by Ben Mapp
The BAFTA’s learning and events team have given information regarding their activities this June. For those who don’t know, they describe this programme as offering unique access of those interested to some of the world’s greatest talent through masterclasses, lectures, workshops, scholarships and mentoring schemes, with a range from a series of age groups.
The BAFTA’s learning and events team have given information regarding their activities this June. For those who don’t know, they describe this programme as offering unique access of those interested to some of the world’s greatest talent through masterclasses, lectures, workshops, scholarships and mentoring schemes, with a range from a series of age groups.
Next month’s highlights include a BAFTA Craft Masterclass on Strictly Come Dancing on the 9th June in London, a BAFTA Children’s Question Time taking place on the 18th June at Media City in Salford as well as a BAFTA tribute of cinematographer Ossie Morris – who passed away earlier this year – on the 23rd June (also in London).
The 4th of June will see a showcase of films, television shows, games and websites take place, all of which were nominees in last year’s BAFTA Children’s Awards, hosted by Ben Shires and Katie Thistleton. On the 5th June BAFTA Scotland will be presenting a guide to pitching entitled ‘Pitching Perfect’, which is one of the most required skills to succeed in a competitive television industry, at the Mercure Hotel in Inverness. Gregor Sharp of the BBC, Harry Bell of Tern TV and Paul Murray of Matchlight will offer guidance and advice on the importance of pitching and how to do it effectively. Afterwards on the 8th, double-BAFTA nominated film-maker Olly Lambert will lead a Masterclass in Sheffield on the craft of documentary film-making. Lambert’s credits include Syria: Across the Lines and The Great Game (for which he won the BAFTA Scotland Documentary Series Award with Rory Stewart.
On the 11th June,there will also be a final screening of the films nominated in the British Short Film and British Short Animation categories at the EE British Academy Film Awards, to take place in Reading. For those in Manchester, or willing to travel there, a Masterclass entitled ‘Editing with Mark Sanger’ will take place at the Cornerhouse on the 14th June. Mark is a BAFTA-nominated and Oscar-nominated editor and visual effects editor who has worked on such films as Troy, Sweeney Todd, Alice in Wonderland, Children of Men and – most recently – the Oscar-winner Gravity. His class will offer advice on how to break into the industry and how to be an effective editor on a major motion picture.
The 4th of June will see a showcase of films, television shows, games and websites take place, all of which were nominees in last year’s BAFTA Children’s Awards, hosted by Ben Shires and Katie Thistleton. On the 5th June BAFTA Scotland will be presenting a guide to pitching entitled ‘Pitching Perfect’, which is one of the most required skills to succeed in a competitive television industry, at the Mercure Hotel in Inverness. Gregor Sharp of the BBC, Harry Bell of Tern TV and Paul Murray of Matchlight will offer guidance and advice on the importance of pitching and how to do it effectively. Afterwards on the 8th, double-BAFTA nominated film-maker Olly Lambert will lead a Masterclass in Sheffield on the craft of documentary film-making. Lambert’s credits include Syria: Across the Lines and The Great Game (for which he won the BAFTA Scotland Documentary Series Award with Rory Stewart.
On the 11th June,there will also be a final screening of the films nominated in the British Short Film and British Short Animation categories at the EE British Academy Film Awards, to take place in Reading. For those in Manchester, or willing to travel there, a Masterclass entitled ‘Editing with Mark Sanger’ will take place at the Cornerhouse on the 14th June. Mark is a BAFTA-nominated and Oscar-nominated editor and visual effects editor who has worked on such films as Troy, Sweeney Todd, Alice in Wonderland, Children of Men and – most recently – the Oscar-winner Gravity. His class will offer advice on how to break into the industry and how to be an effective editor on a major motion picture.
A TV Preview, followed by a Q&A session, will take place on the 16th June in regards to returning conspiracy thriller, Utopia. The first two episodes of the highly-anticipated second series will be shown, followed by a Q&A with writer Dennis Kelly, director Marc Munden, producer Bekki Wray-Rogers and members of the cast. Separately, Hamish Hamilton will lead a Masterclass on Multi Camera Directing on the 19th June, although the venue has yet to be confirmed. A BAFTA winner, Hamish has travelled far and wide during the making of his documentaries, concert films and award shows which have been described as ‘incredibly diverse’ and ‘richly innovative.’ He was also involved in the production of the opening and closing ceremonies of the 2012 London Olympic Games.
Finally, the 23rd June sees BAFTA Scotland host a session on composing music for both the big and silver screen in Edinburgh, featuring film composer Anne Nikitin (of The Imposter), and will be moderated by Score Draw’s Mark Gordon.
It was also announced that the BAFTA Albert Consortium, the industry body for environmental sustainability within television production, which is currently made up of ITV, Sky, BBC and Channel 4 amongst others, will be joined by newcomers Shed Media, NBCUniversal International Television Production and UKTV. The Consortium formed in 2011, and works to increase responsiveness of the environmental impact of the UK’s film production process. It oversees a number of innovative projects, including the ‘albert+’ certification. ‘albert+’ educates filmmakers on the problems and makes them aware of the green credentials of using the ‘albert+’ badge in their credits. This brings the amount of companies involved to a total of twelve.
“Pooling experience and resources are effective ways of addressing an industry issue, so we are delighted to welcome more companies to the Consortium.” – Kevin Price, Chief Operating Officer of BAFTA, said about it
Finally, the 23rd June sees BAFTA Scotland host a session on composing music for both the big and silver screen in Edinburgh, featuring film composer Anne Nikitin (of The Imposter), and will be moderated by Score Draw’s Mark Gordon.
It was also announced that the BAFTA Albert Consortium, the industry body for environmental sustainability within television production, which is currently made up of ITV, Sky, BBC and Channel 4 amongst others, will be joined by newcomers Shed Media, NBCUniversal International Television Production and UKTV. The Consortium formed in 2011, and works to increase responsiveness of the environmental impact of the UK’s film production process. It oversees a number of innovative projects, including the ‘albert+’ certification. ‘albert+’ educates filmmakers on the problems and makes them aware of the green credentials of using the ‘albert+’ badge in their credits. This brings the amount of companies involved to a total of twelve.
“Pooling experience and resources are effective ways of addressing an industry issue, so we are delighted to welcome more companies to the Consortium.” – Kevin Price, Chief Operating Officer of BAFTA, said about it
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