The Rubber Keyed Wonder - a new feature-length documentary about the legendary Sinclair Spectrum - is coming to the DCA in Dundee for its Scottish premiere on Sunday 24th November 2024. Book now In the late 1970s, British inventor Sir Clive Sinclair envisioned creating an affordable home computer that could change the world. In 1982,... Continue Reading →
EVENT: Accessibility In Games – BAFTA Scotland Masterclass
BAFTA Scotland is holding a Games Masterclass, exploring accessibility in games and how studios can incorporate it into its existing culture, as well as the games it creates. Embedding Accessibility takes place on Thursday 26th September at 18:00 in the Cyber Quarter at Abertay University in Dundee, presented by Scottish Games Award winner Searra Leishman,... Continue Reading →
BAFTA Guru Live Scotland – Glasgow, March 18th 2023
BAFTA Guru Live Scotland is the academy's programme for new talent and career starters taking place in Glasgow on March 18th 2023.
BAFTA Scotland Awards 2022 Call For Entries Opens
Entries have opened for the BAFTA Scotland Awards 2022, for film, game, TV and animation released between 30 June 2021 and 25 May 2022
SOLAS 128 Scoops Games BAFTA
Amicable Animal, the indie studio behind SOLAS 128 won the GAMES category at the BAFTA Scotland Awards 2021.
The BAFTA Scotland Sessions: Game Design, Writing, Features, Shorts
cotland Awards 2021, including the games nominees - Amicable Animal (SOLAS 128), Blazing Griffin (Murder Mystery Machine) and Bitloom (Phogs).
BAFTA Scotland Games Nominees Announced
The three titles nominated for the 2021 BAFTA Scotland Games Award have been announced, with Blazing Griffin, Amicable Animal and Bitloom all in the running.
BAFTA Scotland Awards 2021: Entries Open
Entries are now open for the BAFTA Scotland Awards 2021. This is the annual awards ceremony which to recognise, honour and reward outstanding achievement in film, television and games produced in Scotland, and Scottish individuals working in the UK industries. The games category is open to games released for any platform, using any business model,... Continue Reading →
BAFTA Scotland Guru Live Online: Entries Open
Entries are now open for the BAFTA Scotland Guru Live Online programme. Guru is a virtual festival aimed at helping new up-and-coming talent in film, games and television get to the next stage in their career.
BAFTA Scotland – An evening with the nominees
We all love an award ceremony: the glamour, the drama, the bit where someone reads the wrong name - and who doesn’t like winning prizes? Perhaps the real value of award shows however, in the world of games anyway, is the annual chance to take a look backwards in an industry that’s always hurtling ahead. We can celebrate our achievements, sure, but we can also take stock of things and dig into just what goes into making award-worthy projects. This was the sentiment behind BAFTA Scotland’s recent Game Design event, which hosted a candid discussion between some of the personnel from this year’s nominees for the BAFTA Scotland Game Award.
