Ang Lee to Receive 2021 BAFTA Fellowship – Global Bulletin

Queen Elizabeth II is marking her 95th birthday in a low-key fashion at Windsor Castle, just days after the funeral of her husband, Prince Philip.

Prince Philip.Some members of the royal family are expected to be with the queen on Wednesday. Her birthday falls within the two-week royal mourning period for Philip that is being observed until Friday.British Prime Minister Boris Johnson was one of many people who sent best wishes to the monarch.“I have always had the highest admiration for Her Majesty and her service to this country and the Commonwealth," Johnson said on Twitter.

Naman Ramachandran In today’s Global Bulletin, BAFTA reveals TV awards hosts; Banijay acquires French animation company Monello Productions; Amazon Prime Video and Fremantle launch Italian docuseries “Veleno”; Wag Entertainment, Half Yard Productions announce appointments; and Cartoon Network plots Asian voyages.Presenter, comedian, writer, actor and director Richard Ayoade (“Submarine”) will host the Virgin Media British Academy Television Awards for a second year on June 6, while actor,

AMC and UK’s Alibi have rounded out the the three leads of crime drama series Ragdoll, with Henry Lloyd-Hughes (The Irregulars, Killing Eve) and Thalissa Teixeira (Too Close, Trigonometry) joining previously announced Lucy Hale. The series, which begins production today in London, hails from Sid Gentle Films, the British production company behind Killing Eve. Toby MacDonald (Old Boys, The Duchess) and Niall MacCormick (The Victim, The Song of Lunch) will direct.

Emmy and Golden Globe-winning actress Jane Seymour is to star in and executive produce the latest original series for AMC Networks streamer Acorn TV, taking the title role in Irish mystery thriller Harry Wild.

All3Media International has secured a number of international deals —including with AMC Networks —for its four-part British series The Drowning. From Noel Clarke and Jason Maza's All3Media-backed Unstoppable Film & Television, the thriller was produced in association with All3Media International for the U.K.’s Channel 5, where earlier this year it exceeded the ViacomCBS channel's slot average by 144 percent.

Emma Thompson. Accepting the award, Ang also referenced his Jane Austen adaptation, saying: 'England has been particularly good to me in my career.

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filmmaker Chloé Zhao made history at the 74th British Academy Film Awards, becoming just the second woman ever to win Best Direction.

The British Academy of Film and Television Arts recognised the best of talents in the film and television industry every year. With the coronavirus pandemic changing how events are held, the BAFTA ceremony was held virtually with merely the hosts and presenters in attendance.

2021 BAFTA Awards are here! The annual awards show, honoring the best British and foreign films of the past year, are being handed out in a two-night celebration this year. Things kicked off with a virtual ceremony hosted by radio and TV presenter Clara Amfo on Saturday, and on Sunday, a group of celebs safely arrived at the Royal Albert Hall in London for Night 2 of the festivities, hosted by Edith Bowman and Dermot O’Leary. Priyanka Chopra, Phoebe Dynevor and Cynthia Erivo were just a few of

74th British Academy Film Awards, honoring the best national and foreign films of the past year, are being handed out in a two-night celebration. On Saturday, the virtual awards were hosted by radio and TV presenter Clara Amfo with craft-centered awards announced.

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May be delayed, but the awards season is finally in full swing, well almost. And this weekend the 74th BAFTA Film Awards will manage to be the newest addition to this year’s few award ceremonies.

Ang Lee is to be awarded the BAFTA Fellowship, the British Academy's highest honor. The pioneering auteur —a multiple BAFTA winner and known for films such as The Wedding Banquet, Sense and Sensibility, Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, Brokeback Mountain and Life of Pi —will be bestowed wit the accolade at the BAFTA film awards on Sunday, April 11.

Dominic Cooper as English spy Fielding Scott. And ET has the exclusive first look at the trailer for the six-episode series premiering on the service in April.Set in 1960s Berlin, Germany, the Cold War series follows Scott after he’s sent on a mission to find out who is behind a leak of vital security intel belonging to the Americans, British and French.