Bafta Guru

Adding representational diversity to games is vital and for the past few years the situation has been improving both through advocacy groups and through titles such as Far Cry Primal and Life is Strange. BAFTA Scotland was joined by panellists Kish Hirani (Chair of BAME in Games), Sally Blake (Associate Producer, The Divison, Ubisoft Reflections) and host Romana Ramzan (Game Design Lecturer, GCU) for a discussion on their personal desires for increased diversity in games, the progress that has already been made and the obstacles we still need to overcome. This event was part of Digital Cities Glasgow and took place at Glasgow Caledonian University on Wednesday 15 March.

Showrunner Jed Mercurio discusses the creation of Line of Duty, talks about how he has honed his craft and offers advice to those embarking on a career in screenwriting. Jed's most recent credit, Line of Duty, is the most watched BBC2 drama in the multi-channel era. His other credits include Lady Chatterley's Lover, Critical, Bodies, The Grimley's Invasion: Earth and Cardiac Arrest.

Rogue One + Godzilla director Gareth Edwards on that Darth Vader scene, his journey to Hollywood (chance Tarantino meetings and all) + bringing a little indie spirit on to big budget projects.

Representatives from four major digital news providers discuss how to provide a digital-first experience that connects with and engages a young audience, examining what’s working and where the challenges lie. Featuring: Jon Laurence - Digital Editor, Channel 4 News Louise Ridley - BuzzFeed UK, News Editor, Longform and Special Projects Nathalie Malinarich - Mobile and New Formats Editor, BBC News David Gibbs - Director, Digital, Sky News and Sky Sports chaired by Kate Bulkley, media commentator and journalist

From sourcing credible props for a period drama to designing the artwork and branding for a gameshow, production designers have the responsibility of bestowing each set they work on with a sense of authenticity. Stephen Bryce, who has worked on an array of structured reality shows such as The Apprentice, Derren Brown’s Apocalypse, Hunted, Back in Time for Dinner and Child Genius, unpicks his craft and offers advice for career starters. Part of BAFTA Scotland's Career Close Up series, supported by Skills Development Scotland https://www.bafta.org/scotland/events-initiatives/features/bafta-scotland-and-skills-development-scotland-career-close-up

Actors Morven Christie and Richard Rankin and writer-director Joe Ahearne discuss the making of the three-part psychological thriller set in Glasgow. The Replacement follows the paranoia of a woman who sees her identity being dismantled and can't work out whether the cause is another woman or her own baby.

Actor Sheridan Smith, writer Neil McKay, director Paul Whittington, producer Ken Horn and executive producer Jeff Pope discuss the making of the BBC's two-part drama about the search for missing Yorkshire schoolgirl Shannon Matthews in 2008. The drama, starring Sheridan Smith stars as Julie who brought the community together in their attempt to find a child who disappeared in their midst, focused on the spirit and determination of the women at the forefront of the campaign and the impact on them when the truth about Shannon's disappearance was finally revealed.

Specialist factual commissioners from a range of broadcasters explain their commissioning strategies and talk through the opportunities for producers. Specialist factual spans many subjects - including history, science, arts, religion, natural history- and with a continued demand for epic, ‘big stunt’ programming, the commissioners reveal what they are looking for to create distinctive channel content and to engage audiences with the world around them. Featuring: - Siobhan Mulholland, Commissioning Editor, Factual, Sky (Captivated: The Trials of Pamela Smart, Richard E Grant's Hotel Secrets) - John Hay, Head of Specialist Factual, Channel 4 (Grayson Perry: All Man, Walking the Himalayas) - Tom McDonald, Head of Natural History and Specialist Factual Commissioning (Trust Me I'm a Doctor, An Hour to Save Your Life) - Simon Young, Senior Director of Development & Production at National Geographic (The King in the Car Park) - chaired by John Plunkett, writer and journalist

Writer Simon Donald discusses the making of series two of Fortitude, the acclaimed Sky Atlantic thriller set in the arctic circle. Series 2 will see Dennis Quaid, Parminder Nagra, Michelle Fairley, Robert Sheehan, and Ken Stott join the cast. The first series of Fortitude is Sky Atlantic’s biggest drama commission to date, with the premiere episode having been watched more than 3.2 million times so far. It was not only a huge hit with Sky Atlantic customers but around the world, where broadcasters in more than 170 territories bought the drama.

Writer/director Robert Budreau discusses the history and making of his Chet Baker biopic Born to Be Blue, writing the film's female characters, and working with Ethan Hawke.

"actors of colour are told they don’t translate overseas. the world is changing & art has to reflect that. audiences will demand it." the star of Fences, How to Get Away with Murder + The Help discusses the highlights of her career and what needs to change about the industry in this A Life in Pictures interview, in partnership with Audi.

Creators Steven Moffat + Mark Gatiss, producer Sue Vertue and star Amanda Abbington discuss the making of Sherlock, from the origins of the idea to casting Benedict Cumberbatch, and reflect on the success of the programme and the latest series. See pictures from the event, hosted by BAFTA Cymru to celebrate the series and it's relationship with Welsh locations and crew: https://www.bafta.org/wales/events-initiatives/photography/in-pictures-a-celebration-of-sherlock

Director Mat Whitecross and producer Simon Halfon on how and why they made a documentary about the meteoric rise of the band Oasis.

Philippa Lowthorpe and Andrea Gibb discuss making and updating a classic story for a modern audience.

Noel Clarke on the ending of the Kidulthood film trilogy, how the film got made and where he see his place in the British film industry.

Writer-director-cinematographer Sean Ellis reveals just how he managed his three roles on set, and why he felt the Operation Anthropoid story was important to tell.

Actors Amy Adams and Jeremy Renner share experiences from set and discuss throwing themselves into their characters in Denis Villeneuve's Arrival, in conversation with Danny Leigh.

Actors Miles Teller + Aaron Eckhart and writer-director Ben Younger discuss their biopic about one of the most unlikely comebacks in boxing history.

Learn more about the years, team and 115,000 storyboards that went into bringing Finding Dory to life from writer/directors Andrew Stanton and Angus MacLane and producer Lindsey Collins.

Sam Neill talks filming in his native New Zealand, working with director Taika Waititi and what scared him about this project.