BAFTA Tweaks Eligibility Rules for Pandemic-Impacted 2021 Films Awards

Andreas Wiseman International EditorThe British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) today confirmed that both the British Academy Cymru Awards and British Academy Scotland Awards will go ahead in 2020.Both ceremonies will be held, with more details on format set to be announced later this year, taking into consideration UK government restrictions due to the Covid-19 pandemic.BAFTA’s Cymru Awards will take place in October 2020, with nominations and further details on the format of the

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Following the Academy’s decision to delay next year’s Oscars by two months, from February 28 to April 25 2021, BAFTA has moved their ceremony from February 14 to April 11, 2021.BAFTA have rescheduled the ceremony in order to extend their eligibility period in light of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.

© Getty The British Academy Film Awards, otherwise known as the BAFTAs, have been postponed by two months.Originally set to run on 14 February 2021, the BAFTAs ceremony will now take place on 11 April 2021.The move was announced by BAFTA hours after Academy Awards producers opted to push next year's Oscars to 25 April 2021 - the latest date in the year the prizegiving has ever been held. Traditionally the BAFTAs are celebrated two weeks before the Oscars and are viewed by many as a forerunner

Andreas Wiseman International EditorIn step with the Oscars, BAFTA has announced temporary changes to its film eligibility rules for the 2021 awards. Scroll down for the full list of changes.The changes are in response to COVID-19 and the lack of theatrical releases with most UK cinemas still closed.

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Tim Dams British Academy of Film and Television Arts chair Krishnendu Majumdar has addressed the killing of George Floyd and the lack of diversity in BAFTA’s nominations process in his first communication with members since being appointed last week.In a powerful letter to BAFTA members, Majumdar said: “It is no longer acceptable to be just non-racist: BAFTA must be unequivocally and actively anti-racist.

Tom Grater International Film ReporterKrishnendu Majumdar, the newly-appointed chair of UK awards body BAFTA, has sent a letter to the org’s membership addressing the killing of George Floyd and the voting org’s record on diversity.In the letter, he expresses solitary for the Black Lives Matter protests that have sprung up around the globe since Floyd’s death, and vows that the organization will do better after the hefty criticism it received over its record on diversity following the

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By Tim Dams