Bafta Guru

Sky's Head of Drama Anne Mensah, Channel 4's Head of Drama Beth Willis, BBC's Controller of Drama Piers Wenger and ITV's Head of Drama Polly Hill discuss the aims of their respective broadcasters + the future of the drama genre.

Stephen Manderson (also known as Professor Green) and director Christian Collerton discuss the origins of their documentary + the nature of identity and class.

Andy Serkis discusses how ground-breaking classic The Red Shoes inspired his own work in special effects and motion capture.

Director Andrey Zvyaginstev and producer Aleksander Rodnyansky talk working without Russian state finance + creating an intimate story.

BAFTA nominated Michael Wilkinson discusses his approach to the craft of costume design, and what it takes to design for films such as American Hustle, Batman vs Superman: Dawn of Justice and Watchmen.

Allison Janney, star of The West Wing + I, Tonya, talks creating roles from scratch + gives some amazing advice for aspiring actors

Kristin Scott Thomas explores her iconic on-screen roles + bringing levity to dark characters.

Hugh Grant talks working with Richard Curtis + Meryl Streep and choosing roles.

Director + artist Ai Weiwei discusses the ambition and scale of his documentary on the current refugee crisis.

Hugh Jackman talks us through his most iconic movie roles. In partnership with Audi.

Director Christopher Nolan talks through his incredible career, the visual nature of suspense + the most important relationship on-set.

Jane's director Brett Morgen on retreading Jane Goodall's story + working with archive footage to build a story.

The cast + crew of Paddington 2 discuss avoiding cynicism and appealing to both adults + kids.

Darkest Hour + The Theory of Everything's screenwriter talks hard work and bringing humour to real stories.

Director Paul McGuigan discusses the making of 'Film Stars Don't Die in Liverpool' with Allan Hunter after the BAFTA members' screening in Glasgow on Tuesday 21 November.

Dee Rees, writer + director of Mudbound, talks being flexible with your script and getting your writing on to the screen.

The cast + crew discuss bringing together seasoned actors and non-professionals, and eschewing traditional structure to present childhood on-screen.

BAFTA Scotland was joined by Lucy Leveugle (Commissioning Editor, Factual Entertainment, Channel 4), Ian Carre (Executive Producer, betty) and Sophia Burton (Casting Producer, betty) who discussed the making of The Undateables. The team shared exclusive insight into the show’s casting process, how the dates are matched, how they ensure a consistently high standard of care for contributors and the inevitable production challenges faced along the way.

The writer-director behind indie hits Tangerine and The Florida Project on shaping stories in the edit + open endings.

The brain behind The Hurtlocker + Zero Dark Thirty talks taking inspiration from real stories + how to write the perfect actor's screenplay.