Luke Hebblethwaite
BAFTA
As the Head of Games at BAFTA, Luke leads the arts charity’s mission as the foremost global cultural organisation in games, supporting and championing creative talent, advocating for progressive change and celebrating excellence in the craft of making games. As well as the prestigious BAFTA Games Awards, BAFTA provides a year-round programme of events and activities recognising and supporting games professionals, produces world-leading online games content and runs headline new talent initiatives such as BAFTA Breakthrough and the national Young Game Designers competition.
Luke Hebblethwaite is speaking at the following session/s
BAFTA Games: How We Can All Level the Playing Field
Improving social mobility within the games industry is important now more than ever before. But how can we all play our part in levelling the playing field? In this talk, you will gain insights from other industries on how they identified issues and worked to rectify them as well as receive the opportunity to ask questions yourself. You will also get a short live demonstration of BAFTA’s Invisible Barriers resource, an interactive guide to assist hirers in the screen industries to support individuals from low socio-economic backgrounds.
Session Takeaway
- What actions have been taken to improve social mobility in other creative industries?
- How can we all play a part in the games industry when it comes to social mobility and why is it important?
- What is BAFTA doing in this area?
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