BAFTA: Weekly News

Each year a selection of LGBTQ+ identified filmmakers who want to keep developing their careers in film are supported as part of the BFI NETWORK @ Flare mentorship programme in partnership with BAFTA. This year’s BAFTA mentors are Olivier Kaempfer, Lucy Cohen, John Cameron Mitchell, Wayne Yip and Mary Burke, who will share with the filmmakers their industry knowledge, professional connections, passion for cinema and an overview of LGBTQ+ features entering the marketplace.

Our ‘Gift of the Academy’ scheme offers complimentary room hire at BAFTA 195 Piccadilly to charities connected to film, games, and television whose events directly support our mission. Apply by 6 July for bookings through to June 2019.​

This week, we’re in Shanghai, China, as we continue our programme to build cross-cultural collaborative opportunities between our countries. Producer Dionne Walker and writer/actor Sarah Quintrell have flown over from the UK and will be our special guests at a VIP afternoon tea at the Shanghai International Film Festival this evening, hosted in conjunction with the British Council. The pair have been attending numerous festival events over the course of the week, meeting leading figures from the Chinese film industry and being matched with peer mentors from China.