Bafta has confirmed the Chairs and Deputy Chairs of its influential Film, Games, and Television Committees.
Bafta’s three sector committees play a central role in the oversight and steering of the organisation’s high-profile Film, Games and Television Awards. The chairs of all three committees also sit on Bafta’s Board of Trustees.
Emily Stillman, Senior Vice President at Warner Bros. Studios Leavesden, has been elected chair of BAFTA’s Film Committee, having held the position of Deputy Chair for two years. She will serve alongside Anthony Andrews, Co-Founder and Creative Director of We Are Parable, who has been elected Deputy Chair.
Hilary Rosen, Director of Commissioning at UKTV, has been re-elected chair of Bafta’s Television Committee, while Christine Healy, Director of Production at Playground, has been re-elected as Deputy Chair.
Tara Saunders, Studio Head of Larian Studios, continues as Chair of the Games Committee, alongside Deputy Chair Des Gayle, Founder of Altered Gene.
The eligibility, campaigning rules, and voting criteria for the Film, Games, Television, and Television Craft Awards are individually reviewed and set by the sector committees annually.
Sara Putt, Chair of Bafta, said: “We are so grateful to our Sector Committee members, who are comprised of people from across the screen industries who generously volunteer their time and expertise.”
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