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EVENTSCALENDAR
EVENTSCALENDAR
CHAIRMAN’S
MESSAGE
Whilst there are many exciting prospects for the New Year, for the new Millennium indeed, the air is tinged with sad- ness because at the end of 2000 Her Royal Highness The Princess Royal stepped down from our Presidency. On behalf of the Trustees, Council and Members we thank her for the enlight- ened interest that she has taken in all our affairs and for the encouragement that she has given to so many of our nominees and award winners.
We look forward to three exciting award cere- monies in the first half of the year; the Film Awards, taking place just after this magazine is published, fol- lowed by the Television Craft in April and Television in May. Plans to continue the gradual refur- bishment of members spaces in the Academy continue and the prospects for a rich programme of events at 195 throughout 2001 are very good. ■
the commentary to dealing with commissioning editiors to the future of television.
To celebrate Wilcox at work, the Academy screened this Masterclass as the cen- trepiece to a special evening reflecting his skills as a pro- ducer, presenter, and men- tor. Bill Cotton, Alex McCall, Sir Sydney Samuelson and Esther Rantzen were amongst those on hand to share their memories of working with Desmond.
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FUNDING THE FEATURE Producer Amma Asante
pulled together a super
event talking about the possibilities for funding for
money to make films from a range of cultural back- grounds. The full audience was able to ask questions of the panellists after the for- mal discussion.
JANUARY 20
THE DAVID LEAN LECTURE Sydney Pollack inter-
viewed by Anthony
Minghella
Mark Shivas produced this major new event, which will take place bi-annually. Sydney Pollack flew over from America to talk to Anthony Minghella about his distinguished career as a director, producer, and actor. With the support of the David Lean Foundation,
UPCOMING EVENTS
FEBRUARY 28, 7.00 - 9.00PM
ONE LIFE STAND SCREENING AND DISCUSSION
BAFTA continues the
Patrolling the Margins
strand of events in partnership with the New Producer’s Alliance. These events look at the impact of new technologies on the film-making process, and the changes in perceptions and aesthetics engendered by digital film-making. The BAFTA Scotland New Talent multi-award-winner One Life Stand is a remarkable exam- ple of how this works. Writer and Director May Miles Thomas and Executive Producer Owen Thomas will be at the Academy to dis- cuss how they used new technologies to make the film, and how this affected and changed the product.
Please join us at BAFTA to see this groundbreaking film and have a chance to meet the film-makers. There will be time for the audience to ask questions after the screening. Event Produced by Kevin Dolan, NPA.
Our next event in this series will take place on March 27 so put the date in your diary.
MARCH 1
SHOWCASE WALES BAFTA Wales will take
over the Academy for
a day. For details, see BAFTA Cymru report on page 9.
MARCH 3
There will be a screening at the Academy in asso- ciation with the Italian Film Festival. More details to follow in the March events programme.
MARCH 13
CAPTAIN CORELLI’S MANDOLIN SCREENING AND DISCUSSION
ilm Education and BAFTA will host a pre-
view screening of
Captain Corelli’s Mandolin
followed by a Q & A session with the Director and/or Screenwriter of the film. ■
NEWS & EVENTS INFORMATION
Please call Amy Minyard or Juliet McCulloch on 020 7734 0022 or e-mail amym@bafta.org
julietm@bafta.org
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culturally diverse films. A panel including Robert Jones, Head of the Film Council’s Premiere Fund, Leslee Udwin, Producer of East is East, and Writer and Director Shakila Maan spoke about how to access the
BAFTA members enjoyed Roux’s wonderful food in the surroundings of the David Lean Room afterwards.
PHOTOS
FOR THE BAFTA PORTRAIT GALLERY
To all members – please continue to send us portrait photographs of yourselves so we may run them on the
BAFTA NEWS AND EVENTS CALENDAR
page in The BAFTA Portrait Gallery (above).
We will return them after use should you so desire.
Photos opposite page from top: Amy Minyard; Juliet McCulloch; Tom Hanks in Cast Away; AtomFilms’ famed Angry Kid, Bone; and above (l-r): Michael Ryan of IAC Holdings, Producer Stella Nwimo and Robert Jones of the Film Council at the Funding the Feature event
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