Ok there were some people who saw TLS remarks were posted here and over at IMDB. Now I received a "tweet" from BAFTA's Scotand calling for "entries" which close on September 1, 2009.

The time period for which a film qualifies for consideration is August 2008 through August 2009. I wonder if this is why it was shown?

Link http://www.baftascotland.co.uk/news/47/bafta-scotland-awards-09-call-for-entries


BAFTA's UK - is different....here's some info on eligibility. Interesting that TLS has a UK release date for January 2010 - it may qualify see below.

Full Link http://www.bafta.org/awards/film/eligibility-and-rules,64,BA.html

Eligibility

Films must be released theatrically in the UK, within the Academy awards year:
1 January to 31 December 2009. Films that open between 1 January and 19 February 2010 inclusive may be 'qualified' by Distributors by being screened to Academy Film Voting Members by Thursday 17 December 2009.

To be eligible, a feature film must:

  • be feature-length, i.e. with a running time exceeding 60 minutes;
  • receive its first public exhibition or distribution in the UK as a theatrical release;
  • be exhibited publicly to a paying audience within a commercial cinema in the UK for no fewer than seven consecutive days.

Films from all countries are eligible in all categories, with the exception of Outstanding British Film, Outstanding Debut, Short Film and Short Animation which are for British films only.

There are separate entry criteria for Short Film and Short Animation .

Please refer to the full Rule Book and the additional guidelines for the Special Visual Effects category:

pdf Download the Film Awards Rule Book (169 KB)


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