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Film and TV History in February 2019

BAFTA Awards

Feb 10 72nd British Academy Film Awards (BAFTAs): "Roma" Best Film, Alfonso Cuarón Best Director, Olivia Coleman, Rami Malek best actors

  • Feb 16 69th Berlin International Film Festival: Israeli film "Synonyms" wins the Golden Bear

Election of Interest

Feb 18 Australian political parties hacked by a "sophisticated state actor" Prime Minister Scott Morrison says, just months ahead of general election

  • Feb 18 Huawei founder Ren Zhengfei says "There's no way the US can crush us" in interview with BBC, saying his daughter's arrest politically motivated
  • Feb 22 Actor Jussie Smollett suspended from US TV show "Empire" after revealed that actor made false claims about racist and homophobic attack
  • Feb 25 Influential film review site Rotten Tomatoes implements changes to its site after internet trolls target "Captain Marvel" film

Captain Marvel

Feb 27 "Captain Marvel" film directed by Anna Boden and Ryan Fleck, starring Brie Larson and Samuel L. Jackson premieres

Film & TV History

Feb 27 Actor Luke Perry (52) suffers a stroke in Los Angeles

Film & TV History

Feb 28 YouTube announces it will stops all comments on videos featuring children because of paedophiles leaving inappropriate comments