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BAFTA East Coast
afta East Coast and Thirteen/WNET held a special event at Thirteen’s studios in New York for Allies At War to be shown on PBS this Spring. The series, produced by 3BM TV for WNET and the BBC, is about Roosevelt, Churchill and De Gaulle and their private and per- sonal battles behind the public show of unity. After the screening of an edited highlight reel BAFTA
members enjoyed a Q&A. Seen here from left to right are: Curtis Roosevelt, FDR’s grandson who appears in the programme; Ward Chamberlin, VP of Thirteen/WNET who also did the voice for FDR in the film and Stephen Segaller, Director of News and Public Affairs at WNET.
For further information call Gillian Rose on (914) 238 2137 in New York.
BAFTA LA Honours JOo h n S c h l e s i n g e r
scar-winning British director John Schlesinger, who recently suffered a stroke,
was given a Lifetime Achievement Award by BAFTA LA in May.
Hosted by critic Leonard Maltin at the American Cinematheque’s Egyptian Theatre, it was a glittering event with personal tributes from Sally Field, Melanie Griffith, Conrad Hall, Jerome Hellman, Dustin Hoffman, Robert Loggia, David
Picker, Scott Rudin, Steven Soderbergh, Brenda Vaccaro and Jon Voight.
Clips from various Schlesinger films were shown including Midnight Cowboy, Marathon Man and Far From The Madding Crowd.
In addition there were taped contributions from Alan Bates, Alan Bennett, Francis Ford Coppola, Sir Tom Courtenay, Placido Domingo, Robert Evans, Sir Peter Hall, Richard Gere, Sir Ian McKellen, Lynn Redgrave, Vanessa
R e d g r a v e , P r u n e l l a S c a l e s , M a r t i n Sheen and Bryan Singer.
Perhaps the most moving moment of the prestigious tribute to a remarkable filmmaker – who was named a BAFTA Fellow in 1996 – was Schlesinger’s own speech which was read out by Dustin Hoffman.
Photo above: Dustin Hoffman reading out John Schlesinger’s speech at BAFTA LA’s Lifetime Achievement Award Ceremony
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