BAFTA

Passion Pictures, the production company behind some of the most highly-acclaimed documentaries of recent years including BAFTA-nominated films Listen to Me Marlon and Project Nim and BAFTA winners Searching for Sugarman and The Imposter, offer insight on factual filmmaking and discuss how a range of craft disciplines work together to create a successful documentary.

Award-winning Australian director Justin Kurzel discusses his filmic influences, unpicks the challenges he's faced and offers advice for emerging filmmakers.

Kurzel started his career as a theatre designer before directing his critically-acclaimed first feature Snowtown. Last year, his adaptation of Macbeth starring Michael Fassbender and Marion Cotillard was nominated for the Palme D’Or at Cannes Film Festival. This year will see the release of his most recent project, the much-anticipated adaptation of blockbuster game franchise Assassin’s Creed.

If you are interested in hearing more from BAFTA-winning directors, check out BAFTA's archive of David Lean Lectures, our web series 'On Directing' or hear our annual Games Lecture from Jade Raymond the co-creator of the game that inspired Justin's next film, Asassin's Creed.

Award-winning Australian director Justin Kurzel discusses his filmic influences, unpicks the challenges he's faced and offers advice for emerging filmmakers.

Kurzel started his career as a theatre designer before directing his critically-acclaimed first feature Snowtown. Last year, his adaptation of Macbeth starring Michael Fassbender and Marion Cotillard was nominated for the Palme D’Or at Cannes Film Festival. This year will see the release of his most recent project, the much-anticipated adaptation of blockbuster game franchise Assassin’s Creed.

If you are interested in hearing more from BAFTA-winning directors, check out BAFTA's archive of David Lean Lectures, our web series 'On Directing' or hear our annual Games Lecture from Jade Raymond the co-creator of the game that inspired Justin's next film, Asassin's Creed.

Kenton Allen, BAFTA-winning comedy producer (Rev, The Royle Family, Him & Her) and CEO of Big Talk Productions, talks candidly about his career, reflecting on his turning points and what he’s learnt as well as sharing his views of the industry and offering advice for navigating a career in TV, in conversation with Andrew Collins.

Kenton Allen, BAFTA-winning comedy producer (Rev, The Royle Family, Him & Her) and CEO of Big Talk Productions, talks candidly about his career, reflecting on his turning points and what he’s learnt as well as sharing his views of the industry and offering advice for navigating a career in TV, in conversation with Andrew Collins.

Tommy Palm, Co‐founder, CEO and VR Guru at Resolution Games, offers an insight into his career journey, from starting out from scratch with a tiny studio to leading one of the most successful games of recent times, in conversation with Julia Hardy.

Best known for shepherding Candy Crush Saga to mobile, Palm began programming games for the Commodore 64 before founding Resolution Games, a development studio with an eye on virtual reality.

If you want to hear more inspiration from leading figures in games, listen to our annual Games lectures from co-creator of Assasin's Creed Jade Raymond in 2015 and creator of Metal Gear Hideo Kojima in 2014 at: soundcloud.com/bafta/jade-raymond-games-lecture-2015

Tommy Palm, Co‐founder, CEO and VR Guru at Resolution Games, offers an insight into his career journey, from starting out from scratch with a tiny studio to leading one of the most successful games of recent times, in conversation with Julia Hardy.

Best known for shepherding Candy Crush Saga to mobile, Palm began programming games for the Commodore 64 before founding Resolution Games, a development studio with an eye on virtual reality.

If you want to hear more inspiration from leading figures in games, listen to our annual Games lectures from co-creator of Assasin's Creed Jade Raymond in 2015 and creator of Metal Gear Hideo Kojima in 2014 at: soundcloud.com/bafta/jade-raymond-games-lecture-2015

An in-depth conversation with Golden Globe and Grammy-nominated composer Clint Mansell whose career has spanned over 18 years and over 45 credits. A chance introduction to Darren Aronofsky led Mansell from his music career as as the front man of British band Pop Will Eat Itself to his film score debut, Pi. This director-composer union continued with Requiem for a Dream, The Fountain, Black Swan and Noah. Clint’s recent credits include Ben Wheatley's High Rise.

An in-depth conversation with Golden Globe and Grammy-nominated composer Clint Mansell whose career has spanned over 18 years and over 45 credits. A chance introduction to Darren Aronofsky led Mansell from his music career as as the front man of British band Pop Will Eat Itself to his film score debut, Pi. This director-composer union continued with Requiem for a Dream, The Fountain, Black Swan and Noah. Clint’s recent credits include Ben Wheatley's High Rise.

Actor Anna Friel, BAFTA-nominated writer Hans Rosenfeldt (The Bridge) and executive producers Nicola Larder and Buccaneer Media’s founder Tony Wood discuss the making of ITV's eight part crime-noir detective series Marcella, in conversation with Radio Times editor Ben Preston.

Friel plays Marcella Backland, a detective rebooting her career in the Murder Squad of the Metropolitan Police after a 7 year maternity break.