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The Finale of the recent BAFTA Tribute to Sir Anthony Havelock Allan created an awestruck audience in the Princess Anne Theatre. This was because a clip from the last film ever produced by Sir Anthony, Ryan's Daughter (1970, directed by David Lean), was presented on 70 mm film. This was a 'first' for
BAFTA and, sadly, unlikely to ever be repeated. As one of the BAFTA crew was heard to say on the night, "It was so sharp, you could cut your fingers on it."
Photo l-r: Dion Hanson (CineMan), Sir Sydney Samuelson (Tribute Producer), Keith Jordan (BAFTA), Richard Huhndorf (Warner Bros) and Nigel Wolland (Odeon Cinemas)
Great British talent from both sides of the camera, and spanning several generations, featured prominent- ly in the New Year’s Honours List.
Doyenne of stage and screen, actress Joan Plowright, who already has the title of Lady Olivier, was created a Dame Commander “for services to drama.”
Simon Relph, former chair of BAFTA and a producer for more than 20 years, headed a trio of CBEs including, coincidentally, a couple of BAFTA winners - com- poser-musician Eric Clapton and director Stephen Daldry.
Virginia McKenna, who starred in films like Born Free and Carve
Her Name With Pride, received an OBE along with Penelope Wilton – most recently in Calendar Girls – prolific actor Pete Postlethwaite, comedian Roy Hudd and Who Wants To Be A Millionaire? presen- ter Chris Tarrant.
Debbie Wiseman, composer of more than 150 scores for film and TV such Wilde, Tom & Viv, Warriors, The Project, The Secret Life Of Samuel Pepys and Othello, was created an MBE as was senior ITN news cameraman, Phillip Bye.
Photos l-r: Debbie Wiseman and Simon Relph
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