In view of the on-going protests in Hong Kong, the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) has postponed its masterclass with Last King of Scotland director Kevin Macdonald, originally scheduled for Oct. 15.
According to a press statement released by BAFTA, the event titled “The Craft of Directing” will be pushed back to an undisclosed date. “Due to the current situation in Hong Kong, it is uncertain whether the BAFTA masterclass scheduled with director Kevin Macdonald with the City University of Hong Kong would receive the student audience at which it is aimed,” the statement said.
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The pro-democracy protests began Sept 28, with the protestors occupying major traffic hubs in Hong Kong. The request of universal suffrage from the protestors – the majority of them students at tertiary education institutions such as the City University of Hong Kong – is not yet addressed by the Hong Kong government. A meeting between the student leaders of the Hong Kong Federation of Students and Chief Secretary Carrie Lam is scheduled to take place this Friday.
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