{"id":359561,"date":"2026-02-27T19:26:15","date_gmt":"2026-02-27T19:26:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/359561\/"},"modified":"2026-02-27T19:26:15","modified_gmt":"2026-02-27T19:26:15","slug":"international-insider-bafta-fallout","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/359561\/","title":{"rendered":"International Insider: BAFTA Fallout"},"content":{"rendered":"

\n\tWe\u2019re coming to the end of another whirlwind week in international film and TV, Insiders, and that\u2019s not just because Paramount has won the battle for Warner Bros. Discovery. Jesse Whittock leading you through. Sign up to the newsletter here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\n\tBAFTA Fallout<\/strong><\/p>\n

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\n\tA shocking week:<\/strong> It was supposed to be celebratory, but turned into a nightmare. The BAFTA Film Awards<\/a> were held on Sunday night in London with Robert Aramayo upsetting the Hollywood stars in town to win Best Leading Actor<\/a> for his portrayal of John Davidson<\/a>, a campaigner with Tourette Syndrome, in I Swear. The glory was quickly overshadowed when Davidson, who was in the audience, was heard involuntarily using the N-word a number of times, once when Michael B. Jordan and Delroy Lindo were on stage presenting an award. As it\u2019s been stressed a number of times, Davidson cannot stop his outbursts and they are delivered without malice. In fact, he has spent most of his life attempting to explain his condition and campaign, hence the film. However, it\u2019s equally true the word cut deep and was hurtful to many Black people in the audience. The issue blew up spectacularly<\/a> as the BBC failed to edit the words out of its BAFTA broadcast, which runs with a two-hour delay. (A later speech including the words \u201cfree Palestine\u201d was edited.) It\u2019s kinda unfathomable how it happened, and that the slur was still audible the following morning on the BBC iPlayer. The BBC and BAFTA are now both formally reviewing the situation. There have been so many updates emerging that you\u2019re best off clicking here<\/a> for a full run down of our top-class reporting. In the midst of the issue, which remains live, Baz Bamigboye wrote this important piece<\/a> about the implications of Sunday night\u2019s events and how it could become a teachable moment. I implore you to read it.<\/p>\n

\n\tLondon TV Screenings, Volume 6<\/strong><\/p>\n

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\n\tIf you\u2019re bored of London, you\u2019re bored of life:<\/strong> After the BAFTA incident, the action remained in London, where a big international content week took place. The London TV Screenings, now into their sixth year, were back bigger than ever with more than 40 individual events running, from behemoth distributors to boutiques. Alongside the Screenings was the second MIP London<\/a> event at the Savoy Hotel. We\u2019ve had exclusives on acquisitions deals<\/a>, interviews with the likes of Minnie Driver<\/a> and chatted with dozens and dozens of buyers, sellers and producers on and off the record in the UK capital this week. With the weather being unseasonably warm, buyers were in fine spirits and there is a sense the international TV acquisitions market is heating up, too. We also reported from MIP London, where the likes of Goalhanger boss Tony Pastor, conservationist and presenter Chris Packham and Sidemen Entertainment chief Victor Bengtsson were speaking. The London TV Screenings end today, right around the time this newsletter hits your inbox, in fact. Find all our coverage here<\/a>. <\/p>\n

\n\tTuttle Tussle<\/strong><\/p>\n

\t\t\t\t\t\t\"Tricia<\/p>\n

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\n\tBerlin<\/a> crisis mode:<\/strong> Last week, Tricia Tuttle admitted to feeling \u201cteary\u201d<\/a> after an emotionally-charged Berlin Film Festival. She can\u2019t be feeling much better this week, which has been a bruising one for her and the fest. The situation emerged when several pro-Palestinian speeches at the closing ceremony were accused of being \u201cantisemitic\u201d and \u201cunacceptable.\u201d<\/a> A report in German tabloid Bild then followed, claiming Tuttle had been removed from her post after just two years in the role. However, it soon became clear no decision over her future had been taken<\/a> at a crisis meeting at Germany\u2019s Ministry of Culture yesterday morning. Tuttle, a widely-respected festival programmer, certainly has the support of the industry, as Zac yesterday broke the news<\/a> that professionals from across the board signed an open letter protesting her potential firing. Tilda Swinton and Sean Baker were among those who put their name to the letter. Euro film bodies, contractors and festival staff also came out in support. We\u2019ll keep you posted as this one develops.<\/p>\n

\n\tThe Essentials<\/strong><\/p>\n

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\n\t\ud83c\udf36\ufe0f Hot One:<\/strong> Cameras are finally set to roll <\/a>on BBC and A24\u2019s adaption of\u00a0Kaliane Bradley\u2018s hit novel\u00a0\u2018The Ministry of Time.\u2019<\/p>\n

\n\t\ud83c\udf36\ufe0f Another One:<\/strong> Media Res\u00a0has struck a first-look distribution deal<\/a> with\u00a0Fifth Season\u00a0and set Swedish series\u00a0Summer of 1985\u00a0as their debut project.<\/p>\n

\n\t\ud83d\udd25 Fiery third:<\/strong> Sumerian Pictures followed up its Sundance acquisition of Josephine with another from the fest<\/a>: Off-beat comedy The Incomer.<\/p>\n

\n\t\ud83d\udc49\ud83c\udffc Chosen:<\/strong> Old Boy\u00a0and\u00a0No Other Choice\u00a0director\u00a0Park Chan-wook\u00a0has been named<\/a> as president of the jury for the 79th\u00a0Cannes\u00a0Film Festival, running from May 12-23.\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

\n\t\ud83d\udc69\ud83c\udffb\u200d\u2695\ufe0f Doctor, doctor:<\/strong> Suranne Jones will be back for a third and final season<\/a> of BBC drama Doctor Foster.<\/p>\n

\n\t\ud83e\udd1d Done deal:<\/strong> Vivendi-owned\u00a0Studiocanal\u00a0has acquired a 51% stake<\/a> in top indie Italian distributor\u00a0Lucky Red.<\/p>\n

\n\t\ud83c\udfa4 The Deadline Interview:<\/strong> Diana spoke with<\/a> Glasgow Film Festival Industry Manager Samantha Bennett about the upcoming fest (March 2-6).<\/p>\n

\n\t\ud83c\udfa5 Behind the Lens:<\/strong> The Voice of Hind Rajab filmmaker Kaouther Ben Hania joined Pete Hammond<\/a> for a chat about her Oscar-nominated Gaza film.<\/p>\n

\n\t\ud83c\udf7f Box office:<\/strong> Maoyan Research Institute reported<\/a> that the Chinese New Year rang up\u00a0$842.3M\u00a0(RMB 5.75 billion) for the period of February 15-23, with total admissions at 120 million.<\/p>\n

\n\tInternational Insider<\/a> was written by Jesse Whittock and edited by Max Goldbart.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"We\u2019re coming to the end of another whirlwind week in international film and TV, Insiders, and that\u2019s not…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":359562,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[268],"tags":[167821,165167,25123,151125,434,18,117,19,167822,17,165146,162449,167823,71941],"class_list":{"0":"post-359561","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-celebrities","8":"tag-bafta-fallout","9":"tag-bafta-film-awards","10":"tag-berlin","11":"tag-berlin-international-film-festival","12":"tag-celebrities","13":"tag-eire","14":"tag-entertainment","15":"tag-ie","16":"tag-international-insider","17":"tag-ireland","18":"tag-john-davidson","19":"tag-london-tv-screenings","20":"tag-mip-london","21":"tag-tv-markets"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@ie\/116144242113901671","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/359561","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=359561"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/359561\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/359562"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=359561"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=359561"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=359561"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}