BAFTA Awards Extend VOD Release Eligibility "Until Further Notice"

Naman Ramachandran “No Time to Die” filmmaker Cary Fukunaga and “The Handmaid’s Tale” director Amma Asante are among the jurors for this year’s British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) Breakthrough initiative, supported by Netflix.​Previously known as Breakthrough Brits, the initiative shines a spotlight on emerging talent and has been running in the U.K. since 2013 and in China since 2019.

Tom Grater International Film ReporterBAFTA has unveiled the jurors for its Breakthrough initiative, the talent showcase that from this year is expanding to include participants from the U.S., China and India.The UK and U.S. selectees will be unveiled on November 16, with applications opening for India and China later this year.

coronavirus pandemic.The shutdown of the live music industry has hit the sector hard in 2020, with warnings of potential bankruptcies and long-term industry damage being repeatedly made.

Just two weeks after BAFTA announced a series of sweeping changes to its film awards rules following a major seven-month internal review, the British Academy has done the same for TV.

Jake Kanter International TV EditorBBC One has commissioned a high-profile TV drama on the infamous British sexual predator Jimmy Savile, who terrorized his victims in the corridors and dressing rooms of the British broadcaster.ITV Studios’ BAFTA-winning true-crime specialist Jeff Pope is overseeing the project, which has the working title The Reckoning.

Dr Hilary Jones may be on cloud nine following news he has been awarded an MBE in the Queen's Birthday Honours, but it seems his amazing achievement has been somewhat tainted.Exclusive: Lorraine Kelly shares reaction after being honoured by the QueenAppearing on Monday's Good Morning Britain, the medical expert confessed he has been subjected to some comments from "a lot of trolls".

Chris Willman Music WriterSam Smith and Normani’s “Dancing With a Stranger” was named song of the year in the results for the BMI London Awards, announced online Monday in lieu of a ceremony. The kudos honor the most-performed songs of the year in the U.S.

HELLO! is delighted to announce that our third annual Star Women Awards will be taking place this year, when we will celebrate some of Britain's most inspirational women at a very special and unique ceremony.Star Women 2020 will this year be a digital event, and we will be expanding on last year's emotional stories of hope, community and inspiration by recognising six very worthy women who have all shown incredible selflessness and a desire to help others. WATCH Last year's moving Star Women

Janet W. Lee British Academy of Film and Television Arts announced this year’s recipients of financial aid to support studies in film, television and games.The 26 awardees include the first-ever recipient of the Fulbright-BAFTA scholarship, Lily Freeston, who will pursue an MFA in documentary filmmaking at Northwestern University.

Dua Lipa, The Weeknd, Michael Kiwanuka and Beyoncé lead the nominations for this year's UK music video awards. 

Academy Awards in 2024. Best picture nominees will have to meet specific requirements addressing gender, sexual orientation, race, ethnicity and disability in front of and behind the camera in order to qualify.The American Academy’s diversity and inclusion standards were inspired by similar efforts by the British Film Institute, which supports and helps fund U.K.

Britain’s film academy is shaking up its membership and its awards voting rules in a review prompted by the glaring lack of diversity in the nominations.

Jake Kanter International TV EditorHappy Friday and welcome to the latest edition of International Insider. Jake Kanter here, bringing you everything that’s worth knowing about the past week in global film and TV.Déjà vu: If there was any lingering optimism that the UK could avoid a second wave of coronavirus, events this week will surely have washed away these hopes.

Manori Ravindran International EditorA major awards overhaul by the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) is being heralded by the U.K. industry as a “bold plan” that may finally spark enduring change.In an interview with Variety, BAFTA chair Krishnendu Majumdar described the new rules as a “wholesale cultural change” that has been in the works for seven months.

The British Academy has announced more than 120 significant and wide-ranging changes across its voting, membership and campaigning process aimed at addressing the lack of diversity in the BAFTA Awards.