First Fulbright-BAFTA Scholar, Financial Aid Recipients Announced

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.

© @Copyright HELLO! Hello! Magazine star has confirmed the arrival of his first child with girlfriend Stacey - a baby boy called Ronnie!The 30-year-old, who is of the popular baking show, confirmed the news in a series of Instagram posts, which he shared with followers on Thursday evening.

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.

Andreas Wiseman International EditorEXCLUSIVE: UK producer-financier Goldfinch has struck a first look deal with UK podcast creators Stakhanov, launching with missing bookie story 5 Dimes, which is being jointly optioned for production.The idea will be for Goldfinch to develop and produce TV series and narrative features and documentaries based on Stakhanov podcasts.

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.

Queen + Adam Lambert have beaten Blackpink to Number 1 on the UK’s Official Albums Chart this week, the Official Charts Company can confirm.

Married at First Sight returns to our screens tonight with one of its most emotional stories yet. Grab the hankies as the oldest people to take part in the show in the UK will walk up the aisle and meet each other for the first time.

Boris Johnson has pledged to help more young people in the UK to get on the property ladder for the first time.At present, many youngsters struggle to buy their own home - as a result of high deposits and high interest rates on mortgages.But now the PM has said he wants to see an end to this, and has pledged to turn “generation rent into generation buy” with long-term, fixed-rate mortgages of up to 95% of the value of a home for first-time buyers.The Prime Minister said the policy could lead to

The British Academy on Thursday published its extensive new rules governing eligibility for the 2021 BAFTA awards. Most of the 120 wide-ranging changes — which overhaul diversity requirements, alter the nomination process, and significantly expand BAFTA membership to include more people from under-represented groups — were previously announced and have been already beendiscussed in detail.

Lisa Snowdon has taken a look back on her successful career as she reveals some of her Famous Firsts with OK! The 48-year-old is best known for her former role as the presenter of Britain's Next Top Model.The TV host revealed in an exclusive video with OK! that her first time on air was when she was 14 years of age. After giving us a tour around her gorgeous home, Lisa sits down with us to speak about her first time on TV.

First Aid Kit have shared two covers of classic Scandinavian pop hit ‘Come Give Me Love’ – hear the duo’s versions below.The song, written by Ted Gärdestad and produced by Björn and Benny of ABBA, has been covered in both Swedish and English by Johanna and Klara Söderberg.The new cover has been released to support The Swedish Cancer Society.

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.