Prince William, BAFTA President and patron of Royal African Society attends a joint event hosted by the two organisations to showcase the importance of supporting young people in the film, games and television industries.
Royal met 2024 recipients of Prince William BAFTA Bursary fund today in London . READ MORE: Prince William attended an event showcasing the importance of supporting young people in the film, games and television industries in London today - making a quip about how his children fight over the TV remote during the do.
He was joined by actors Stephen Merchant, Andy Serkis, Celia Imrie and film director Paul Greengrass, all four of whom are donors to the fund. The bursary provides grants of up to £2,000 to individuals. While at the do, the royal heard from recipients working across a range of disciplines from production assistants, costumer designers, writers, and game designers, to camera and sound trainees to find out how the bursaries have allowed them to accelerate their careers and overcome barriers within the industry.
The festival, which runs during Black History Month, is the largest of its kind for African heritage film makers in Europe, and this year marks its 11th event. 'The screen arts are such an important part of the fabric of our lives, allowing different voices and perspectives to be accessed and enjoyed in the comfort of our own homes.
'To date, over 150 young people have been supported through the programme and have gone on to work in the film, games and television industries as production assistants, costume designers, writers, camera and sound trainees, game designers and many many more.' The bearded prince looked pensive while attending the event, which was co-hosted by Bafta and the Royal African Society,
'This includes hosting events like the Film Africa festival - of which you have just seen a snapshot - helping to provide an invaluable platform for people in the UK to access the brilliant creativity of African and African-heritage film makers.. Since its inception, 167 grants have been handed out. While speaking to one of the recipients of this year’s bursaries, he discovered some were students who had used the funds for driving lessons to get to and from film shoots and auditions.
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