Post Tagged with: "BAFTA"

‘Virtual Production – Bringing the Virtual to Reality’ with Joe Letteri

If you’re interested in visual effects then this BAFTA Masterclass talk with Weta’s VFX guru Joe Letteri is for you! Here’s what BAFTA say: Weta Digital’s Senior VFX Supervisor Joe Letteri discusses the changing landscape […]

‘Shadow of Mordor’ Nominated for 4 BAFTA Video Game Awards

The video game award circuit is showing lots of love to Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor. The game took home 8 trophies from the DICE Awards (though, it missed out on the coveted “Game of the […]

‘The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies’ Received a BAFTA Nomination

After receiving a nomination for the Costume Design Guild in the category ‘Excellence in Fantasy Film’ last January 7, The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies received another nomination, this time for the British […]

Martin Freeman Wins Shorts Award

Martin Freeman won the Visionary Actor award at the third annual ShortsHD Shorts Awards in Los Angeles yesterday. The Visionary Actor award recognizes  individuals who put their talent into making innovative short films and who embrace […]

An Eagle’s View of Middle-earth

Even if you can’t manage to move to The Shire, you can make sure your furry friend lives in comfort! Admittedly, if you use it as a litterbox, it won’t mean comfort so much as […]

Three Bafta Nominations for The Hobbit

The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey has received three nominations for the British Academy Film Awards 2013. The nominations are all technical ones in the categories for Special Visual Effects, Sound, and Make Up and Hair. […]

Meet The Cast Of The Hobbit: Martin Freeman – An Unexpected Hero?

This is the first in a special “Meet The Cast Of The Hobbit” series by Middle-earth News Contributor NomadicWriter. Who would have imagined that Martin Freeman, who had previously played Tim in the BBC’s Golden […]

Billy Connolly Events: A Life in Pictures and Quartet Q&A

Billy Connolly looks back over his career in a special BAFTA  A Life in Pictures event in Glasgow this December. The evening will celebrate his career as a successful comedian, musician, television presenter and actor in […]

Visual Effects Masterclass

Greg Butler’s work in visual effects has taken him from the 1990’s, when effects were just a small part of post-production, to the present day when they can be the main part of a film. […]

Richard Taylor of Weta Named New Zealander of the Year

He has won more awards than you can count on your fingers and toes, including five Oscars, four BAFTAs, and three New Zealand Film Awards. In 2010, he was made a Knight Companion of The […]