Working with distributors, studios and production companies, BAFTA View allows members the opportunity to watch films or episodes of television and obtain access codes for games. The content is hosted on players, either on a third-party player, or on BAFTA’s own in-house player, Electron. With a stable internet connection, members can access BAFTA View from anywhere in the world via the web app or Amazon Fire TV Stick app.

Launched in 2020 exclusively for BAFTA members, BAFTA View makes every submitted title available for viewing during the Film Awards voting season. This levels the playing field in terms of exposure for each title, regardless of marketing budget.

As BAFTA View provides a content platform for distributors to stream their content hosted on different players, each player may have their own unique security features, such as DRMs and watermarking. However, BAFTA View allows members to access this content all in one place, using their existing bafta.org login credentials.

In October 2022, we launched the Amazon Fire TV Stick app to enable members to watch content more easily on larger screens. As with the BAFTA View web app, the it hosts content on our in-house player, Electron, and various third-party players facilitated by entrants or distributors. The app is currently the most convenient way to access BAFTA View and watch films on a TV or projector.  

BAFTA View is in continued development. We conduct wide-ranging user surveys annually, which are vital to the ongoing development of BAFTA View. We also welcome ideas for future updates via voting@bafta.org. 

Search Title

There is a text search where you can type text to search for entry titles. There are a couple of items to consider:

• The search will only display entries that are in the current filter. If you have a filter set and are unable to find the entry which you are searching then clear the filter
• The search will only uses the entry title
• The search will only display entries where there is an exact match with one of the words in the entry title

The View Menu

Located on the top right of all view pages this menu is used to change how the entries appear on the view page. There are three types of view:

• Grid – Displays a poster image of the entry. Hovering over the image will display additional entry data and options. Clicking on the entry image will open the entry page.
• Summary – Displays a poster image of the entry alongside a short entry summary and entry data. Clicking on the entry image will open the entry page.
• List – Entries are displayed in a vertical list which includes some entry data and options. Clicking on the View button will open the entry page.

The Filter Menu

The options in the filter menu are designed to assist you reduce the selection of entries on the View Pages in order to find relevant content and create smaller groups of entries for review. The options described in this section may not be relevant to all awards. The options can be used alone or together. Everything that you select before clicking Apply will be used to define the selection of entries.

Note when a filter is applied the number of entries displayed on the right above the entries will change. For example you might see 10 of 20 entries. In this case the filter is showing 10 out of a possible total 20 entries.

The Buttons

At the bottom of the filter are buttons which affect the current filter selection

• Apply Filters – this will close the menu and search the entries in the award that match the selection you have specified
• Clear All – this will reset all the selected filters so that you can view all entries or make a new filter selection

Filter by Tag

Entries may be tagged with one or more terms, such as Female Director. Selecting a tag will display all the entries that have the tag allocated to them.

You can select multiple tags in your filter. If you decide to choose multiple tags then entries that match one or more of the selected tags will be displayed.

Filter by Category

Entries are always placed into categories where they are judged and filtering by the category in the filter may be enabled for an award. The categories you can select will be the categories in which the entries available to view have been listed and the categories that for which you have voting rights.

Selecting a category will display all the entries that have the tag allocated to them.

You can select categories in your filter. If you decide to choose multiple categories then entries that match one or more of the selected categories will be displayed.

Filtering by Tags and Categories

You can select both Tags and Categories to filter for a selection of entries. If both Tags and Categories are selected in a filter then entries that contain a minimum of both one tag and and category selected.

Filtering by Watched

There is a button on each entry screen, below the synopsis, as well as each entry on the Grid and List View called Watched. Clicking on the button will activate it and the button will turn Gold. This allows you to tag the entries that you have watched so that you can include or exclude these entries from your searching. It is assumed that all entries are unwatched until you click the button. Entries are not automatically updated by clicking the play button.

In the Filter meu you will see the following options:

• All – this is the default setting and all entries are included in the filter
• Watched Only – the filter will only include entries that you have flagged as watched by clicking the watch button
• Unwatched Only – the filter will only include entries that are flagged as unwatched

Filtering by Notes

In BAFTA View you can make personal notes on entries to assist with your evaluation of entries. Read the Notes guide [LINK] to find out how to create, save and delete notes.

The filter section offers the option to filter the entry selection by the status of any notes you may have saved on entries.

• All – this is the default setting and all entries regardless of the notes status
• Saved Notes – the filter will only include entries where you have save notes
• Empty notes – the filter will only include entries where there are no notes

The Sort Menu

Sorting is different to filtering in that sorting only affects the order of the current selection of entries displayed on the sort page. Choosing an option in this menu will not increase or decrease the number of entries on the page but will place them in a logical order.

The following options are available in BAFTA View but note not all for you to choose from:

• A – Z – orders the entres stating with A at the top left of the page. Note the words A, An and The are ignored and entries are listed with the first letter of the following word
• Z – A – orders the entres stating with A at the top left of the page. Note the words A, An and The are ignored and entries are listed with the first letter of the following word
• Date Added – orders the entries starting with the most recent date added to BAFTA View at the top left of the page
• Runtime – Ascending – orders the entries with the shortest runtime at the top left of the page
• Runtime – Descending – orders the entries with the longest runtime at the top left of the page

The Settings Menu

The settings menu, which is located in the top right and is the circle that contains your initials, includes options to assist you in managing your awards viewing and voting.

• My Notes – links to the notes page where you can review all the notes you have saved. For more information review the My Notes guide
• Settings – links to the Voting Site settings page where you can manage your phone number and trusted browsers
• BAFTA Events – links to the BAFTA Events site where you can book tickets to Awards related events to support your viewing.
• Vote – links to the BAFTA Voting site where you are able to cast your votes
• My BAFTA – links to the My BAFTA Hub
• Log – logs you out of all BAFTA accounts

The Award Select Menu

This menu is designed to help you navigate through different awards where viewing is running concurrently. BAFTA View enabled seamless viewing for all the BAFTA Awards providing one viewing platform for all of your awards viewing needs.

When you click on the menu you will see the following items:

• My List – if you have added entries to your list then the link will appear in this menu. For more information about My List please review the guide
• All content– takes you to the initial select page that loads when you first login
• Awards/Projects – any awards or projects that you have the rights to view and are currently open for viewing will be listed here. The award that you are currently viewing will be highlighted.

Operating System and Browser Compatibility:

Operating Systems:

Windows: 8.1, 10 Home and Pro; Mac OS: Catalina, Big Sur and Monterey; iOS 15.1; Android: 10, 11 and 12.

Browsers:

Desktop/Laptop – Safari: Versions 13, 14 and 15; Mozilla Firefox: Versions 94, 91.3.0 ESR; Google Chrome: Versions 94-98; Opera: Version 81.0.4196.31; Microsoft Edge: 95.0.1020.44

Mobile – Safari: Version 15; Firefox: Version 34 (iOS) and 94 (Android); Google Chrome: 94-98; Opera: Version 63.3.3216.58675; Microsoft Edge: (iOS) 95.0.1020.40 (Android) 93.0.961.80

Conversely, some browsers may be set to block pop-ups by default. In these cases, you should adjust each of these to ensure they ENABLE pop-ups.

Also note that some browsers block or allow pop-ups by domain. If this is the case with your preferred browser, you should adjust it so that it will play content from our domain view.bafta.org.

See below guides on how to disable pop-up blockers / enable pop-ups for the most commonly used browsers:

Chrome: For Mac, PC, Android and iOS

Mozilla Firefox: For PC and Mac

Safari: For Mac

Mobile Safari: For iOS

Microsoft Edge: For PC

Similarly, if you use an ad-blocker, please ensure that view.bafta.org is allowed and that your ad-blocker is not blocking pop ups for your browser.

How to Create a Note

On each entry page below the synopsis there is a Notes button. Clicking on this button will load an editor where you can enter up to 1000 characters of text. Notes can be entered and edited at any time and are lined to the entry. Once the entry is removed form BAFTA View it will no longer be possible to access the notes.

To close the notes box, click on Save and Close which will ensure any changes are saved. To remove a note click on Delete.

How to Review all Notes

Once saved a note becomes available to view on the notes screen. This is a collection of all the notes you have made on all entries that are still available on BAFTA View.

To access the notes section click on the settings menu. This is the circle that contains your initials located in the top right of all screens. Select My notes from the list

Each of your Notes will be available to view, by clicking your Account ID in the top right hand corner of the screen. Select My Notes which is the first item in the settings menu.

The My notes page will the open with all the notes that you have saved for all awards. If no notes have been created then a message will be displayed.

Each note appears in the middle of the screen and contains the entry and award name.

If you have created notes for multiple awards then a filter will appear allowing you to select notes for one of the awards.

There is a search area on the right of the page which allows you to search for entry titles. This search does not search the note text you have saved.

Clicking on a note will open the editor allowing you to amend or delete the note.

To add an entry to My List click on the Add to My List button. When the entry is included on your personal list it will trun Gold. clicking on the button a second time will revert the button to grey and the entry will be removed from the My List page. The button can be found on the main entry page and at various places in the system

Recommended Entries

Some Awards create subgroups that must view a number of entries. The entries will be tagged with a flag titled Recommended. These entries will automatically be added to your list. You can remove these entries from your list by clicking on the Gold Add to My List Button

• Go to the Speaker icon on your laptop screen, where you usually control your volume. (Typically along the top on a Mac, along the bottom on a PC).

FOR MAC:

• Click on it and  under the volume slider you should see a list under ‘Output Device’. If this is set to ‘Internal Speakers’ this will continue to play the audio via your laptop.
• There also should be an option to underneath this which represents your TV. Click on that and the audio should now begin playing on your TV.

FOR PC:

• Right click on it and a list of options should appear.
• Depending on the version or Windows you are running, click on the option ‘Open Sound Settings’ or similar.
• A window will open for your Sound Settings. This will include an option to ‘Choose your output device’
• From the dropdown here, it will currently be set to your laptop’s internal speakers. Switch it to your TV and the sound will begin playing on your TV

Videos hosted by external platforms do not have this functionality but should still offer you the option to switch manually between quality levels if you prefer to do so in order to maintain uninterrupted viewing.

Likewise, you can also manually override the ‘Auto’ setting in BAFTA hosted videos to higher or lower at any time if you prefer.  For example, if you know you have connectivity or internet speed problems you might choose to reduce the quality to a lower level if this is preferable to you.                                          

If you don’t clear your cache from time to time, you might not see changes on a website with your computer loading older, cached data. Old, unused extensions can also clutter up your browser, using your RAM and memory.

Clearing cookies/cache can also be called clearing site data or history data.  

To clear cookies/cache on Chrome: https://support.google.com/accounts/answer/32050?hl=en&co=GENIE.Platform%3DDesktop

To clear cookies/cache on Safari for Mac: https://support.apple.com/en-gb/guide/safari/sfri11471/mac

To clear cookies/cache on Safari for iPad/iPhone: https://support.apple.com/en-gb/HT201265

To clear cookies/cache on Mozilla Firefox: https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/clear-cookies-and-site-data-firefox

To clear cookies/cache on Microsoft Edge: https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-edge/delete-cookies-in-microsoft-edge-63947406-40ac-c3b8-57b9-2a946a29ae09

To clear cookies/cache on Opera: https://www.opera.com/use-cases/clean-browser-and-remove-trackers

If you are still having problems or find that one title in particular won’t play while all the others do, contact voting@bafta.org

One of the recurring themes that emerged in the BAFTA 2020 Review is just how challenging it can be to watch as many films as we would all like in a condensed period, which can lead to a relatively small number of very high profile films getting all the attention.

To help ‘level the playing field’ and make sure all films are viewed by enough members to ensure they have been properly considered, this year we are trailing a system of recommended viewing ahead of Round One voting closing on 26 January 2021. As approved following the BAFTA 2020 Review, each voting member has been assigned a group of around 15 films which we recommend you prioritise watching, before casting your votes.

There is no obligation or encouragement to vote for the films in your group, and as always, we urge you to watch as many films as you can from all groups. However, we ask that if your viewing time is limited, that you do focus on watching the 15 films assigned to your group. Films have been randomly distributed across all groups, and members have similarly been assigned a group at random. 

This process will mean that all entered films are watched by over four hundred members at a minimum, and we hope that members discover films that they might not otherwise have watched.