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	British Academy of Film and Television Arts - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		BAFTA was founded in 1947 as The British Film Academy, by David Lean, Alexander Korda, Carol Reed, Charles Laughton and others.
		In 1958, the Academy merged with The Guild of Television Producers and Directors to form The Society of Film and Television, which eventually became The British Academy of Film and Television Arts in 1976.
		The Academy's trophies are in the form of a theatrical mask designed by American sculptor Mitzi Cunliffe, which was commissioned by the Guild of Television Producers in 1955.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/BAFTA (892 words)

	MSN Encarta - Multimedia - British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) Film Awards
		UK film and television awards, presented annually for the previous year.
		The British Academy of Film and Television Arts was formed in 1959 as a result of the amalgamation of the British Film Academy (founded in 1948) and the Guild of Television Producers (founded in 1954).
		Film and television awards are presented for both production and performance categories.
	encarta.msn.com /media_701500922/British_Academy_of_Film_and_Television_Arts_(BAFTA)_Film_Awards.html (162 words)

	British Academy of Film and Television Arts
		BAFTA consists of approximately 3000 members in the United Kingdom with branches in Manchester, Scotland, Wales and Los Angeles.
		Televising of the Award Ceremony in Britain is a media event second only to that for the Oscars, and keeps BAFTA awards in the public eye.
		Television awards are primarily devoted to British television, although there is a category for the best programme not in English and for Best Foreign Television.
	www.museum.tv /archives/etv/B/htmlB/britishacade/britishacade.htm (754 words)

	British Academy of Film and Television Arts - One Language (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		BAFTA was founded in 1947 as The British Film Academy.
		In 1958, BFA incorporated the Guild of Television Producers and Directors in a merger to form the Society of Film and Television, which later became The British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) in 1976.
		The Academy's trophies are in the form of a theatrical mask designed by American sculptor Mitzi Cunliffe, commissioned by the Guild of Television Producers in 1955.
	www.onelang.com /encyclopedia/index.php/British_Academy_of_Film_and_Television_Arts (633 words)

	BAFTA EAST COAST
		The British Academy of Film and Television Arts, East Coast (BAFTA East Coast) was launched in February 1996 in New York City as the second affiliated organization of The British Academy in the United States.
		Now in its sixth successful year, BAFTA East Coast is a nonprofit membership organization providing a lively environment in which film and television professionals in New York can meet and exchange information and ideas about their sister industry in Britain.
		The organization continues the British Academy’s tradition of excellence by recognizing and promoting the achievements of the British film and television industry in New York and throughout the Eastern United States.
	www.baftaeastcoast.com (439 words)

	The Awards
		One of the principal functions of the British Academy of Film and Television Arts is to identify and reward excellence in the artforms of the moving image.
		Each Awards process varies, but the coveted BAFTA mask is awarded to individuals via combinations of membership votes, qualified industry chapters and specially selected juries comprising industry practitioners who have reached the pinnacle of their profession in a variety of disciplines.
		The BAFTA mask is regarded as the most coveted award among industry practitioners working in all artforms of the moving image.
	www.bafta.org /site/page3.html (205 words)

	Professor-Student Duo Portray Coexistence of Tradition and Modernity in India in 'Monsoon Wedding'
		While the film is centered around preparations for the arranged marriage of Aditi Verma to a young Indian man who lives in Texas, one of the storylines involves a cousin who notices a male family member taking an interest in a young girl.
		Throughout the film Western influences on modern India are demonstrated: the bride's mother occasionally sneaks into the bathroom to smoke a cigarette; her father is an avid golfer, and her younger brother watches television programs on the Indian Food Network.
		Not only has the Columbia film program taught her the basics as well as the intricacies of filmmaking, but Dhawan is also pleased that she had the opportunity to work with so many talented people, both students and faculty.
	www.columbia.edu /cu/news/02/02/monsoon_wedding.html (1169 words)

	BBC America - Baftas Faq (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		These are the awards of The British Academy of Film and Television Arts, presented annually to those who have made an outstanding contribution to the film, television, and interactive entertainment industry during the past year.
		The British Academy of Film and Television Arts is the leading organization for film, television, and interactive entertainment, and its mission is to promote, support, and reward excellence in those areas.
		To be a member of the Academy, applicants must be able to demonstrate a significant professional contribution to their relevant field and have at least three years experience in that industry.
	www.bbcamerica.com /genre/movies_specials/baftas/baftas_faq.jsp (454 words)

	BAFTA/LA - British Academy of Film and Television Arts Los Angeles
		BAFTA first nominated Taylor in 1959 for Cat On A Hot Tin Roof, with subsequent nods for Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?, for which she won, and The Taming of the Shrew.
		British born Mike Newell began his career in television, directing over forty television movies and eleven series as well as documentaries and specials for the small screen.
		The Academy of Television Arts and Sciences was founded in 1946 just one month after network television was born in the United States.It is a non-profit organization devoted to the advancement of telecommunications arts and sciences and to fostering creative leadership in the telecommunications industry.
	www.baftala.org /press?&SID=e03b6f4b44fb0be1113b95ab7b5dd67f (3891 words)

	CNN.com - 'Lord of the Rings' casts BAFTA spell - February 25, 2002
		Among the films it beat was the British-made "Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone" (known as "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone" in the U.S.), which came away empty-handed despite eight nominations at the British version of the Oscars.
		Dame Judi Dench landed her eighth British Academy title, just months after she was given a BAFTA fellowship, winning the best actress prize for her performance in Iris.
		BAFTA chairman Simon Relph said Beatty was one of the most versatile and gifted filmmakers.
	edition.cnn.com /2002/SHOWBIZ/Movies/02/24/baftas (654 words)

	Academy of Television Arts & Sciences
		The Academy of Television Arts and Sciences was founded in 1946 just one month after network television was born.
		It is a non-profit organization devoted to the advancement of telecommunications arts and sciences and to fostering creative leadership in the telecommunications industry.
		The British Academy of Film and Television Arts/Los Angeles (BAFTA/LA) is a professional, independent, non-profit organization founded in 1987, which operates as an affiliate of BAFTA, headquartered in London.
	www.emmys.org /news/2005/august/rel_ptemmys_teaparty.php (634 words)

	DaVinci: Adult> Arts> Television
		The National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences saluted her with the Silver Circle Award in 2001.
		a drama-speech school; a studio theater and television studios; a music building with a recital hall and a music school; and a visual arts building with an art...
		However, it states that several Arts courses ?tend not to be job-oriented, and this makes it harder on the...
	www.bluegrassdavinci.com /ODP/Adult/Arts/Television (317 words)

	IMDb: British Academy Awards (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		The British Film Academy was formed on 16th April 1947 in a hotel room at the Hyde Park Hotel by a group of the most eminent men in British film, under the chairmanship of David Lean.
		In 1958 the British Film Academy merged with the Guild of Television Producers and Directors to form the Society of Film and Television Arts.
		In 1976, the Academy was renamed the British Academy of Film and Television Arts.
	us.imdb.com /Sections/Awards/British_Academy_Awards (176 words)

	Film
		This year's Orange British Academy Film Awards will be held at the Odeon Leicester Square on Sunday 19 February 2006.
		The Academy's Film Awards began in 1947 and have always been an international event.
		In 2001, the Film Awards were moved prior to the Oscars, a move that has been widely praised by the film industry.
	www.bafta.org /site/page17.html (151 words)

	Film and television - Arts and culture - British Council - Azerbaijan
		Film and television - Arts and culture - British Council - Azerbaijan
		Our Film and Television Department aims to broaden and build international audiences for new work from Britain: principally but not exclusively in film, which has less well developed distribution systems than the television industry.
		Visit the British Film Institute (BFI) site for a host of film information including: a list of films currently showing in the UK; film facts; advice for filmakers; details on the bfi's film archive; education news; and the online edtion of the BFI's monthly film magazine, Sight and Sound.
	www.britishcouncil.org /azerbaijan-arts-films.htm (253 words)

	Mad dash to send out films to awards voters
		The academy imposed the ban in September, saying the screeners were a major source of bootleg copies of movies.
		The films of smaller and independent studios are also sent out by the major studios, and the indies argued that the ban damaged their chances of being seen by critics and the voters for awards.
		The Los Angeles Film Critics Association and the Chicago Film Critics Association had canceled their annual awards because of the screener ban, but it was unclear whether the groups would now change their plans again.
	www.sfgate.com /cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/chronicle/archive/2003/12/10/DDGHU3J4201.DTL&type=movies (861 words)

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		Major Awards: 1970 - Received OBE (Order of the British Empire.) 1981 — Won British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) award for her performance in A Fine Romance.
		Appeared in Kenneth Branagh’s 1988 film Henry V. In 1995, she made her first appearance as M in the James Bond movie Goldeneye.
		She was supposed to be in the film Vile Bodies, directed by Stephen Fry, but her involvement in this is questionable at this time.
	www.will.uiuc.edu /tv/britcoms/bbcfiles/gettoknow/gettoknowdench.doc (656 words)

	Welcome to the Third European Psychoanalytic Film Festival EPFF3
		Film historian Ian Christie and Helen Taylor Robinson then introduced the screening of two powerful Czeck animation shorts by Jan Svenkmajer, a world master of this medium.
		For those of you interested in film and psychoanalysis there is a growing bibliography on the site, which already is one of the most comprehensive of its kind.
		Both classic and contemporary films are presented and analysed by a variety of authors, including leading cinema historians and theorists, and psychoanalysts with a specific expertise in the interpretation of films, as well as the filmmakers themselves.
	www.psychoanalysis.org.uk /epff3 (574 words)

	ELSPA: The Entertainment and Leisure Software Publishers Association (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		EIGF04 is delighted to announce the support of the British Academy of Film and Television Arts for this year’s festival with the launch of the first ever BAFTA New Talent Award, recognising notable creative innovation, technical excellence and production achievements on an individual basis in the field of interactive entertainment.
		Grant Dean, chairman of the BAFTA Interactive Committee commented: “The British Academy has a rich history going back almost 60 years, and this new award highlights the British Academy's continuing mission to recognise and celebrate excellence in an industry that continues to push the boundaries of innovation, technology and design.
		The British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) is the UK's leading organisation dedicated to the promotion of excellence in the film, television and interactive industries.
	www.elspa.com /about/pr/pr.asp?mode=view&t=1&id=436&ref=home (816 words)

	BBC NEWS \| Entertainment \| Film \| Sir John Mills gets Bafta honour
		The 94-year-old veteran received a Bafta fellowship, the highest accolade bestowed by the academy.
		His long film career began in the 1930s, with films such as The Midshipmaid in 1932 and OHMS in 1937.
		A veteran of more than 100 films, he won an Oscar in 1971 for Ryan's Daughter and was knighted in 1976 for his services to film.
	news.bbc.co.uk /1/hi/2532215.stm (387 words)

	British Film (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		British film resources, training, schools, film and video festivals, films now showing, search engine.
		A guide to British films, cinema and theatre work, it includes biographies of the best English stage and screen actors and actresses.
		A collection of film theory articles and essays relating to the first 100 years of British film.
	www.zeroland.co.nz /film_british.html (313 words)

	'Lord of the Rings' tops U.K. awards :: Hollywood.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		HOLLYWOOD - The British Academy of Film and Television Arts bestowed its top honors Sunday on Peter Jackson's fantasy epic Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring, which took home five BAFTA awards, including best film and best director for Jackson.
		The Academy Fellowship, BAFTA's highest honor, was awarded to actor-director-producer Warren Beatty, who told the audience that he made his first film in England in 1961--when his wife, actress Annette Bening, was 3.
		BAFTA is considered Britain's leading organization for film, television and interactive entertainment.
	www.hollywood.com /news/detail/article/1105463 (372 words)

	TheOneRing.net™ \| Scrapbook \| British Academy Film Awards 2005
		Australian actress Cate Blanchett arrives at the BAFTA (British Academy of Film and Television Arts) awards at the Odeon Leicester Square cinema in London February 12, 2005.
		This image is part of the group British Academy Film Awards 2005.
		Copyrights and trademarks for the books, films, articles, and other promotional materials are held by their respective owners and their use is allowed under the fair use clause of the Copyright Law.
	www.theonering.net /scrapbook/view/15288?g=1 (176 words)

	BBC News \| UK \| Stars shine for British film awards
		Set up in 1947, the British Academy of Film and Television Arts has run a combined awards festival, for big and small screen, for the past 50 years.
		But Bafta is traditionally more sympathetic to home-grown products and this year the British-made comedy, The Full Monty, is expected to do well from its 11 nominations.
		One note of discord is the fact that last year's biggest-grossing British film, Bean, remains absent from the nomination list drawn up by Bafta's 3,000 members.
	news.bbc.co.uk /hi/english/uk/newsid_79000/79964.stm (461 words)

	Contact BAFTA East Coast (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Michael Grade said ”BAFTA remains the only forum in British media life where film and television rivalries are put aside in the common pursuit of recognising creative excellence.
		In 1981 he became President of Embassy Television in the United States, after which he moved to BBC ONE in 1984 to become its Controller, then 2 years later became the BBC’s Director of Programmes.
		In 1988, he moved to Channel 4 as Chief Executive, where he put the channel on a secure financial footing and oversaw a growth in its share of viewers.
	www.baftaeastcoast.com /baftaeastcoast/press2004/Grade_Succeeds_Puttnam.htm (418 words)

	BUBL LINK: Television
		Film and television music publication with current industry news and articles.
		Founded in 1983 and located in Bradford, the National Museum of Photography, Film and Television is part of the National Museum of Science and Industry (NMSI).
		Outlines the holdings of the television history archive at the Syracuse University Library, which includes accounts from the founding members of the industry, scripts, and video recordings of popular television shows from the past.
	bubl.ac.uk /link/t/television.htm (968 words)

	"Brokeback Mountain" gets 9 BAFTA nods -- Queer Lesbian Gay News -- Gay.com
		The critically acclaimed film "Brokeback Mountain" has been nominated for nine BAFTA awards -- the British version of the Oscars -- after winning four awards at the Golden Globes earlier this week.
		The nominations, from the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA), were announced Thursday.
		The film "The Constant Gardener" received the highest number of nominations with 10, followed by "Brokeback Mountain" and "Crash," with nine each.
	www.gay.com /news/article.html?2006/01/19/3 (370 words)

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