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BAFTA names former Sky Studios content chief Jane Millichip as new CEO

BAFTA has named Sky Studios’ former chief content officer Jane Millichip as its new CEO. She will take up the role in October and replace Amanda Berry, who revealed late last year that she would be stepping down from the role in 2023. BAFTA’s COO Kevin Price confirmed he too would be stepping down, having worked alongside […]

Albert launches new tool to promote ‘planet friendly’ storytelling

BAFTA-owned Albert, a UK film and television sustainability organisation, has unveiled a new tool to help those working in editorial in to consider new ways to bring climate storytelling into their programmes.  The tool, which is housed on the Albert website, allows users to choose their programme’s genre before answering a series of questions which then indicate […]

BAFTA CEO & COO both to exit UK screen body

Amanda Berry, CEO of UK film and TV body BAFTA is to step down from her role in autumn 2023, after 25 years at the arts charity. The organisation’s COO Kevin Price will also exit in September 2022, after 20 years of working alongside Berry. In a statement, Berry said that she felt like it was ‘the […]

News round-up: eOne to adapt Trivial Pursuit gameshow; Pippa Harris named Bafta TV VP; Red Arrow Studios sells Gravitas Ventures

eOne to adapt Trivial Pursuit gameshow Hasbro-owned Entertainment One (eOne) has partnered with LeVar Burton Entertainment (LBE) to adapt Hasbro’s trivia game Trivial Pursuit into a gameshow format. Actor, author and TV host Burton (Star Trek: The Next Generation) will present the show as well as executive produce, alongside Tara Long and Geno McDermott from […]

Double Bafta win for Michaela Coel’s ‘I May Destroy You’

I May Destroy You was one of the biggest winners at the British Academy Television Awards (Bafta) TV Awards 2021 yesterday, with the show picking up two awards; one for best mini-series as well as the leading actress prize for Michaela Coel. Coel created, wrote, co-directed and exec-produced the incredibly personal drama for BBC One […]

Netflix removes Charlie Hanson from ‘After Life’ amid misconduct allegations

British producer and director Charlie Hanson has been suspended from UK film and TV body Bafta and removed from the production of Netflix comedy After Life, following multiple accusations of historical sexual misconduct. Hanson “strongly refutes” the allegations made against him by 11 women, with incidents said to have taken place between 2008 and 2015. […]

Bafta suspends ‘Bulletproof’ star Noel Clarke after harassment allegations

Bulletproof star Noel Clarke has been suspended by the UK film and TV body Bafta after allegations of sexual harassment emerged. Clarke, who is currently starring in Viewpoint on the UK’s ITV, has also had his recently awarded outstanding contribution to British cinema prize revoked by Bafta, after UK newspaper the Guardian detailed an array […]

Prince William, Joaquin Phoenix blast BAFTA’s for lack of diversity

Prince William and Joker star Joaquin Phoenix were among those to blast the BAFTA’s for a lack of diversity at its annual film awards ceremony, where a Channel 4 and PBS feature doc was among the winners. For Sama, produced by Waad Al-Kateab and Edward Watts, took the best documentary prize for its portrayal of […]

BAFTA, Netflix partner to take talent scheme global

Netflix has boarded BAFTA’s flagship new talent scheme Breakthrough Brits, replacing Burberry as the initiative’s main supporting partner. BAFTA plans to build on the Breakthrough Brits scheme with Netflix, expanding the Breakthrough initiative globally and working to identify overseas talent in new territories such as India and the US. In its seventh year, Breakthrough Brits […]

How BAFTA-nominated directors shot the Royal Wedding, ‘Inside No. 9 Live’

A careful balance of tech innovation and storytelling flexibility are the hallmarks of this year’s multi-camera direction nominees for the British Academy Television Craft Awards. The nominees – who are predominantly women – include Barbara Wiltshire, who is nominated for Inside No. 9 Live: Dead Line (BBC Studios/BBC Two); Bridget Caldwell for The Royal British […]