Films released on VOD now eligible for BAFTA consideration

Films that have been released on-demand rather than theatrically can now be eligible for BAFTA consideration.

Digital distribution has become increasingly important to smaller films, and to the distributors who help them reach viewers. With cinema screens increasingly taken up … Read More

Wolf Hall bags double BAFTA win, as Transparent trumps Narcos

Wolf Hall bagged a double win at last night’s TV BAFTAs, as the BBC dominated proceedings.

Mark Rylance waltzed away with Leading Actor for his stunning turn as Cromwell, while director Peter Kosminsky was on hand to accept the big … Read More

Wolf Hall leads BAFTA TV nominees as Transparent takes on Narcos

Wolf Hall is leading the pack in the 2016 BAFTA TV nominations in a year that cements the importance of streaming services in UK living rooms.

The BBC’s historical drama has received four nominations, including Leading Actor for Mark Rylance … Read More

BAFTA short film review: Elephant, samuel-613

On Sundays, we review short films available on VOD. We call it Short Film Sunday.

As the 2016 EE BAFTA awards take place tonight (Sunday 14th February), we take a look at the two Best Short Film nominees available to … Read More

2016 BAFTA nominees and where to watch them online

Netflix has bagged its first acting award nomination in this year’s EE British Academy Film Awards.

The 2016 BAFTA nominees were announced this morning, with the usual suspects leading the pack: Bridge of Spies and Carol both have nine nominations, … Read More

Netflix bags two BAFTA TV nominations

Netflix has bagged two nominations in the 2015 TV BAFTAs.

The full line-up of nominations for the House of Fraser British Academy Television Awards were announced this morning. After winning the International award in 2014, the VOD service has picked … Read More

Breaking Bad win takes British TV into modern age

Ant and Dec. Dragons’ Den. Cilla Black. The list of nominees at the 2014 BAFTA TV Wards may not read like a forward-thinking bunch, but this year’s ceremony is when the British TV industry took a big step into the … Read More

Awards on-demand: Where can I watch the 2014 BAFTA nominees online?

From The Selfish Giant to A Field in England, 2013 was a great year for British film – especially for British films on-demand. Ben Wheatley’s supernatural Western broke barriers to become the first film simultaneously released on VOD, cinemas, DVD … Read More