S2 E7 - Mariayah Kaderbhai - Head of Programmes at BAFTA

In today's episode, I'm joined by Mariayah Kaderbhai, of British Asian heritage, who is Head of Programmes at BAFTA. While you all may know BAFTA for the awards ceremony, it's also a membership organisation and charity that supports, develops, and promotes the arts of film, television and video games in the UK.

BAFTA also has an international programme of events and initiatives offering access to talent through workshops, masterclasses, scholarships, lectures, and mentoring schemes in the United Kingdom and the United States.

In this episode, we talk about Mariayah's career beginnings at the BFI and Al Jazeera English, she also shares her advice for interviewing film stars and documentary filmmakers as well as what BAFTA offers for those interested in working in the film industry, and much more,

Links for information mentioned in podcast:

Podcast: Countdown To The BAFTAs | BAFTA

BAFTA Connect Membership | BAFTA

About BAFTA Membership | BAFTA

Job Vacancies | BAFTA

BAFTA - Opportunities @ Creative Access

Disclaimer: podcast episodes are recorded on Zoom therefore the audio quality may reflect this. The episode was recorded in January 2024 so when I say next month for the BAFTAS, I mean February.