28 June 1920 - 1 June 2008
Film Historian
An avid film fan from childhood, Barnes accumulated a treasure trove of films and ephemera from the earliest days of cinema, putting it on display at the Barnes Museum of Cinematography in St Ives, Cornwall. He also wrote the five volume series The Beginnings of the Cinema in England, 1894-1901.
- Read John Barnes' Guardian Obituary
- Read John Barnes' Independent Obituary
- Read John Barnes' Times Obituary
Watch our series of A Life in Pictures Events with BAFTA winners and nominees.
The latest Webcasts feature star names from the world of film inclduing Guillermo Del Toro, Brian Cox, Mike Leigh and Anthony Minghella.
Truth or Dare: The Reality of British Television is the first in a series of BAFTA debates. An expert panel tackle the dilemmas of a specially-created reality show that's going badly wrong.
Watch legendary games designer and Academy Fellow Will Wright deliver the Annual Video Games Lecture.
Supporting, developing and promoting the art forms of the moving image