‘King’s Speech’ Producer Iain Canning Added To BAFTA Film Committee

BAFTA has added seven new members to its Film, Games, and Television committees. 

The new members are Alison Barnett, Iain Canning, Charu Desodt, Alyx Jones, Caroline Levy, Ray Panthaki, and Barnaby Thompson.

The seven newly elected sector committee members are joined today by several re-elected members. Those members are Emma Butt, Des Gayle (also deputy chair of the Games committee), Jason Solomons, Tara Saunders (Games committee chair), and Ade Rawcliffe (also Learning, Inclusion and Talent committee chair).

The representatives are elected for two years, voted for by the members. The elections take place every year, with half of the committee retiring each year on rotation. 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. 

“We are uniquely fortunate to have a community of over 12,000 creative practitioners,” Sara Putt, chair of BAFTA, said this morning. “A community which ranges from casting directors to editors, games developers to commissioners, agents to CEOs and represents the huge array of talent within the screen industries. We’re delighted to welcome back a host of returning committee members and a range of new expert voices, including BAFTA winners and alumni of our talent programmes.” 

Film Committee (ten elected spaces):

They join chair Anna Higgs and deputy chair Emily Stillman, as well as Anthony Andrews, Julie La’Bassiere, David Proud, and Nainita Desai.

Games Committee (seven elected spaces):

They join Katherine Bidwell, James Brooksby and Del Walker.

TV Committee (ten elected spaces):

They join chair Hilary Rosen and deputy chair Christine Healy, as well as Adeel Amini, Furquan Akhtar, Rajiv Nathwani and Sue Vertue.