BAFTA has decided to extend the eligibility period for its Film Awards this year, with the org now allowing titles to release at any point in 2021 and still be eligible for the upcoming ceremony in April.
Previously, April 9 was the cut-off for releases. Even though the awards body has relaxed its rules regarding the theatrical component of a release, that timeline was still looking unrealistic due to the ongoing pandemic situation, with the UK in full lockdown since December and likely to remain so for at least another month.
BAFTA had announced it would allow release date appeals “under the most exceptional of circumstances” but this will no longer be necessary for distributors.
The deadline to submit titles has passed so the tweak will not allow for any last-minute entries, it does however reduce the possibility of a crush of releases around March-April, when cinemas could be open again.
Films...
Previously, April 9 was the cut-off for releases. Even though the awards body has relaxed its rules regarding the theatrical component of a release, that timeline was still looking unrealistic due to the ongoing pandemic situation, with the UK in full lockdown since December and likely to remain so for at least another month.
BAFTA had announced it would allow release date appeals “under the most exceptional of circumstances” but this will no longer be necessary for distributors.
The deadline to submit titles has passed so the tweak will not allow for any last-minute entries, it does however reduce the possibility of a crush of releases around March-April, when cinemas could be open again.
Films...
- 1/25/2021
- by Tom Grater
- Deadline Film + TV
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