FILE - In this Sunday, Feb. 2 2020 file photo, Hugh Grant poses for photographers upon arrival at the Bafta Film Awards, in central London. British teen drama “Rocks†and American gig-economy Western “Nomadland†lead the race for the British Academy Film Awards. The BAFTAs are being handed out Sunday, April 11, 2021 in a pandemic-curbed ceremony. Presenters including Hugh Grant, Tom Hiddleston and Priyanka Chopra Jonas will announce the prizes from the stage of London’s Royal Albert Hall, but winners will accept remotely during the televised ceremony. (Photo by Joel C Ryan/Invision/AP, file)
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Palestinian short film The Present wins Bafta
British-Palestinian filmmaker Farah Nabulsi has won this year’s Bafta for best short film [Youtube] April 12, 2021 at 1:03 pm
British-Palestinian filmmaker Farah Nabulsi has won this year s Bafta for best short film. Nabulsi s film
The Present is set in the occupied West Bank.
She accepted the award online during the 74th annual British Academy Film Awards ceremony streamed from London s Royal Albert Hall. This year s event was spread over two evenings to accommodate Covid-19 guidelines.
In her acceptance speech, Nabulsi dedicated the award to the people of Palestine for whom freedom and equality are long, long overdue.
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