Actor Tom Felton to host British Independent Film Awards

By PTI
LONDON: “Harry Potter” star Tom Felton is about to host the British Independent Film Awards (BIFA), the organisers of the occasion introduced on Monday.

The awards ceremony, which normally takes place in early December, is scheduled to be held on February 18 within the wake of the coronavirus pandemic.

The present shall be held nearly on BIFA’s Facebook web page and can see Felton host dwell from Wales, the place he’s at the moment filming the Sky authentic movie “Save the Cinema” together with Jonathan Pryce, Samantha Morton and Susan Wokoma.

Save the date… The twenty third British Independent Film Awards will happen on the 18th February, hosted LIVE by @TomFelton!Join us and a few very particular company as we have fun the perfect of impartial movie.Find out extra about #BIFA2020 right here: https://t.co/IfmLwQFT6E pic.twitter.com/FGXj6G6QXs
— BIFA (@BIFA_film) February 1, 2021

Felton, greatest recognized for taking part in Draco Malfoy within the “Harry Potter” movie collection, mentioned he’s “delighted” to be internet hosting the BIFA this yr.

“British film has been part of my life for as long as I can remember and now, more than ever, it is so important to support, recognize and celebrate those brilliant creatives who make them,” the 33-year-old actor mentioned in an announcement.

The dwell present shall be produced by Annie Hughes and Jack Clark and govt produced by Catherine Bray, from Little Dot Studios.

The nominations had been introduced in December, with “Saint Maud” main the nods with a document 17, adopted intently by “His House”, “Rocks”, “Calm With Horses”, “Mogul Mowgli” and “The Father”.

According to BIFA’s official web site, the awards goal to focus on and reward the perfect, most revolutionary and inventive impartial filmmaking and filmmakers within the UK.