EXCLUSIVE: BAFTA is set to merge its New York and LA branches to become BAFTA North America, we can reveal.The organization has been planning the change for some time and recently had a vote among members regarding the move, which won’t come into effect until next year.The BAFTA North America board won’t be set until 2021 but current BAFTA LA CEO Matthew Wiseman will serve as Executive Director.The change means there will be one BAFTA entity in the U.S.
and the aim is for that division to have a closer relationship with BAFTA in the UK in order to create a more unified, global strategy for the organization.We are told there won’t be any staff cuts as a result of the process.Krish Majumdar, Chair of BAFTA, explained to us: “We were really
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