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THE MEMBERSHIP SYDNEY POLLACK KIM PEAT MICHAEL APTED ANN BOOTH EDWARD KATZ SYLVIA ANDERSON JESSE MARTINDALE
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CALLING ALL MEMBERS
Anew millennium and a fresh look for the BAFTA Events Programme. Starting in March will be a new strand enti- tled An Independent View. This will consist of regular profiles of
the UK’s leading independent production companies, looking behind the scenes at their work and their plans for the future. There are also many other excit- ing events lined up over the next few months, including star-stud- ded screenings, management masterclasses and a celebratory screening of the BAFTA-nominat- ed short films. We continue our series of Interactive Entertainment events and the Academy’s relationship with Kodak continues to flourish with another of the successful Short Film Showcases. If you have never been to a BAFTA Event, read on and learn about just some of what’s on offer:
FROM PROMO TO FEATURE In a special collaboration,
BAFTA and the Directors Guild
of Great Britain present an event focusing on the work of directors whose works encom- pass feature films as well as pop promos and/or commercials. In From Promo to Feature, a knowl- edgeable panel will share their skills and expertise in a discus- sion to celebrate the craft and achievements of directors. We will be showing clips from the panellist’s body of work and the discussion/debate will centre on
to what extent the promo worlds are considered training grounds for features, or are they simply considered art forms in their own right. Why do directors choose to work in both mediums, or why do they only work in one? Are there certain techniques that are transferable between the two different products? We will explore these issues and more, and the presentations will be fol- lowed by a question and answer session with the audience. We also hope to continue the discus- sion in the bar afterwards with a sponsored drinks reception - but this had not been confirmed as we went to press.
SHORT FILM SHOWCASE
Our Interactive focus will continue as usual with an event in both February and March - look out for further details in the Events Programme. At the end of this month, there’s the Kodak Short Film Showcase, continuing BAFTA’s long-standing associa- tion with the initiative that sup- ports new talent. The Showcase is designed to provide an oppor- tunity to screen the work of emerging film makers, and we hope that this choice of previ- ously unscreened prints will demonstrate a cross section of new industry talent. Audience members can consider their opinion over drinks and canapés in the club bars afterwards, kindly supplied by Kodak. The last Showcase in October had eight films of exceptionally high standard, providing a much- needed platform for the grateful and talented new directors. An equally auspicious occasion is anticipated this time round.
TV SCREENINGS
The next couple of months see our successful strand of television screenings of LWT’s Bob Martin, starring Michael Barrymore in his first major acting role and the BBC’s remake of Randall & Hopkirk (Deceased) with Vic Reeves and
Bob Mortimer in the title roles. Michael Barrymore and writ- ers/producers Jeff Pope and Bob Mills will be participating in the discussion after Bob Martin and Vic Reeves, Bob Mortimer and Emilia Fox will grace the BAFTA stage following Randall & Randall & Hopkirk (Deceased). This provides the perfect oppor- tunity to put your questions to them and hear their behind-the- scenes anecdotes.
AN INDEPENDENT VIEW What better way to launch our new strand An
Independent View in March than with a profile of Hat Trick Productions. Hat Trick was the winner of the Alan Clarke Award for Outstanding Creative
Contribution to Television at last year’s BAFTA Awards cere- mony and its phenomenal suc-
cess is a source of inspiration to many. The innovation and high- calibre of programmes such as Have I Got News For You, Father Ted, Drop The Dead Donkey and Whose Line Is it Anyway? pro- vide a benchmark for comedy and light entertainment within the television industry. At this special event, the key figures behind the rise and rise of Hat Trick, Denise O’Donoghue and Jimmy Mulville, talk about “the secret of their success”. How do they come up with the ideas that provide the vanguard for a whole new wave of light enter- tainment? Where do they find the talent to realise the con- cept? What are the priorities for Hat Trick in the future? The evening will be illustrated with clips from their productions and the audience will have the opportunity to ask questions.
The evening will be chaired by Michael Attwell who serves on the BAFTA Television Committee.
SHORTS & ANIMATION EVENING
Towards the end of March we once again hold our BAFTA Shorts and Animation Evening when we screen all the short films and animated films that have been nominated for a BAFTA at this year’s Award Ceremony. There is a special dif- ference to the evening this year, in that we are offering BAFTA members an opportunity to see
some short animated films pro- duced by NFTS students prior to the nominated screenings. A nice way of comparing the talent of the future with the success stories of today! The two sets of screenings will sandwich a drinks reception, giving the young film makers an opportuni- ty to mix with accomplished industry professionals.
THE TELEVISION CRAFT AWARDS
Abrand new Television Craft Awards ceremony has been set for April 30 at 195, Piccadilly. The 11 categories will include costume design, make- up and hair, photography, sound and original television music. At a time when more TV pro- grammes than ever before are in production to meet constantly
accelerating world demand, BAFTA has decided that Craft can no longer be sufficiently honoured as merely part of the Television Awards ceremony. According to Hilary Bevan-Jones of the BAFTA Craft Awards Committee: “A full blown self-con- tained event at a time of expan- sion was, we felt, the only way to wholesome tribute to the tremen- dous pool of UK craft skills in demand around the world.”
NOW LOOK AT WHAT YOU MISSED!
In November the popular Management Masterclass strand continued its cable and satellite season with Adam Singer, the chairman and chief executive of Flextech plc, one of the fastest growing media groups in Europe today. In this masterclass, Mathew Horsman (media ana- lyst, Investec Henderson
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