Hilary Rosen has been appointed BAFTA‘s deputy chair of its board of trustees.
Alongside BAFTA chair Sara Putt, Rosen will help oversee the delivery of the British Academy’s mission as an arts charity, championing creatives and practitioners working in film, games and TV.
The deputy chair is voted for by elected members of BAFTA’s sector committees and the board and will succeed the chair in the fall of 2026.
“I’m honored to have been elected as deputy chair of BAFTA,” said Rosen. “It’s an incredible organization and I’m delighted to get to work closely with Sara over the next year. I look forward to working more closely with the sector committees across film, games and television and the senior leadership team.”
“As my role at BAFTA has grown, I have gained knowledge and insight into this community and the challenges it faces and will ensure my time as deputy chair is as impactful as possible.”
Rosen is currently director of commissioning at UKTV and leads a team of commissioners, overseeing a growing slate of original scripted and unscripted content such as the new drama series Outrageous, Bergerac, and I, Jack Wright.
She was the original commissioner of Dave’s BAFTA-winning Taskmaster. Under Rosen’s leadership, UKTV was the first broadcaster to BAFTA Albert certify all commissions to reduce a production’s carbon footprint and the first to commit to paying access costs on every production.
She began her career in television in BBC News & Current Affairs, as a researcher on Panorama, before moving on to work in the independent production sector. Rosen joined the BAFTA Television Committee in 2021 and has been chair for the last two years, alongside becoming a Board Trustee.
