BAFTA

Prolific screenwriter James Schamus has collaborated extensively with filmmaker Ang Lee, penning scripts for Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, The Ice Storm, Lust, Caution and many more. He is also a successful producer, and during his time as CEO of Focus Features, helped bring The Constant Gardener, Lost In Translation and Dallas Buyers club to global audiences.

In the first lecture of the 2014 series, the 'renowned autodidact and multihyphenate' talked about being cynical of the screenwriter as artist, why Hollywood isn't making American movies any more, and why screenplays are '124 pages of begging for money and attention'. He then spoke to producer Tanya Seghatchian and answered questions from the audience.

Recorded at BFI Southbank on Thursday 18 September 2014.

Prolific screenwriter James Schamus has collaborated extensively with filmmaker Ang Lee, penning scripts for Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, The Ice Storm, Lust, Caution and many more. He is also a successful producer, and during his time as CEO of Focus Features, helped bring The Constant Gardener, Lost In Translation and Dallas Buyers club to global audiences.

In the first lecture of the 2014 series, the 'renowned autodidact and multihyphenate' talked about being cynical of the screenwriter as artist, why Hollywood isn't making American movies any more, and why screenplays are '124 pages of begging for money and attention'. He then spoke to producer Tanya Seghatchian and answered questions from the audience.

Recorded at BFI Southbank on Thursday 18 September 2014.

This month we're in Scotland, catching up with six comedy writers pitching their sitcom ideas as part of the BAFTA Rocliffe New Writing Forum. With guest host Genevieve Smith.

More information about the BAFTA Rocliffe New Writing Forum:

https://www.bafta.org/about/supporting-talent/rocliffe/

In this month's digest of BAFTA events, we dip into a session on casting featuring RADA's Edward Hicks, hear a BAFTA Scotland discussion about the impact a 'yes' vote would have on our screen industries + spend a few minutes with actor Brian Blessed who talks about starring in Who Do You Think You Are?

Hosted by Rhianna Dhillon.

The full audio from all events can be downloaded here:

Sargent Disc BAFTA Filmmakers' Market 2014

https://soundcloud.com/bafta/sets/sargent-disc-bafta-filmmakers

The Future of our Screen Industries if there is an Independent Scotland

https://soundcloud.com/bafta/guru-uncut-podcast-scotland-independence-screen-industries

Who Do You Think You Are? Q&A

https://soundcloud.com/bafta/who-do-you-think-you-are-brian-blessed-interview

Directors Mary Cranitch and Leo Burley are joined by participating actor Brian Blessed to discuss 10 years of BBC's popular Who Do You Think You Are?

Recorded at BAFTA 195 Piccadilly on 24 July 2014.

Directors Mary Cranitch and Leo Burley are joined by participating actor Brian Blessed to discuss 10 years of BBC's popular Who Do You Think You Are?

Recorded at BAFTA 195 Piccadilly on 24 July 2014.

Producer Jolyon Symonds, writer Danny Brocklehurst + actor/executive producer David Morrissey talk about their original BBC drama three-parter.

Recorded at BAFTA 195 Piccadilly on 28 July 2014.

This month we're peering into the future! We speak to developers at Bossa Studios working on new virtual reality headsets, Elite co-creator David Braben + journalist Philippa Warr about her top predictions of the future of games. Hosted by Rhianna Dhillon.

Scotland will go to the polls on 18 September 2014. If Scotland votes yes, what will the future hold for the screen industries? Yes Campaign Chief Executive Blair Jenkins and broadcaster Steve Hewlett discuss the questions we all want to ask.

(Please note that Scottish Government officials have subsequently confirmed that the indicative figure given by Ms Hyslop during her RTS speech was £60 million.)

In this month's digest of BAFTA's busy events programme: US comedy guru Greg Daniels (Parks and Recreation, The Simpsons, The Office), a children's TV industry panel in Salford + Utopia writer Dennis Kelly on the return of the Channel 4 drama series. Hosted by Rhianna Dhillon.