Hilary Rosen Named BAFTA Chair

Hilary Rosen has been promoted to BAFTA chair, succeeding Sara Putt.

Putt steps down after a three-year term, with her deputy stepping up to fill the role. Rosen will oversee BAFTA’s mission to champion film, games and television talent through its awards, industry leadership and year-round development programs.

A BAFTA Television Committee member since 2021 and later its chair, Rosen helped shape the TV and Craft Awards and oversee their juries, according to the British film and TV academy. Outside of BAFTA, Rosen is director of commissioning at UKTV, leading its slate of original scripted and unscripted content.

She’ll be supported by Ade Rawcliffe and Andrew Miller as deputy chairs of the Academy. They’ll both serve a two-year term.

And after a thorough election process, the following have been appointed to the Board of Trustees: Charu Desdot and Caroline Levy are the new Chairs for BAFTA’s Games and Television Committees, while Nahrein Kemp will take up the role of LIT Committee Chair. Shrina Shah, chair of the governance and appointments committee, will join the BAFTA Board of Trustees.

Rosen described the promotion as “a great privilege.” She continued: “I have long been passionate about everything BAFTA does to promote the screen arts and champion talent across the screen industries… I am delighted to be able to do this alongside our newly appointed committee chairs, Charu, Caroline and Nahrein and the rest of the BAFTA Board of Trustees. All are outstanding industry leaders, and with the collective passion and insight we share, I’m confident that this Board of Trustees will continue to build on the important and impactful work that has gone before.”