Children's Eligibility & Judging

11 June 09

The rules below relate to the Awards in 2010. For further information, please contact Lisa Prime, on 020 7292 5820 or lisap@bafta.org .

ELIGIBILITY

• Television programmes must have had their original transmission in the UK between 1 July 2009 and 30 June 2010.
• Web-based entries must have been available online between 1 July 2009 and 30 June 2010. You may not resubmit an entry
  from previous years unless it can be demonstrated that there are significant new levels of technology or innovation.
• Feature films must have had their original release in the UK between 1 August 2009 and 31 July 2010.
• Video games must have had their original release in the UK between 1 August 2009 and 31 July 2010. You may not re-enter
  games previously entered into the Children’s Award.
• All entries must be accompanied by a jpeg image which will be used on the BAFTA website and in the Awards brochure
  should the entry be nominated. This should be emailed to lisap@bafta.org
• Individuals may enter themselves into the categories of Performer, Presenter and Writer.
• Editorial initiative and control must reside with the UK producer, broadcaster or developer in all cases except in the categories
  of International programme, Feature Film and Video Game.
• Entries must be received no later than 18.00 on Tuesday 13 July 2010. Entries received after the closing date will not be
  eligible.
• The entry fee is £99 + VAT per entry.

VOTING PROCEDURE

• The relevant voting constituency of the Academy casts its votes for all those programmes entered according to the aforementioned criteria.
• Those programmes which have attracted the most votes from the Academy membership are then put up for further scrutiny by category juries, specially selected by the Academy's Children's Committee.
• Each jury aims to be balanced in age, sex, experience, ethnicity and in broadcasting allegiances, with a track record of achievement in the genre and with no direct association with a short-listed programme, feature film, website or video game.
• These juries decide upon the four nominations and the winner of the Awards.
  

AWARDS IN THE GIFT OF COUNCIL

• Suggested recipients of the gift of council Special Award for outstanding contribution are put forward by the Academy's Children's Committee for consideration by the Academy's Council.
• There are no nominations for these awards, nor are they voted for by the Academy membership. The Gift of Council award is presented at the discretion of the Academy.
  

Official Scrutineers: Deloitte LLP

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