“Parasite” Won 2 Trophies At The BAFTA (British Academy of Film and Television Arts) Awards

BAFTA which stands for the British Academy of Film and Television Arts is an independent charity that supports, develop and promotes the forms of art by moving images. It is done by recognizing and rewarding excellence, inspiring practitioners and benefiting the public.

British Academy of Film and Television Arts is a membership organization that has about 7,500 individuals that are participating. These participants are the creative and professionals working in and making a contribution to the film, television and games industries in the UK.

This independent charity organization does not collect any funding from the government. It only depends on the income of the membership subscriptions, sometimes there are donations from individuals, trusts, foundations, and corporate partnerships to be able to sustain its ongoing charity outreach works.

The British Academy of Film and Television Arts has multiple offices in Scotland and Wales in the UK. It also has headquarters in the United States, in Los Angeles California and also in New York. They also hold events in Hong Kong and mainland China. Since December 2000, Amanda Berry OBE has been the Chief Executive Officer of this organization.

The British Academy Film Awards or the BAFTA began as the British Film Academy and was founded in the year 1947 by some group of directors. There were also major figures related to the British film industry that was part of the founders. Mr. David Lean became the founding chairman of the academy.

In May 1949, it was the first time the Film Awards ceremony took place. The ceremony honored the films "The Best Years of Our Lives", "Odd Man Out" and "The World Is Rich."

During the British Academy of Film and Television Arts awards ceremony that held this year 2020, the Korean film "Parasite" won and took home two trophies. This February 2 local time the British Academy of Film and Television Arts awards was held in London at the Royal Albert Hall.

The firm's director Bong Joon Ho was present at the ceremony alongside Star actor Song Kang Ho. The same with almost all of this season's award ceremonies, the director and actor do not go home empty-handed. They were able to sing two awards during this said ceremony.

The film "Parasite" took home the BAFTA for Best Film Not in the English Language, as well as the award for Best Original Screenplay. Both director Bong Joon Ho and writer Han Jin Won share screenwriting credits for the film.

While accepting his BAFTA for Best Original Screenplay award, director Bong Joon Ho stated that since the film "Parasite" was written in a foreign language, he did not expect that he would receive such an award. He gave thanks to the British Academy of Film and Television Arts for showing the movie so much love. He then continued that he spent and gave a lot of time writing in cafes and never did he ever imagined that he would be standing at the Royal Albert Hall.

Currently, "Parasite" is the second Korean film in history to acquire the BAFTA for Best Film Not in the English Language. The first Korean film was Park Chan Wook's "The Handmaiden" in 2018.

We give compliments and congratulations to Bong Joon Ho, Han Jin Won, and the cast and crew of the film "Parasite!"