NEWS: BAFTA Reveals 2018 New Members, Including Local Director and Producer Anthony Chen1 min read
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Hugh Grant, Jodie Whittaker and Letitia Wright are among 386 new British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) members. The 2018 intake span the film, games and TV industries across eleven countries. Among new members are local film director and producer, Anthony Chen, as part of the new members under the writing category.
Other members include BAFTA-winner Grant, Doctor Who star Whittaker, BAFTA-nominee Willem Dafoe, Black Panther star Letitia Wright, La La Land producers Jordan Horowitz and Fred Berger, Mad Max: Fury Road costume designer Jenny Beavan, Toni Erdmann director Maren Ade, and UK broadcasters Sandi Toksvig and Simon Mayo.
BAFTA comprises around 8,000 members worldwide. The UK org tweaked its membership requirements in 2016 in a bid to improve diversity of intake.
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