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BAFTA, the British Academy of Film and Television Arts, is a world-leading independent arts charity.

In addition to its Awards ceremonies, BAFTA has a year-round, international programme of learning events and initiatives that offers unique access to some of the world’s most inspiring talent through workshops, masterclasses, scholarships, lectures and mentoring schemes in the UK, USA and Asia.

Our vision is a world where everyone’s life is culturally and creatively enriched through excellent work in film, games and television.

Our mission is to bring the very best work in film, games and television to public attention, and support the growth of creative talent in the UK and internationally. We do this by identifying and celebrating excellence, discovering, inspiring and nurturing new talent, and enabling learning and creative collaboration.

We rely on income from membership subscriptions, individual donations, trusts, foundations and corporate partnerships to support our ongoing outreach work. 

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BAFTA's Royal Connections

HRH Prince William, The Duke of Cambridge with Uma ThurmanThe Queen and The Duke of Edinburgh made the decision to gift the royalties from Richard Cawston's documentary Royal Family to the SFTA in the early 1970s, enabling the organisation take up residence at 195 Piccadilly.The Queen inspects a steenbeck in one of the viewing rooms at 195 Picadilly at the 1976 opening.The Duke of Edinburgh was the organisation’s first president in 1959, a year after The Society of Film and Television Arts was formed.The Earl Mountbatten of Burma, The Duke of Edinburgh’s uncle, was BAFTA’s president from 1966 to 1972.HRH Princess Anne was Academy president between 1972 – 2001.HRH The Princess Royal presented Lord Grade with the BAFTA Fellowship in 1979.Richard Attenborough and Timothy Burrill, Academy Chair with HRH The Princess Royal, Academy President having received the fellowshiop at the Film and Television Awards in 1983. Sarah, Duchess of York with Prince Andrew, Duke of York at BAFTA Los Angeles' Royal Gala in 1988.HRH Prince William walks the Orange British Academy Film Awards red carpet before his confirmation as the Academy's fifth President (BAFTA/Richard Kendal).HRH Prince William arrives on the Orange British Academy Film Awards in 2010 before his confirmation as the Academy's fifth President (BAFTA/Dave Dettman).HRH Prince William talks to film fans on the Orange British Academy Film Awards red carpet (BAFTA/Richard Kendal).Prince William says a few words about the British Academy Film Awards Fellowship (BAFTA/Brian Ritchie).Prince William says a few words about the British Academy Film Awards Fellowship (BAFTA/Brian Ritchie). Uma Thurman warmly welcomes to the stage 2010's British Film Academy Fellow, Vanessa Redgrave (BAFTA/Brian Ritchie).The Royal couple on the BAFTA red carpet in Los Angeles with Amanda Berry