The British Academy Children’s Awards in 2015 programme

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elcome to this year’s British Academy Children’s Awards.

Anne Morrison Chair of the Academy

This evening’s event is particularly special to BAFTA: tonight we mark the 20th time we’ve come together to recognise and reward the very best in children’s film, television and games. Some of you might have been at our first Children’s Awards in 1996, and perhaps you’re thinking just how much children’s entertainment has changed since then. This year alone we’ve felt the ground continue to shift, with young audiences just as likely to reach for their tablets as their television remotes. Although it’s clear that children no longer recognise traditional outlets as the sole means of entertainment, there is one thing that continues to hold their attention, and that’s outstanding content. It is an abundant, unifying feature of all of tonight’s nominations. Despit e recent developments in the industry, it is the content – creative, innovative, challenging content – that remains the key to success.

Jocelyn Stevenson, television producer and writer and recipient of tonight’s Special Award, has enjoyed a tremendously successful career over the

past 30 years, with many more to come. She is a shining example to everyone in the industry today. One glance at her enviable list of credits encourages the spirit of exploring possibilities and pursuing creative excellence, regardless of the challenges. Her vision for children’s entertainment has been borne out by great success, and is an inspiration to everyone in the industry to refuse the constraints of genre and platform.

This year has seen BAFTA Kids also go from strength to strength. It’s our year-round programme of events for children and their families, which offers insight into creative excellence within our industries. Wherever we go, we’ve found children to be the most enthusiastic and receptive of audiences and we’re always treated with excitement and warmth. We want to continue inspiring children to think more about the programmes and films they watch and the games they play. Someday, we may see them at a BAFTA ceremony, just another step on their journey that began with a BAFTA workshop at their school, just like the one we held here earlier today. Visit baftakids.org to find out more.

My thanks to Helen Blakeman, chair of the Children’s Committee; the expert juries who decided the nominations and selected the winners; the BAFTA staff, including Siobhan Pridgeon and Clare Brown; all our generous partners, and our host, Doc Brown, who was so fabulous last year we couldn’t resist inviting him back.

Thank you to you all for your incredible support of the Academy and my congratulations to all our nominees.

I wish you a wonderful evening.

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Keeping Score This year, BAFTA celebrates its 20th Children’s Awards. It’s been quite a ride, so to mark the occasion here’s a little reminder of some of the highlights (and fun!) from the past 19 ceremonies…

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Clockwise from top: Jim Henson’s son, Brian, collects the Special Award in 1999 on behalf of The Jim Henson Company; the recipients of the first two Special Awards in 1996, producers John Coates ( The Snowman) and Lewis Rudd ( Press Gang); Cat Deeley backstage in 2001 with her Presenter award for SM:TV Live, with citation reader Simon Cowell; Hacker T Dog dusted off his tux for the 2013 Awards, where puppeteer Phil Fletcher was nominated in the Presenter category – Hacker also hosted the backstage interviews in 2012 with presenter Iain Stirling; S Club 7 bring the house down in 2000; Bob the Builder drops in on the 2002 Awards; the anniversary brochures from 1996, 2000, 2005, 2010 and 2015.

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Clockwise from above: Three-time BAFTA winner Justin Fletcher on the red carpet with an intrepid Into Film reporter in 2014; “D’oh!” Homer Simpson has an accident after collecting the BAFTA Kids Vote (Film) award for The Simpsons Movie in 2007; initial concept designs for the Awards set for 2001 by Brian Tennent; designer Alison Humphries created this scale model in 2003 – this remained the base of our sets for the next decade; the Horrible Histories team made history in 2013 by winning a fourth consecutive BAFTA in the Comedy category; actress Cherry Campbell became the youngest ever winner of a BAFTA at the 2014 Awards; 2013 citation readers Ashleigh and Pudsey pose for the cameras; 2014 Special Award recipient Peter Firmin, co-creator of Bagpuss, on stage with the original saggy, old cloth cat and the real-life Emily, his daughter Emily Firmin; Floella Benjamin collects her Special Award in 2004 – she was the presenter of the very first Children’s Awards in 1996; citation reader Myleene Klass clowns around with the 2013 winners of the Performer category, Sam Nixon and Mark Rhodes; Baby Spice Emma Bunton with a LEGO R2-D2 in 2000; the LEGO/BAFTA Kids’ Vote trophy from 2000; the Blue Peter team with their Special Award in 1998 – producer Biddy Baxter was given her own Special Award in 2013.

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NOMINATIONS

Play, laugh, learn.

Welsh language entertainment for a new generation on tv, online and on demand.

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Good luck to all nominees in the Channel of the Year category

Good luck to all nominees in the Learning - Secondary category

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Animation The Amazing World of Gumball Ben Bocquelet, Mic Graves, Sarah Fell Great Marlborough Productions Ltd/ Cartoon Network

Mr Bean the Animated Series

Channel of the Year Cartoon Network CBBC CBeebies Cyw

Production Team Tiger Aspect Productions/CITV

Shaun the Sheep John Woolley, Steve Box, Lee Wilton Aardman Animations/CBBC

Strange Hill High Josh Weinstein, Kat Van Henderson, Geoff Walker Cbbc with Fremantle and Factory/ Cbbc

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Comedy All at Sea Brian Lynch, Mark Oswin, Simon Nelson CBBC/CBBC

Gigglebiz Anna Perowne, Vanessa Amberleigh, Simon Brown CBeebies/CBeebies

Horrible Histories Special Production Team Lion Television/Bbc Two

The Incredible Adventures of Professor Branestawm Sandy Johnson, Rosemary McGowan, Charlie Higson Bbc Comedy Production London/ Bbc One

Drama The Dumping Ground Julie Dixon, Nigel Douglas, Philip Leach CBBC/CBBC

Harriet’s Army Guy Burt, Stewart Svaasand, Foz Allen CBBC/CBBC

Katie Morag Production Team Move On Up/CBeebies

Wolfblood Debbie Moon, Jonathan Wolfman, Sallie Aprahamian CBBC with Zdf/CBBC

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Factual Entertainment Justin’s House Philip Cooper, Becky Overton, Iwan Watson CBeebies/CBeebies

Matilda and the Ramsay Bunch Production Team One Potato Two Potato/CBBC

Sam & Mark’s Big Friday Wind-Up Sid Cole, David Beardsell, Tony Grech-Smith CBBC/CBBC

Swashbuckle Martin Williams-Neale, Geoff Coward, Jon Hancock CBeebies/CBeebies

Being Me – A Newsround Special Steph Atkinson, Millie Innes, Kirsti Adair CBBC/CBBC

My Life: I Am Leo Phil Niland, Cat Lewis, Lyndsay Rowan Nine Lives Media/CBBC

My Life: Mr Alzheimers and Me Chloe Fairweather, Natasha Dack Tigerlily Productions/CBBC

Operation Ouch!

Production Team Maverick Television/CBBC

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Inspiring minds in Film, TV and Games

Feature Film Big Hero 6 Roy Conli, Chris Williams, Don Hall Walt Disney Animation Studios/ Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures

Inside Out Pete Docter, Ronnie Del Carmen, Jonas Rivera Pixar Animation Studios/ Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures

Paddington Paul King, David Heyman Heyday Films/StudioCanal

Shaun the Sheep Movie Mark Burton, Richard Starzak, Julie Lockhart, Paul Kewley Aardman Animations/StudioCanal

GAME Adventure Time Game Wizard Development Team Turner Broadcasting System Inc/ Cartoon Network

Minecraft Console Edition Development Team 4J Studios/Mojang

Splatoon Development Team Nintendo/Nintendo

Yoshi’s Woolly World Development Team Nintendo/Nintendo

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Independent Production Company of the Year Factory Lime Pictures Pretzel TV Somethin’ Else

Interactive Ð Adapted CBeebies Storytime App John Kearney, Sarah Parsons, Robin Gibson CBeebies

The Dumping Ground – You’re the Boss Development Team Cbbc Interactive/Somethin’ Else

Gruffalo: Games Development Team Magic Light Pictures/ Stormcloud Games

Transformers: Robots in Disguise Development Team Marmalade Game Studio

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Interactive Ð Original Escargot Escape Artistes Alex Heron, Jim Tonge, Jake Manion Cbbc with Aardman Digital

Monster Mingle Chris O’Shea, Wip Vernooij, Nick Stoney Cowly Owl

Teach Your Monster to Read 3: Champion Reader Development Team Usborne Foundation

Virry Svetlana Dragayeva, Martin Percy, Joanna Fogler Fountain Digital Labs/Unit9

International Adventure Time Production Team Cartoon Network Studios/ Cartoon Network

Clarence Production Team Cartoon Network Studios/ Cartoon Network

Gravity Falls Production Team Disney Xd/Disney Xd

Nowhere Boys Beth Frey, Tony Ayres, Daina Reid Matchbox Pictures/Cbbc

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Special Award

As a writer, creator and producer of a raft of internationally successful television series and films for more than 30 years, this evening’s recipient of the British Academy Special Award has been a true pioneer in the wonderful world of children’s programming. By Rich Matthews

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was a terrible puppeteer!” laughs Jocelyn Stevenson.

“Even when I was called in to be the extra arm of a puppeteer, I found it incredibly nerve-wracking.”

Not much of a problem for most of us, but when your big break was at The Jim Henson Company, surrounded by Muppets, this could have been more of an issue. Fortunately, it has not hindered Stevenson’s stunning career in children’s programming, which has spanned three decades plus change. “I find it much easier to stay out of the spotlight, to express myself in writing or as a producer,” she adds.

Now that spotlight is firmly fixed on the children’s writer and producer as the recipient of this year’s BAFTA Special Award. Luckily,

Stevenson – who has been nominated for a BAFTA three times – quite likes the idea this time. “You already know you’ve won, how great is that?” she says.

“I was shocked when I heard, but I’m chuffed. I’m really looking forward to the ceremony.”

Stevenson originally wanted to be a doctor, but while studying at Stanford University in California, she had what she describes as an epiphany: “‘If you want to change the world, you start with pre-schoolers.’ Like, duh! So I studied child psychology and taught in a day care centre where Sesame Street was on. I realised they were doing for

Jim Henson was inspirational, but Jerry Juhl was my writing mentor. I was lucky to have that so early in my career.

Everything came out of it.

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Jocelyn Stevenson and Jerry Juhl with a few fuzzy freinds

9 million kids what we were trying to do for 30.

In those days, people didn’t know if kids could learn from television, so it was this great experiment.

I found it really exciting, and thought, ‘Get to New York immediately!’”

She initially worked for Jim Henson in publishing, but moved into development for a project that proved pivotal for her career. “The most significant thing was Fraggle Rock,” she says. “I was having kids and I had been writing books for The Muppets, but I really wanted to try television. Luckily, Jerry Juhl, the head writer, and Jim said, ‘Sure, you can write for the show’. On almost the same day I discovered I was pregnant with my second kid.

“Jim was inspirational, but Jerry was my writing mentor. I was lucky to have that kind of experience so early in my career, because everything came out of that. As a producer, I always want everyone to feel like I did on Fraggle Rock – supported and creative.”

Since dancing her cares away with the Fraggles, Stevenson’s resumé has ballooned to include Sesame

Street (for which she was part of the writing team that won an Emmy), The Magic School Bus, Mopatop’s Shop and The Hoobs. In her role as chief creative officer at HIT Entertainment (2001-2006), she oversaw the creative development of such new and acquired properties as Thomas & Friends, Bob the Builder, Pingu and many more. More recently she added Moshi Monsters to her CV, as co-producer and co-writer of Moshi Monsters: The Movie.

“Moshi Monsters are completely mad,” Stevenson laughs. “Working for Mind Candy was great because it gave me the opportunity to work in the digital landscape. I’m fascinated by the gaming world, and whether it’s really possible for all these modes of storytelling to all work together. That’s what I want to give a shot next, with my ‘third act endeavour’, It’s About Water.

I’ll probably mention that in my speech, because I don’t want people thinking that I’m just taking the award and giving up.”

That worry’s surely for another day: Stevenson is so vibrant, curious and engaged with her work and audience there’s little danger of anyone thinking she has plans to retire. In 2014, she co-founded It’s About Water, a global, multi-media initiative aimed at educating 7-11 year olds about water. But when Stevenson eventually decides to take a backseat, she has no doubt what she’d like to be remembered for.

“Programming for kids that meant something,” Stevenson says, quickly adding “which was always funny and entertaining too. Kids’ television is hard, but you always feel like you can make a difference. You need a big idea and creative vision that informs everything, but kids writers approach what we do as a puzzle, making it creatively interesting and commercially viable.

But story is the most important thing. Get that right, and it can live in any format.”

Select Credits

(As writer unless otherwise stated)

2013 `Moshi Monsters: The Movie (co-producer, co-writer) 2006-2012 W hat's Your News? (co-creator, producer, writer) 2006 Barney & Friends (executive producer) 2005-2006 Bob the Builder (executive producer) 2004-2006 Pingu (executive producer) 2003-2005 Angelina Ballerina (co-executive producer) 2003-2006 Thomas & Friends (executive producer) 2003-2004 Rubbadubbers (executive producer) 2000 The Hoobs (co-creator, co-executive producer) 1999

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1998-2000 Mopatop’s Shop (creator, producer, writer) 1994-1997 Jim Henson’s Animal Show (producer, co-creator, co-writer) 1992-1997 The Magic School Bus 1987-1989 Jim Henson’s Ghost of Faffner Hall (creator, producer, writer) 1988

Silent Mouse

1986-1988 Sesame Street 1986

The Tale of the Bunny Picnic

1983-1986 T he Muppet Music Project (creative director) 1981-1986 Fraggle Rock (co-creator, writer)

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Learning Ð Primary Filming Our Greatest Generation Production Team Testimony Films for BBC Learning/ BBC Two

My Life, My Religion Dawn Langan BBC Learning/BBC Two

Night Zookeeper Development Team Wonky Star Ltd

Ten Pieces Katy Jones, Serena Cross, Sam White BBC Learning/BBC Music Television/ Somethin’ Else/BBC Two

Learning Ð Secondary The Boris Games Martin Wright, Richard England, Hao Cai Gamelabuk

Exploration India Dominic Sant, Harvey Woolfe, Nick Price Evans Woolfe Media for BBC Learning/ BBC Two

Llond Ceg Llinos Griffin-Williams, Aled Haydn Jones, Meinir Siencyn Green Bay Media/S4C

Poetry: Between the Lines Production Team Somethin’ Else for BBC Learning/ BBC Two

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Performer Gus Barry Hetty Feather CBBC

Harry Hill The Incredible Adventures of Professor Branestawm Bbc One

Jessica Ransom Horrible Histories CBBC

Poppy Lee Friar EVE CBBC

Pre-School Ð Animation Clangers Production Team Coolabi Productions Limited/ Factory Create/CBeebies

Hey Duggee Grant Orchard, Sue Goffe, Janine Murphy Studio Aka/CBeebies

Lily’s Driftwood Bay Production Team Sixteen South/Nick Jr

Peppa Pig Neville Astley, Mark Baker, Phil Davies Astley Baker Davies/Channel 5

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Presenter Pre-School Ð Live Action CBeebies Elves and the Shoemaker Angela Young, Iwan Watson, Alison Stewart CBeebies/CBeebies

My Pet and Me Rachel Bazeley, Lotte Elwell CBeebies/CBeebies

Old Jack’s Boat Paul Shuttleworth, Dermot Canterbury, Bernard Cribbins CBeebies/CBeebies

Alexander and Chris van Tulleken Operation Ouch!

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Barney Harwood Blue Peter CBBC

Iain Stirling The Dog Ate My Homework CBBC

Sam Nixon and Mark Rhodes Sam & Mark’s Big Christmas Wind-Up CBBC

Topsy and Tim Production Team Darrall Macqueen Ltd/CBeebies

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Short Form CN Buddy Network Production Team Turner Broadcasting/ Cartoon Network

Bitesize Shakespeare Richard III Will Adams, Rory Lowe, Innes Smith Once Were Farmers/Bbc Learning

OOglies Cameron Fraser, Neil Jack, Bob Last Ko Lik Films/Cbbc

Poppies Production Team CBeebies/Cbbc

Writer Guy Burt Harriet's Army CBBC

Neville Astley, Mark Baker Peppa Pig Channel 5

Phil Ford Wizards vs Aliens CBBC

Writing Team Horrible Histories Special Bbc Two

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Juries Channel Of The Year Helen Blakeman cha i r Finn Arnesen Anne Brogan Tony Collingwood Oli Hyatt Matt Locke Julian Scott Karl Woolley

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Animation

Comedy

Anna Rafferty cha i r Gregory Boardman Tim Frost Sarah Gomes Harris Steve Henderson Sharna Jackson James McKnight Chris Randall

Anne Brogan cha i r Emma Barnard Dan Berlinka Ben Boyer Humphrey Elles-Hill Hannah Mackay Jon Macqueen Akemnji Ndifornyen Chris Sussman

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Feature Film

Sheena Bucktowonsing cha i r Frances Arnold Lin Coghlan Sara Conroy Suhayla El-Bushra Sam Hoyle Preethi Mavahalli Nina Metivier Emma Stuart

Helen Blakeman cha i r Richard Bridgland Sheena Bucktowonsing Lucinda Coxon Justin Johnson Tristan Oliver Julia Ouston Rupert Preston Tanya Seghatchian Matthew Sweet

Entertainment Jessica Symons cha i r Tim Cunningham Dan Good Rob Hyde Kemi Majeks Helen Soden Kathryn Wolfe

Factual David Levine cha i r Zoe Collins Peter Drake Kate Little Jezza Neumann Nigel Pickard Helen Tither Mike Watts Amanda Westwood

Game Harvey Elliott cha i r Nick Button-Brown Ryan Courtier Adele Cutting Russell Harding Ceri Llewellyn Struan Robertson Iain Smith

Independent Production Company Of The Year Harvey Elliott cha i r Anna Clement David Collier Anna Home Lucy Murphy Satmohan Panesar Chloe Thomas

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Interactive Ð Adapted

Learning Ð Primary

Sharna Jackson cha i r Ruthine Burton Stuart Dredge Martin Finn Martha Henson Paul Hutson Nick Marsh Willow Mellbratt Chris O’Shea Dee Saigal Venu Tammabatula

Matt Locke cha i r Iain Dodgeon Vanessa Hill Helen Horsley Anra Kennedy Katherine Mathieson Hilary Perkins Juliet Tzabar Kate Wilson

Interactive Ð Original Rosie Allimonos cha i r Julie Cohen Jess Elvidge Dominic Minns Rajiv Nathwani Laura Thorne Sophie Walter

International Alice Webb cha i r Matt Bowen Lindy Cameron Steven DeNure Rick Glankler Liam Keelan Nicole Paglia Holly Phillips John Rice Adam Shaw Karina Stanford

Learning Ð Secondary Kay Benbow cha i r Leah Boleto Greg Dray Andy Gilbert Eric Huang Derren Lawford Alexandra McGrail Jamila Metran Richard Parker Justin Smith

Performer Tim Patterson cha i r Floella Benjamin Ben Butterworth Jessie Cave Don Coutts Robert Doherty Julie Ford Eve Hebditch Nigel Planer Lindsay Watson

Pre-school Ð Animation Helen Bullough cha i r Helen Brunsdon Sid Cole Genevieve Dexter Ian Emes Alex Konecki Billy Macqueen Paul Rose

Pre-school Ð Live Action Beth Gardiner cha i r Dirk Campbell Nia Ceidiog Vanessa Chapman Oliver Ellis Vanessa Hill Jo Killingley Melanie Stokes

Short Form Simon Spencer cha i r Dave Ingham Ian Lambur Simon Nicholson Tom Poole Alison Stewart Alexi Wheeler Fernando Yache

Writer Oli Hyatt cha i r Steve Cannon David Freedman Nick Leather Myles McLeod Debbie Moon Declan O’Dwyer Moira Young

Presenter Cecilia Persson cha i r Ged Allen Michelle Jones James Morgan Lizo Mzimba Kirsten O’Brien Dee Robertson Steve Wynne

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Kids BAFTA connects British families with Children’s Awards winners and nominees through a year-long programme of exciting events and initiatives. Here are just a few of the highlights…

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he future of the film, television and games industries is dependent on fresh blood joining the ranks, bringing with them exciting ideas and unique ways to originate new, wondrous creations. We designed our BAFTA Kids programme with this in mind; a trusted and accessible brand, BAFTA Kids engages children and young people in the expert crafts behind their favourite shows, films and games, deepening their appreciation of the creative process and allowing them to explore their own creativity at the same time.

This year, we’ve hit the road more than ever before, with our children’s programme taking us into classrooms; hosting special events, workshops

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Above: BAFTA Kids at Cinemagic in Belfast. Opposite page (l-r): BAFTA's President has fun at the Charities Forum Aardman event; the BAFTA Kids TV Comedy Workshop visits Gospel Oak Primary School in London; fun in the foyer at the hospice screening of Cinderella

and masterclasses; partnering with various children’s festivals; and providing special hospice screenings for families, among other activities. They have taken us to all corners of the British Isles, too, including some of the UK’s most deprived areas.

In the past year, our BAFTA Kids: Behind The Scenes roadshow was featured at the Glasgow Schools Film Festival, Zoom International Youth Festival in Brynmawr, the Leeds Young Film Festival, Brighton Festival, Cambridge’s Family Film Festival, Cinemagic in Belfast and the National Media Museum in Bradford. Hosted by the likes of Chris Johnson, Cat Sandion, Ben Shires and Katie Thistleton, they offered a mix of live

demonstrations, behind-the-scenes films and talent interviews (many of them BAFTA nominees and winners). We also ran BAFTA Kids TV Presenting Masterclasses at many of these festivals.

Such events offer children unique access to the talent from their favourite shows, films and games.

We also give our young attendees the opportunity to provide questions for our new BAFTA Kids 60 Seconds With… YouTube series. Children’s author Dame Jacqueline Wilson was the first to take part in the series, following a BAFTA Kids TV Preview event featuring the new CBBC drama, based on her book, Hetty Feather, held at BAFTA 195 Piccadilly in April.

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BAFTA Kids engages children and young people in the expert crafts behind their favourite shows, films and games, deepening their appreciation of the creative process and allowing them to explore their own creativity at the same time.

Our events can be just as inspiring to our guests, too: The Dumping Ground’s Connor Byrne, who joined us in Belfast, says: “It’s good to know BAFTA is a positive force to make our industry available to one and all, and in so doing, increase the quality of what we can achieve.”

The expansion of our BAFTA Kids activities demanded a more substantial website, so in October we relaunched the BAFTA Kids website,

featuring a new design and offering more challenges, competitions and information on past and upcoming events. As well as offering a safe and engaging place for children of all ages to learn about the moving image, it also provided the launch pad for the BAFTA Kids Vote (see over the page for more).

One of the most rewarding children’s activities we do each year is our children’s hospice screenings.

A UK-wide series of screenings for children with life-limiting conditions and their families, each event is specially created with the needs of the families in mind and include seasonal activities and entertainment to create a truly special day out. At Easter, we screened the magical Cinderella, and this Christmas we will be showcasing the new film from Pixar, The Good Dinosaur.

Two other children’s events worth mentioning are the recent Charities Forum event, co-hosted with Aardman, and the BAFTA Kids Red Carpet Experience. Their Royal Highnesses The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge and Prince Harry were in

attendance at the former, as patrons of the Charities Forum, where Aardman previewed the world premiere of Shaun the Sheep: The Farmer’s Llamas.

Their Royal Highnesses participated in a Shaun the Sheep-themed model-making workshop and craft activities with the children.

The BAFTA Kids Red Carpet Experience debuted before the 2014 Children’s Awards and was such a success, we did it again this year, as you will have hopefully seen earlier today. We hope you agree that this event creates a special atmosphere in the run-up to the evening ceremony: our young guests, aged 7-14, are given a small taster of the excitement and glamour of the main event as well as presented with insights into the making of many of the nominated titles.

This is just a tiny snapshot of our dedicated children’s activities from the past year.

For more information about all our events and initiatives, visit: bafta.org and baftakids.org

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BAFTA Kids Vote There is no greater fan (or harsher critic!) of children’s programming than those who spend hours consuming it. BAFTA Kids Vote gives voice to the UK’s children about their favourite films, television shows and games…

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count continuing until a day before the Awards.

The votes have been cast on the new-look BAFTA Kids website – www.baftakids.org – which includes online challenges, competitions and information on BAFTA’s year-round events and initiatives aimed at children and families. Last year, more than 200,000 votes were cast.

BAFTA Kids Vote is supported by our official media partner, Fun Kids, the children’s digital radio and online station.

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Big Hero 6 The Boxtrolls Cinderella Home Inside Out Minions Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb Paddington Shaun the Sheep Movie The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water

Appsolute Genius Jessie Matilda and the Ramsay Bunch The Next Step Ninjago: Masters of Spinjitzu Regular Show SpongeBob SquarePants Star Wars Rebels Thunderbirds Are Go Wolfblood

Bin Weevils Crossy Road Disney Infinity 2.0 FIFA 15 Just Dance 2015 LEGO Batman 3: Beyond Gotham Minecraft Pokémon Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire Skylanders Trap Team World of Warriors

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The BAFTA Kids Vote is unique among the categories voted for at the Children’s Awards, as they are the only ones decided by the viewers themselves: children. Each year BAFTA Kids Vote provides a snapshot of British children’s love for the art forms of the moving image. It’s always a hotly contested affair, with children voting on their favourite film, television show and game over the past 12 months.

Since 19 October, children aged seven to 14 have been casting their votes in droves, with the

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