What is British Academy of Film and Television Arts?
'''The British Academy of Film and Television Arts''' ('''BAFTA''') is a [[Great Britain|British]] [[organisation]] that gives awards at a special show every year, for movies, television, children's movies and television, and media. The award for movies is called the [[British Academy Film Awards]]. BAFTA was created in [[1947]] as '''The British Film Academy'''. In [[1958]], the Academy joined with '''The Guild of Television Producers and Directors''' and together they formed '''The Society of Film and Television'''. This later became The British Academy of Film and Television Arts in [[1976]]. BAFTA's main office is on [[Piccadilly]] in [[London]], but it also has smaller offices in [[Northern England]], [[Scotland]], [[Wales]], [[New York City]] and [[Los Angeles, California|Los Angeles]]. The Academy's awards are in the form of a [[theatre|theatrical]] [[mask]] designed by American [[sculptor]] Mitzi Cunliffe, which was ordered by the Guild of Television Producers in [[1955]]. ==Other websites== * [http://www.bafta.org/ BAFTA official site] * [http://www.baftala.org/britannia.php? BAFTA/LA Britannia Awards site]{{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120515213905/http://www.bafta.org/losangeles/ |date=2012-05-15 }} * [http://www.bafta-cymru.org.uk/english/index.php BAFTA Cymru site] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100829031114/http://www.bafta-cymru.org.uk/english/index.php |date=2010-08-29 }} * [http://www.baftascotland.co.uk/ BAFTA Scotland site] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170613075240/http://baftascotland.co.uk/ |date=2017-06-13 }} * [http://www.museum.tv/archives/etv/B/htmlB/britishacade/britishacade.htm Museum of Broadcast Communications: BAFTA] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091005220249/http://www.museum.tv/archives/etv/B/htmlB/britishacade/britishacade.htm |date=2009-10-05 }} * [https://www.imdb.com/Sections/Awards/BAFTA_Awards/ IMDB: BAFTA] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100411022756/http://www.imdb.com/Sections/Awards/BA