How to Apply

05 August 08

Interested in becoming an Academy member? Find out if you are eligible and how to apply.

Those wishing to join BAFTA UK should complete a membership Application Form (501 KB) and submit it to the Academy together with a full CV and a passport-sized photograph. Application forms must be completed in full before they can be considered by the Membership Department.

Please note that the next intake of members will take place in June 2009. The deadline for applications is April 30 2009.

The majority of Academy members belong to BAFTA UK, but each of our Nations and Regions also has a thriving local membership, and prospective applicants in Wales, Scotland or the United States may be interested in joining one of them. Please see the BAFTA Worldwide section for more detail.

ELIGIBILITY FOR BAFTA UK MEMBERSHIP:

Applicants must currently work and have at least five years professional experience in a creative, technical or executive role directly related to the production of either:

- feature films theatrically distributed in the UK
- television programming broadcast in the UK
- video games distributed in the UK

In addition, applicants must be deemed to have made a significant contribution to industry by the relevant Sector Committee. The committees will consider such factors as:

- credits on productions which are of a recognisably high standard or which are considered particularly ground-breaking or innovative.
- a large number of significant credits or a long career in the industry
- nominations for major awards
- a professional qualification relating to a technical field
- membership of a relevant professional guild

Please note that the qualifications for membership outlined above are the minimum criteria necessary for eligibility; meeting them does not guarantee membership.

ANNUAL UK MEMBERSHIP FEES 2008/9:

Full membership	£360.00
Country membership	£240.00
Retired (Over-65) Membership	£240.00
Overseas membership	£240.00

A joining fee of £150.00 will be charged to new members in addition to their subscription fees.

(All rates are inclusive of VAT where applicable)

Country membership is applicable to those members who live and work at least 60 miles (as the crow flies) from the BAFTA memeber's club at 195 Piccadilly, London.

Applying:

You may download a membership application at the bottom of this section.

Applicants must be proposed and seconded by two current members of BAFTA UK. Section 4 of the form should be signed by the two referees, one of whom should give a short reference outlining the applicant's contribution to the industry (this can be submitted on a separate sheet if preferred). The referees must be familiar with the applicant's professional experience. (This requirement may be waived for applicants who have been nominated for BAFTA Awards in certain categories; please check with the Membership Department before applying).

Applicants must supply a current CV with their applications.

On completion, membership application forms should be returned to the address below. All UK applications, whenever they are received, will be considered once a year, in early summer.

Applications must be received by 30 April to be eligible for the coming year's intake.

Please do not send payment with your application.

MEMBERSHIP DEPARTMENT
British Academy of Film and Television Arts
195 Piccadilly
London
W1J 9LN
Tel: +44 [0]20 7734 0022
Fax: +44 [0]20 7437 0473

View a list of Current BAFTA Members (525 KB)

Download a Membership Application form (501 KB)

The Membership Cap

The Academy’s voting membership was capped at 6500 in 2005, comprised of 5000 BAFTA UK members and 1500 BAFTA/LA and BAFTA East Coast members total. Consequently, the Academy can only take a limited number of new members each year.

Whilst we seek individuals who have made a significant contribution to the film, television and video games industries, we also aim to ensure we have a balance of experts from a wide variety of technical disciplines. This means we do sometimes have to turn down applications from areas where we may be over-represented, or when we simply do not have any spaces available for new members.

In addition, as the cap primarily applies to the number of members voting in the Film Awards, new members may not be given the option to vote in the Film Awards immediately upon joining.

Film voting places will be allocated to existing members as they become available. When allocating film voting places, priority will be given to those working in Film and particularly to those working in areas currently under-represented within the Film Voting Membership.

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