Press Releases

BAFTA is expanding its presence in North America with an exciting slate of upcoming events, including the introduction of its inaugural New York Tea Party, which will be held on October 6th at The Pierre in conjunction with the New York Film Festival.

Los Angeles, April 14, 2023: BAFTA is pleased to announce that Shonda Rhimes has been selected as recipient of a BAFTA Special Award, to be celebrated during an exclusive tribute event in New York City on May 3, 2023.

Kathryn Busby appointed Chair and Elliot Knight and Karl Stewart appointed Deputy Chairs of BAFTA’s new North America board

• Matthew Wiseman named Executive Director and Head of North America
• Changes to BAFTA’s US operational structure to strengthen arts charity’s global impact
• Announcement follows new appointments to BAFTA’s Board of Trustees earlier in the year

• Special Jury Prize Awarded To University of Southern California Student Yucong Rae Chen for her film “Unfinished Lives,” about the tragic 2014 killing of USC student, Xinran Ji.  

Longstanding LA program expands to New York, providing support to emerging international artists and industry professionals representing 20 different countries.

Amid growing concerns over the spread of coronavirus (COVID-19) and the number of nominees due to travel from overseas, we have made the decision to change the format of next month’s BAFTA Games Awards from a red carpet ceremony at the Queen Elizabeth Hall in London to an online

Special Jury Prize Awarded To National Film and Television School Student Lucia Bulgheroni for her film Inanimate

• Students from the U.S., U.K., Germany and Norway among the finalists, selected from 469 film submissions from 35 countries
• Gala ceremony to take place Friday, June 29 at the Theatre at Ace Hotel in Los Angeles
• Partners for global expansion to include Global Student Accommodation Group (GSA) and award-winning animation studio LAIKA