Bafta Guru

Keira Knightley and Dominic West join writer/director Wash Westmoreland and producer Elizabeth Karlsen to discuss their new film Colette, about the French writer of the smash-hit Claudine series and her relationship with writing, her complex love life and herself. Listen to the end to hear what Keira really thought of performing that infamous sarcophagus scene!

"I'm not interested in stars. I'm interested in actors and acting." Find out what they're really looking for in the audition with this exciting session from Guru Live in London! Panellists include: Aisha Walters (Enterprice, Robot + Scarecrow, The Possibilities are Endless) Des Hamilton (High Life, This is England, Melancholia) Amy Hubbard (The Hobbit, Dark River, Little Boy Blue) Shaheen Baig (Peaky Blinders, Three Girls, Lady Macbeth) Hannah Patterson (Playing With Grown Ups)

BAFTA-winning director Pawel Pawlikowski joins us to discuss Cold War, a Soviet-era drama set in 1940s Poland and beyond.

Here’s our Q+A with Luca Guadagnino, the director behind Call Me By Your Name, A Bigger Splash and the 2018 remake of the 70s horror Suspiria. Guadagnino discusses his love of horror, throwing out the genre rulebook and prioritising the uncanny over jump scares.

Director Morgan Neville takes us through the process of turning Orson Welles’ unfinished final film, The Other Side of the Wind, into his documentary They’ll Love Me When I’m Dead. Exploring Welles’ commitment and attitudes towards directing, Neville explains how Welles’ filmography influenced his documentary and the use of archive footage to create a documentary that has been described as saying “more about the man behind it than any documentary to date”.

Richard Valentine, Patrick Doherty, Nigel Saunders and Will Charles discuss the ins and outs of live television, from switching cameras every few seconds to racing to hair and makeup between scenes. Live the drama with this gripping masterclass!

Writers, directors and executive producers of Making a Murderer Part 2 Laura Ricciardi and Moira Demos reveal their experiences depicting the latest installment of Steven Avery's trial for murder. Listen to learn about the difference between telling the story of a man accused versus the story of a man convicted.

Sandi Tan delves deep into the extremely unconventional, convoluted process of bringing Shirkers to screen. Shirkers, a documentary about the road movie Tan made at 18 which was then stolen by her mentor, required her to revisit that traumatic time in order to do justice to this extraordinary story.

BAFTA award-winning comedy This Country returned to BBC Three and BBC One this autumn for a one-off special to explore the fallout of Martin Mucklowe's treacherous betrayal of his blindly devoted daughter. Listen to the Q&A for a behind-the-scenes look at what went into this episode and what we might expect in the series to come.

Oscar-winning director Damien Chazelle takes us for a closer look into his latest film, First Man. Exploring the years surrounding the moon landing, First Man stars Ryan Gosling as a quiet, reserved Neil Armstrong with Claire Foy as his wife Janet. Chazelle dives deep into the complexities of portraying a real person's story while sharing the joys of working with Gosling, Foy and a team largely lifted from La La Land.

On Friday 2 March (as part of Wales Week in London) BAFTA Cymru hosted a Gala Dinner at 195 Piccadilly along with a Q&A with some of the cast and crew of Netflix's Apostle. The Q&A panel included director Gareth Evans, producer Ed Talfan (Hidden/Hinterland), Michael Sheen, Mark Lewis Jones (Star Wars The Last Jedi, National Treasure, Stella, Hidden/Craith), Elen Rhys (Broadchurch, Ordinary Lies, Hinterland) and DOP Matt Flannery. Hosted by Jason Solomons.

A preview of the third series of Paul Abbott’s BAFTA-nominated Channel 4 series, followed by a Q+A with creator and writer Abbott, director Catherine Morshead and cast Joanna Scanlan and Will Mellor. Please note that this session contains spoilers for the series.

Join host Nigel Clarke for a special screening of BAFTA award winning titles from Cartoon Network plus Q&A with Mic Graves, series director of The Amazing World of Gumball!

Writer Helen Fitzgerald, director Glendyn Ivin, and executive producers Gaynor Holmes and Claire Mundell joined BAFTA Scotland for a Q&A following a preview screening of the first episode of The Cry, a new BBC drama.

Film, stage and television actress Gemma Arterton discusses how Andrea Arnold’s BAFTA-winning film Fish Tank has inspired her. Using the film as a starting point, hear Arterton go in-depth with her career as an actor, the consequences of not having a creative outlet and the future of women in the film industry.

Multi-BAFTA winning writer Phoebe Waller-Bridge(Fleabag) is joined by Sandra Oh, Jodie Comer and Fiona Shaw to discuss Killing Eve, the eight-part series about a bored MI5 security officer who's tasked with tracking down fearsome assassin Villanelle. Listen for unique writing tips from Waller-Bridge herself and a step-by-step guide to finding your 'people.'

American Animals director Bart Layton discusses walking the line between dramatic and documentary filmmaking, the mythological way we talk about crime and how the form of a film can illustrate the state of its characters.

Director Bart Layton and DOP Ole Bratt Birkeland discuss the making of their new feature film American Animals. This Q&A took place after the BAFTA Scotland members screening in Glasgow on Tuesday 28 August.

Writer, director and producter Hugo Blick is joined by leading actresses Harriet Walter and Michaela Coel to discuss their upcoming eight-part television drama series Black Earth Rising. Listen to the end to hear Michaela Coel's advice to new starters in television and John Goodman's slightly disturbing on-screen talent.

Director Dominic Savage describes his methods for getting naturalistic performances from stars Gemma Arterton and Dominic Cooper in his new film The Escape. Listen to the end for a guest appearance from Dominic Cooper himself, who steps in to describe the unusual script they worked from.