formerly Mad Cornish Projectionist.
The director of gritty British drama Blue Story has slammed BAFTA over the “lack of black faces” in this year’s nominations. The shortlist for the 2020 ceremony was announced this morning, and the critically-acclaimed movie failed to get a single … Continued
BAFTA caught up in diversity row once again – but is it really that surprising? 5 minute read Posted by Steven Sheehan Published 2 Days Ago BAFTA caught up in diversity row once again – but is it really that … Continued
Philip Knatchbull, CEO of leading UK arthouse exhibitor and distributor Curzon, has responded to Vue’s open letter to BAFTA in which the commercial chain criticized the organization for bestowing four movie prizes on Netflix’s “made for TV film” Roma. Scroll … Continued
Iain McColl initially thought it was a wind-up when he received a phone call telling him he was a BAFTA competition winner. Source: Meet the man who became a BAFTA competition winner by taking cinema where it had never gone … Continued
The cinema chain Cineworld has withdrawn its support from BAFTA, following wins for the streaming movie Roma at this year’s awards. Source: Cineworld withdraws its support from BAFTA over its policy on streaming movies
Cineworld joins Vue Cinemas in protesting about BAFTA giving Netflix’s Roma its top film prize. Source: Now Cineworld has withdrawn support from BAFTA following Roma’s awards success | Film Stories