Back الأكاديمية البريطانية لفنون السينما والتلفزيون Arabic الاكاديميه البريطانيه لفنون السينما والتلفزيون ARZ Academia Británica de les Artes Cinematográfiques y de la Televisión AST Britaniya Kino və Televiziya Sənətləri Akademiyası Azerbaijani BAFTA Byelorussian BAFTA BE-X-OLD Британска академия за филмово и телевизионно изкуство Bulgarian ব্রিটিশ অ্যাকাডেমি অব ফিল্ম অ্যান্ড টেলিভিশন আর্টস Bengali/Bangla Britanska akademija filmske i televizijske umjetnosti BS British Academy of Film and Television Arts Catalan
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| Abbreviation | BAFTA |
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| Formation | 16 April 1947 (as British Film Academy) |
| Type | Trade association |
| Purpose | Supporting, promotes and developing the art of film, television and video games |
| Headquarters | Piccadilly London, W1J United Kingdom |
Region served | United Kingdom United States |
Membership | Approximately 6,500 |
Official language | English |
President | The Prince of Wales (since 2010) |
Chairman | Krishnendu Majumdar |
Chief executive | Jane Millichip |
| Website | www |
The British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA, /ˈbæftə/[1]) is an independent trade association and charity that supports, develops, and promotes the arts of film, television and video games in the United Kingdom. In addition to its annual award ceremonies, BAFTA has an international programme of learning events and initiatives offering access to talent through workshops, masterclasses, scholarships, lectures, and mentoring schemes in the United Kingdom and the United States.
BAFTA's annual film awards ceremony, the British Academy Film Awards, has taken place since 1949, while their annual television awards ceremony, the British Academy Television Awards, has taken place since 1955. Their third ceremony, the British Academy Games Awards, were first presented in 2004.
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