New premium drama channel BBC First will launch on Foxtel on August 3. The BBC Worldwide channel, which will showcase the very best new British dramas and comedies in one place for the first time, will launch with a special box set screening of the cinematic blockbuster The Musketeers. The box set will be followed by a preview of the first episode of BAFTA award winning Peaky Blinders, starring Cillian Murphy and Sam Neill, and the captivating single drama Burton and Taylor which … [Read more...] about BBC First to launch on Foxtel in August
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Netflix wins its first BAFTA TV award with “Breaking Bad”
Netflix won the Television award for Best International Programme with crime drama series Breaking Bad at the British Academy of Film and Television (BAFTA) in London on May 18. The Sony Pictures Television programme was shown exclusively on Netflix in the UK. This year’s awards marked the first time web-based broadcasters were eligible to enter due to a change in the rules. First-time nominee Sean Harris won Best Actor for his role in Southcliffe and detective … [Read more...] about Netflix wins its first BAFTA TV award with “Breaking Bad”
“The Act of Killing” wins BAFTA
The Act of Killing has won the Best Documentary prize at the 2014 BAFTA Film Awards. The film follows a group of former Indonesian death squad leaders as they reenact their 1965-66 mass killings of around one million suspected Communists for a fantasy film that includes classic Hollywood crime scenarios and lavish musical numbers. In his acceptance speech at the ceremony in London on February 16, director Joshua Oppenheimer said that the film “is helping to catalyse a change in how … [Read more...] about “The Act of Killing” wins BAFTA
IMG to distribute BAFTA programming worldwide
IMG Media, a division of IMG Worldwide, the global sports, fashion and media company, has signed a three-year deal with the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) to distribute programming of the organisation’s coveted award ceremonies. The deal, which begins in June 2014, will see IMG Media sell coverage of BAFTA’s four main events, led by the prestigious British Academy Film Awards. The other events are the British Academy Television Awards, the British Academy Games … [Read more...] about IMG to distribute BAFTA programming worldwide
BAFTA opens awards to online broadcasters
London - The British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) has announced that for the very first time, web-based broadcasters will be eligible to enter the British Academy Television Awards and the British Academy Television Craft Awards.BAFTA’s Chief Executive, Amanda Berry, said: “We continually strive to ensure our Awards remain relevant to the industry, as well as reflecting the trends among the viewing public. We’re in a golden era for storytelling and … [Read more...] about BAFTA opens awards to online broadcasters
MIPTV: ABC Commercial launches Lance Armstrong doc
Australian distributor ABC Commercial will launch the Lance Armstrong feature documentary King of Cheats (feature documentary, 1 x 90’ HD) at next week’s MIPTV. Combining the talents of BAFTA award winning director Alex Holmes (Dunkirk, House of Saddam) with the unique insight of ABC reporter Quentin McDermott, King of Cheats will bring a cinematic treatment to one of the greatest stories of the modern era. McDermott’s ground breaking investigative reporting of Lance … [Read more...] about MIPTV: ABC Commercial launches Lance Armstrong doc
