British Academy Names Lisa Campbell Director and Honors Clare Binns

Clare Binns will receive the Outstanding British Contribution to Cinema award from the British Academy during a ceremony hosted by Alan Cumming on February 22.The announcement follows the appointment of Lisa Campbell, a former Independent Television News executive, as the new Executive Director of Programmes for the organization.While the Paul Thomas Anderson film “One Battle After Another” leads the current awards longlist, Binns has raised concerns about how long film runtimes affect cinema revenue.