with the New York Times, producing documentaries for PBS, including Nova and Frontline, as well as 20 films for A&E’s Investigative Reports. Other well known series include The First 48 for A&E and American Pickers for the History Channel. I am the winner of 3 Royal Television Society Journalism Awards, an Emmy Award for Nova, and was runner up for BAFTA Documentary Award for our work with the Birmingham Six.

Over the last two years that I have been chairing the Television Committee we have evolved a clear strategy to complement film screenings with television events, mainly in spring when the Bafta schedule is more clear. Our three Masterclass series of 2010 attracted some high profile panelists and good audiences who also enjoyed the networking social events that followed each panel. 2011 events include an immersion into 3D Television with SONY, a screening of Mildred Pierce with HBO, a panel on the future of PBS, and a panel on the future of television networks which are facing extinction as the main source of content distribution. We are also planning an event showcasing the best of British comedy, and the opportunity to see more pioneering television series from the UK which are not available here. We are also setting up a sub-committee on Digital Media to provide our members with better coverage of industry issues, and for better interactive communication. I hope to be able to continue what we started by making BAFTA the best destination for provocative and stimulating debate about the future of television, both here and around the world.

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