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WELCOME

W Amanda Berry OBE Chief Executive of the Academy

elcome to this year’s British Academy Games Awards, BAFTA’s annual celebration of excellence in games. This evening, we reward the incredible talents behind the very best and most immersive games of the past year.

The Awards may be held in the UK and produced by a British academy, but the industry is very much a universal business and this evening’s outstanding list of nominees reflects that. They hail from all corners of the globe and their backgrounds are as diverse as the games they have created.

I’m delighted that the recipient of the Academy’s highest honour, the Fellowship, is David Braben OBE. David has been a leading light in the games industry for decades, helping to push the boundaries of the art form through technical innovation while, at the same time, creating games that are simply great fun to play. He joins an impressive list of games industry Fellows that includes Will Wright, Shigeru Miyamoto, Gabe Newell and Rockstar Games.

My sincere thanks to the Games Committee, expertly chaired by Harvey Elliott; our juries; the BAFTA team, in particular Kelly Smith and Clare Brown; our fabulous new host, Rufus Hound; and all our partners who support us and believe in what we do.

Have a wonderful evening.

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his evening we celebrate the very finest practitioners the games industry has to offer today, but we also hope that these Awards will serve as an inspiration to the talents of tomorrow. By highlighting the fantastic achievements of our nominees, we aim to light the way for aspiring and emerging games-makers everywhere.

This is a vital element of BAFTA’s charitable charter, with our yearround activities including specifically designed schemes to support, nurture and develop new talent. We run a wide-ranging, inclusive programme to help individuals with potential, regardless of their background, find the games career that suits them, and to help emerging stars take their next important steps within the industry.

Thanks to your support, this includes developer talks, games showcases, debates, scholarships and networking, as well as our flagship Games Lecture series by inspirational practitioners such as Hideo Kojima and David Cage. Our BAFTA Young Game Designers activities give young people unique insights into the industry. Earlier today, we ran several events here at the Tobacco Dock, London, featuring a number of career surgeries and showcasing some terrific new independent games.

BAFTA enables the industry to give something back, all year round.

Apply for a BAFTA membership, or simply visit www.bafta.org to learn how you can support us in nurturing and developing the next generation of talent, giving them every chance to follow in your footsteps and helping safeguard the future of the industry.

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ARTISTIC ACHIEVEMENT ASSASSINĂ•S CREED UNIT Y Mohamed Gambouz, Patrick Limoges, Jean-Sebastien Guay Ubisoft/Ubisoft FA R CRY 4 Jean-Alexis Doyon, David Wilkinson, Scott Mitchell Ubisoft/Ubisoft HOHOKUM Development Team Honeyslug/Sony Computer Entertainment Europe

LUMINO CIT Y Development Team State of Play Games/ State of Play Games MONUMENT VA LLEY Development Team ustwo Games/ustwo Studio VA LIA NT HE A RTS Paul Tumelaire, Ghislain Avrillon, Laurent Labouille Ubisoft/Ubisoft

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AUDIO ACHIEVEMENT A LIEN: ISOL ATION Development Team Creative Assembly/SEGA THE BA NNER SAGA Austin Wintory, Michael Theiler, Peret Von Sturmer Stoic Studios/Versus Evil CA LL OF DUT Y: A DVA NCED WA RFA RE Development Team Sledgehammer Games/Activision

DISNEY FA NTASIA: MUSIC EVOLVED Development Team Disney Interactive Studios and Harmonix Music Systems/ Disney Interactive Studios M A RIO K A RT 8 Development Team Nintendo/Nintendo THE SA ILORĂ•S DRE A M Development Team Simogo/Simogo

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BEST GAME A LIEN: ISOL ATION Development Team Creative Assembly/SEGA DESTINY Development Team Bungie/Activision DR AGON AGE: INQUISITION Development Team BioWare/Electronic Arts M A RIO K A RT 8 Development Team Nintendo/Nintendo MIDDLE- E A RTH: SHA DOW OF MORDOR Development Team Monolith Productions/ Warner Bros Interactive Entertainment MONUMENT VA LLEY Development Team ustwo Games/ustwo Studio

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or the past few years, the Games Awards brochures have featured the nominees for Best Game on its covers, using key art supplied by the developers. But in a year where the gaming landscape has changed so dramatically Ð with the consolidation of the next generation consoles, the ever-burgeoning mobile game market and the ubiquity of casual gaming – we decided to also switch things up for the covers.

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This year, in-house designer Joe Lawrence has created bespoke pieces of art that not only represent the six Best Game nominees, but also realise the dynamism, interactivity and multi-layered experience of modern gaming. Each cover features one central hero image, surrounded by another ‘multiple’ element from each game.

A LIEN: ISOL ATION “Following the iconic art style of the Alien universe, we chose to show Ripley alone in a field of alien eggs, representing the game’s intense claustrophobia and sense of danger.”

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M A RIO K A RT 8 “The colourful and charming characters in the Super Mario universe left us spoilt for choice, but this cover would be incomplete without the moustachioed star and a few karting hazards.” JL

DESTINY “Bungie’s open world sci-fi adventure fully embraces the shared experience of next gen gaming. The cover features a range of characters to capture the game’s frantic energy.” JL

MIDDLE- E A RTH: SHA DOW OF MORDOR “The enemies in this game are full of character, so pitting ranger Talion against an army of orcs and goblins seemed like the perfect choice.” JL

DR AGON AGE: INQUISITION “Customisation is a vital part of this game, making it tricky to capture visually. The game’s titular dragons, however, felt like a natural adversary for the heroic Inquisitor.” JL

MONUMENT VA LLEY “The wonderfully minimal and distinctive design of Ida and her crow nemeses in the game lends itself beautifully to the art style of this year’s cover designs.” JL

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80 DAYS Joseph Humfrey, Jon Ingold, Meg Jayanth Inkle/Inkle, Profile Books A LIEN: ISOL ATION Development Team Creative Assembly/SEGA FOR Z A HORIZON 2 Development Team Playground Games/Microsoft Studios

GEOMETRY WA RS 3: DIMENSIONS Development Team Lucid Games/Sierra LUMINO CIT Y Development Team State of Play Games/ State of Play Games MONUMENT VA LLEY Development Team ustwo Games/ustwo Studio

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DEBUT GAME THE BA NNER SAGA John Watson, Alex Thomas, Arnie Jorgensen Stoic Studios/Versus Evil COUNTERSPY Development Team Dynamighty/Sony Computer Entertainment Europe HITM A N GO Daniel Lutz Square Enix MontrĂŠal/Square Enix

NEVER A LONE (KISIM A INGITCHUNA) Development Team Upper One Games/E-Line Media SHOVEL KNIGHT Development Team Yacht Club Games/Yacht Club Games THE VA NISHING OF ETHA N CA RTER Adrian Chmielarz, Andrzej Poznanski, Michal Kosieradzki The Astronauts/ The Astronauts, Nordic Games

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FAMILY THE LEGO MOVIE VIDEOGA ME Jon Burton, Mike Taylor, Phill Ring TT Games/Warner Bros Interactive Entertainment LIT TLEBIGPL A NET 3 Pete Smith, Paul Porter, Darius Sardeghian Sumo Digital and XDev Studio Europe/ Sony Computer Entertainment Europe M A RIO K A RT 8 Development Team Nintendo/Nintendo

MINECR A F T: CONSOLE EDITIONS Development Team Mojang/4J Studios/Microsoft Studios SKYL A NDERS TR A P TE A M Development Team Toys for Bob, Vicarious Visions/ Activision T WELVE A DOZEN Development Team Bossa Studios/Bossa Studios

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GAME DESIGN

A LIEN: ISOL ATION Development Team Creative Assembly/SEGA DESTINY Development Team Bungie/Activision FA R CRY 4 Patrik Methe, Andrea Zanini, Hugo Desmeules Ubisoft/Ubisoft

HE A RTHSTONE: HEROES OF WA RCR A F T Development Team Blizzard Entertainment/ Blizzard Entertainment MIDDLE- E A RTH: SHA DOW OF MORDOR Development Team Monolith Productions/ Warner Bros Interactive Entertainment THREES Asher Vollmer, Greg Wohlwend, Jimmy Hinson Sirvo/Sirvo

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GAME INNOVATION 80 DAYS Joseph Humfrey, Jon Ingold Inkle/Inkle, Profile Books A LIEN: ISOL ATION Development Team Creative Assembly/SEGA LUMINO CIT Y Development Team State of Play Games/ State of Play Games

MIDDLE- E A RTH: SHA DOW OF MORDOR Development Team Monolith Productions/ Warner Bros Interactive Entertainment TITA NFA LL Steve Fukuda, Richard Baker, Vince Zampella Respawn/Electronic Arts THE VA NISHING OF ETHA N CA RTER Development Team The Astronauts/ The Astronauts, Nordic Games

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CONGRATULATES THE BAFTA-NOMINATED STUDIOS

AND WISHES GOOD LUCK TO ALL FELLOW NOMINEES

MOBILE & HANDHELD 80 DAYS Joseph Humfrey, Jon Ingold, Meg Jayanth Inkle/Inkle, Profile Books HE A RTHSTONE: HEROES OF WA RCR A F T Development Team Blizzard Entertainment/ Blizzard Entertainment HITM A N GO Daniel Lutz Square Enix MontrĂŠal/Square Enix

MONUMENT VA LLEY Development Team ustwo Games/ustwo Studio THREES Asher Vollmer, Greg Wohlwend, Jimmy Hinson Sirvo/Sirvo THE WA LKING DE A D: SE ASON T WO Development Team Telltale Games/Telltale Games

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to all the BAFTA judges for our Games Awards nominations.

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MULTIPLAYER CA LL OF DUT Y: A DVA NCED WA RFA RE Development Team Sledgehammer Games/Activision DESTINY Development Team Bungie/Activision HE A RTHSTONE: HEROES OF WA RCR A F T Development Team Blizzard Entertainment/ Blizzard Entertainment

M A RIO K A RT 8 Development Team Nintendo/Nintendo MINECR A F T: CONSOLE EDITIONS Development Team Mojang/4J Studios/Microsoft Studios TITA NFA LL Steve Fukuda, Richard Baker, Vince Zampella Respawn/Electronic Arts

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A T FE C A H E LL DE OW M SH Y IP The recipient of this year’s Fellowship, David Braben OBE, helped change the face of gaming forever the day of open world space sim Elite’s launch in September 1984, influencing a generation of games creators (and players).

He has gone on to become one of the UK’s leading trailblazers for innovation and continues to push the technical boundaries of gaming. Words by Chris Schilling

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ong before his seminal space trading simulation Elite enraptured a generation of players, David Braben was already looking to the stars. In 1977, the worlds he had envisaged as an avid reader of science fiction novels had finally, thrillingly been brought to life

by George Lucas. “At that age, I wanted to make films,” he admits, “but when I first got a computer, the idea that you could create things to interact with fascinated me.” Hollywood’s loss has been the games industry’s substantial gain.

The pivotal moment for Braben came shortly before he attended university, when he received an Acorn Atom computer. An early experiment in BASIC saw him program a three-dimensional expanding starfield, but disappointed by the limited results, Braben decided to learn the assembler language and began to produce his own games.

In his first year at Cambridge, he met Ian Bell, who was already writing a game called Freefall – and who also owned a more advanced BBC Micro(!).

The pair shared ideas and code, and began to collaborate on the game that would become Elite.

It was, in part, a reaction to the arcade-focused experiences of the era. “It sounds strange, but we were both quite jaded about games at the time,” Braben admits. “So many games [gave you] three lives, a few minutes of gameplay and 10,000 points would earn you an extra life. We felt that it didn’t need to be like that.”

NEW FRONTIERS So began a trailblazing career. Elite was a game ahead of its time, from its open-ended structure to its use of procedural generation to fit eight galaxies’ worth of planets inside the tiny memory of the BBC Micro. And in flouting established design ideas, it encouraged publishers to take more risks.

“It [sold] very well and shook things up a lot,” says Braben. “Between six and 12 months after Elite came

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I wanted to make films, but when I first got a computer, the idea that you could create things to interact with fascinated me. out, we started to see a whole set of new games on the shelves that didn’t obey the rules.”

Braben’s next game enhanced his reputation as an innovator. The groundbreaking solid 3D graphics of Lander helped sell the technical prowess of the Acorn Archimedes, and the bundled demo became a full game: the critically-acclaimed Zarch. Six years later, Frontier: Elite II achieved lift-off, a labour of love that nevertheless took its toll. Vowing never again to work alone on such a large project, Braben formed Frontier Developments, which under his stewardship has since produced a varied portfolio of games, from the enormously successful Rollercoaster Tycoon 3 to family favourite Kinectimals and the widely-lauded LostWinds.

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“We wanted to offer to the kids of our mindset today the same opportunities we had had,” he explains. Braben’s name ensured the project got the publicity it warranted, and the Pi is now the bestselling British computer ever. “We overtook the Spectrum a few weeks ago,” he adds proudly.

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rarely been more apparent: Hello Games’ forthcoming No Man’s Sky brings the space exploration genre full circle by taking place, as Elite did, in a procedurally generated universe.

Braben would simply like to be remembered for “making great games and helping people enjoy technology”. Beyond that, he should also be celebrated for empowering generations of players and game-makers alike to plot a course to the stars.

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CONGRATULATES ALL 2015 BAFTA NOMINEES

MUSIC A LIEN: ISOL ATION Development Team Creative Assembly/SEGA THE BA NNER SAGA Austin Wintory Stoic Studios/Plan of Attack DISNEY FA NTASIA: MUSIC EVOLVED Development Team Disney Interactive Studios and Harmonix Music Systems/ Disney Interactive Studios

FA R CRY 4 Cliff Martinez, Tony Gronick, Jerome Angelot Turn 10/Microsoft Studios MIDDLE- E A RTH: SHA DOW OF MORDOR Garry Schyman, Nathan Grigg Monolith Productions/ Warner Bros Interactive Entertainment THE SA ILORĂ•S DRE A M Development Team Simogo/Simogo

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ORIGINAL PROPERTY K A LIMBA Development Team Press Play/Microsoft Studios MONUMENT VA LLEY Development Team ustwo Games/ustwo Studio SUNSET OVERDRIVE Development Team Insomniac/Microsoft Studios

TITA NFA LL Steve Fukuda, Richard Baker, Vince Zampella Respawn/Electronic Arts VA LIA NT HE A RTS Yoan Fanise, Paul Tumelaire, Simon Choquet Ubisoft/Ubisoft THE VA NISHING OF ETHA N CA RTER Adrian Chmielarz, Andrzei Poznanski, Michel Kosieradzki The Astronauts/ The Astronauts, Nordic Games

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A DA M HA RRINGTON Bigby Wolf The Wolf Among Us ASHLEY JOHNSON Ellie The Last of Us: Left Behind KEVIN SPACEY Jonathan Irons Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare

LOGA N CUNNINGHA M Transistor Transistor MELISSA HUTCHISON Clementine The Walking Dead: Season Two TROY BA KER Pagan Min Far Cry 4

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PERSISTENT GAME DESTINY Development Team Bungie/Activision EVE ONLINE Ă? PHOEBE Development Team CCP Games/CCP Games LE AGUE OF LEGENDS Development Team Riot Games/Riot Games

RUNESCA PE Development Team Jagex/Jagex WORLD OF TA NKS Development Team Wargaming.net/Wargaming.net WORLD OF WA RCR A F T: WA RLORDS OF DR A ENOR Development Team Blizzard Entertainment/ Blizzard Entertainment

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FIFA 15 Development Team EA Sports/Electronic Arts FOOTBA LL M A NAGER 2O15 Development Team Sports Interactive/SEGA FOR Z A HORIZON 2 Development Team Playground Games/Microsoft Studios

MADDEN NFL 15 Development Team EA Sports/Electronic Arts OLLIOLLI John Ribbins, Simon Bennett, Tom Hegarty Roll7/Roll7 TRIA LS FUSION Kim Lahti, Antti Ilvessuo, Karri Kiviluoma Ubisoft/Ubisoft

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STORY 80 DAYS Joseph Humfrey, Jon Ingold, Meg Jayanth Inkle/Inkle, Profile Books BROKEN AGE Tim Schafer Double Fine Productions/ Double Fine Productions FA R CRY 4 Mark Thompson, Lucien Soulban, Li Kuo Ubisoft/Ubisoft

THE L AST OF US: LEF T BEHIND Neil Druckmann Naughty Dog/Sony Computer Entertainment Europe NEVER ALONE (KISIM A INGITCHUNA) Development Team Upper One Games/E-Line Media THE WOLF A MONG US Development Team Telltale Games/Telltale Games

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THE JURIES FA MILY Ray Maguire chair Paulina Bozek Barn Cleave Ed Fear John Merchant Andy Nuttall Luke Valentine Jordan Erica Webber Tom Williams

A RTISTIC ACHIEVEMENT Mark Maslowicz chair Jonnie Bryant Liam Cullen Chris Dring Stephanie Ford Aaron McElligott Reece Millidge Tamsin Nunley Holly Pickering

GA ME INNOVATION Andy Payne chair Byron Atkinson-Jones Kate Booth Noirin Carmody Richard Franke Des Gayle Jude Ower Kristan Reed Helana Santos GA ME DESIGN Dave Ranyard chair Tom Bennett Katherine Bidwell Ollie Clarke Katie Goode Caroline Marchal Shaun Rutland Agostino Simonetta Paul Wedgwood

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AUDIO ACHIEVEMENT John Broomhall chair Steve Brown Jethro Dunn Mark Estdale Adam Hay Daan Hendriks MoJen Jenkins Joanna Orland Jason Page Jessica Saunders Ciaran Walsh BEST GA ME Georg Backer chair Charlie Brooker Simon Carter Jonny Hopper Helen Lewis Dan Pinchbeck Ann Scantlebury Pete Smith Adriel Wallick

DEBUT GA ME Imre Jele chair Andy Brammall Chet Faliszek Sophia George Dan Pearce Tara Saunders Linden Vongsathorn Danny Wallace

BRITISH GA ME Jo Twist chair Mark Backler Ian Baverstock Rex Crowle Ali Durrant Kate Ho Dan Middleton Adam Rosser Michael Underwood

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STORY Rhianna Pratchett chair Naomi Alderman Charles Cecil Tom Jubert Gabrielle Kent Mitu Khandaker-Kokoris Paul Rose Jim Swallow Marek Walton

MOBILE & HA NDHELD Lee Schuneman chair Keith Andrew Masami Kochi Catharina Lavers Mallet Amy Phillips Struan Robertson Jonathan Ross Siobhan Thomas Simon Woodroffe Liz Wyle

MUSIC Jon Hare chair Andrew Barnabas Adele Cutting Joris de Man Rebecca Parnell Jon Skinner Stuart Spencer Przemyslaw Tkaczyk Richard Wells Kenny Young

SPORTS Johnny Minkley chair Helen Axe John Beech Jamie Firth Dan Gray Matt Jeffery Griff Jenkins Pete Lake

PERSISTENT GA ME Nick Button-Brown chair James Brooksby Chris Higgins Callum Lawson Owen O’Brien Shannon Plante Mike Ress Matthew Wiggins

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MULTIPL AYER Fiona Sperry chair Ben Andac Charu Desodt Craig Duncan Chris Roberts Charlie Skilbeck Keith Stuart Matt Webster

PERFOR MER Miles Jacobson chair Luci Black Laurence Bouvard Shaun Dooley Brynley Gibson Charles Griffiths Victoria Prentice Matthew Reynolds Ted Timmins

ORIGINA L PROPERT Y Harvey Elliott chair Mark Baker Jeremy Chubb Will Freeman Pete Hickman Daniel Leaver Alice Taylor Catherine Woolley

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The Games Tax Relief is expected to create thousands of jobs and generate hundreds of millions of pounds worth of extra investment for UK games businesses over the next five years.

Visit www.ukie.org.uk/londongames to find out how you can capitalise on this new initiative.

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BAFTA ONES TO WATCH AWARD

IN ASSOCIATION WITH DARE TO BE DIGITAL

This award was launched in 2007 to encourage and reward innovation from emerging games designers.

This year, 15 teams, consisting of university students, competed for the award, with their prototypes first showcased at Dare To Be Digital’s Dare ProtoPlay event, held in Dundee last August.

Three of those games were shortlisted by a panel of industry experts to contest the BAFTA Ones to Watch award, based on their innovation, creativity, market potential and best use of technology. The teams were then given a short time to finesse their game before the final jury panel (right) selected the winner.

THE BAFTA ONES TO WATCH JURY Johnny Minkley chair Georg Backer Mike Bithell Charu Desodt Barry Meade Dan Pearce Philippa Warr Catherine Woolley

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CHA MBA R A by Overly Kinetic Kevin Wong, Catherine Fox, Alex Faulkner, Esteban Fajardo, Thomas Hoffman, Neil Cullen A local multiplayer stealth-deathmatch game that dramatically uses colour to impact the gameplay.

DONÕT WA LK: RUN! by Torque Niall Taylor, Joseph Grainger, Oliver Reynolds-Duffy, Sean Barron, Alan Taylor An engaging multiplayer game inspired by some of the best B-movies of all time.

SAGIT TA RIUS by Too Mainstream Vivek Deshpande, Shashank Chavan, Ashik Sharief, Karthikeyan Dhandapani, Anand Navaneetha Raja An intense 3D on-rails first-person shooter made for the Oculus Rift.

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BECOME A BAFTA MEMBER The British Academy of Film and Television Arts supports, develops and promotes excellence in the art forms of the moving image. We’re looking to grow our committed and influential membership by inviting games industry professionals, in the UK and internationally, to apply to join.

BAFTA members represent the best in their profession, ensuring our Awards remain the gold standard. In order to apply to become a member you must have worked in the games industry for a minimum of five years, and have a proven track record within it. If your membership is approved you will be joining an esteemed group of individuals, and an Academy that represents excellence.

For more information and to apply, please contact membership@bafta.org or visit bit.ly/joinBAFTAGames

MEMBERSHIP BENEFITS INCLUDE: __ The ability to vote in the Games Awards, and receive review copies of entered games (where a publisher/developer decides to send them), to aid in the judging. __ Priority when selecting the jurors for Games Awards juries. __ Access to all events and screenings – including pre-release film, television and games screenings, Q&As and masterclasses – both at BAFTA’s 195 Piccadilly and at partner events. __ Free cinema access at Vue and Cineworld, Monday to Thursday. __ Discounts with partners and suppliers. __ Access to the bar and restaurant of our members’ building, 195 Piccadilly.

Its central London location make it an ideal base for members on business trips, and a perfect venue for socialising. __ Discounts on venue hire at BAFTA 195 Piccadilly, where our flexible spaces and state-of-the-art technical facilities form an unrivalled location for conferences, screenings, lectures, and meetings.

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GA MES COM MIT TEE Harvey Elliott chair Georg Backer Nick Button-Brown Imre Jele Ray Maguire Johnny Minkley Rhianna Pratchett Dave Ranyard Lee Schuneman Fiona Sperry Jo Twist

FOR BA F TA Head of Television and Games Kelly Smith Director of Production Clare Brown Director of Awards Emma Baehr Awards Event Producer Rachel Nichols Awards Event Coordinator Sophie Klein Games Awards Coordinator Rob Jones

For highlights and additional interviews from the Awards, please visit bafta.org and follow us on Twitter: @BAFTAGames #BAFTAGames

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BAFTA does more than champion excellence in games: we actively seek the next generation of creative minds…

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AFTA’s work with the games industry spans far beyond the red carpet. Through our expansive year-round programme of events and initiatives – including the crown jewel of our annual Games Lecture series, delivered by such inspirational practitioners as Hideo Kojima and Will Wright – BAFTA is committed to helping both established and emerging talent learn from award winners and nominees.

We all know starting out in this highly competitive industry can be difficult, so our work begins at the grassroots level with initiatives such as the BAFTA Young Game Designers (YGD) competition. YGD provides young people and educators unique insights into the games industry, as well as access to the creative minds behind some of their favourite games through special workshops (below) and our dedicated website (ygd.bafta.org). For the competition itself, the young winners of the two annual awards (Game Making and Game Concept) are given the opportunity to develop their designs into fully fledged games with experts in their field. We’ve also introduced a new award in 2015, the YGD Mentor Award, to reward an individual who has inspired young people to consider a career in games.

For those who have already taken their first steps into the industry, we also run numerous initiatives to help consolidate their careers and seek further

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creative opportunities, including developer talks and games showcases. For instance, BAFTA Crew Games is a skills development network which aims to help support the careers of the brightest talents in the UK games industry and includes special masterclasses and networking days, among other events.

Our flagship initiative for emerging stars is Breakthrough Brits, which offers a select few, highly talented individuals support, mentorship and exclusive networking opportunities for a year. Previous recipients have included Rex Crowle (above), who went on to win three BAFTAs, and Dan Pearce, who was nominated for Debut Game at last year’s Awards.

If you know someone making a name for themselves in games, we’d love to hear from you. Whether it’s an outstanding member of your team, or an indie developer you just keep hearing about, please email breakthrough@bafta.org and tell us about them. Applications for 2015 open on 1 April.

Please also consider offering your help and support for all our activities. You can find out more at bafta.org. By supporting BAFTA, you’re supporting the industry.

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