BAFTA to Host 'A Life In Pictures' with Tom Hanks

The British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) has today announced that Tom Hanks , the BAFTA-nominated and Oscar-winning actor, will discuss his craft and career at a special 'BAFTA A Life In Pictures' event at BAFTA's headquarters, 195 Piccadilly in London , on Saturday 19 October. The event with Hanks, who is also a BAFTA Los Angeles Britannia Award honouree , marks the start of the second year of Deutsche Bank's sponsorship of the 'BAFTA A Life In Pictures' series.

Tom Hanks received the BAFTA Los Angeles Britannia Award for Excellence in Film in 2004 and was BAFTA-nominated for his roles in Forrest Gump, Saving Private Ryan and Castaway . A four-time Golden Globe and five-time Emmy winner, he won back-to-back Oscars in 1994 and 1995 for his roles in Philadelphia and Forrest Gump. He has also received many other accolades over his 30-year career.

Having started as an actor, Hanks has also written, produced and directed for film and television, winning an Emmy for directing the highly acclaimed miniseries Band of Brothers.

Tom Hanks plays the lead role in Captain Phillips, directed by Paul Greengrass , which opens this year's BFI London Film Festival, and also stars as Walt Disney in the festival's closing film, Saving Mr. Banks.

'BAFTA A Life in Pictures' is a long-running series of onstage interviews in which some of the film world's leading talent discuss their life and career and share insights into the experiences that helped them hone and develop their crafts. The series has hosted leading names including Dustin Hoffman, Martin Scorsese, Quentin Tarantino, Meryl Streep, Cate Blanchett, Kenneth Branagh and Helen Mirren. Recordings of previous events are available on BAFTA Guru, BAFTA's online learning channel (www.bafta.org/guru).

Tickets

Public tickets for 'BAFTA A Life in Pictures: Tom Hanks' will go on sale on Friday 4 October. To book tickets, go to www.bafta.org/whats-on/

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