Jane Millichip

Jane Millichip is the CEO of BAFTA, the internationally renowned arts charity, academy and awards organisation representing film, games and television. She took up the role in October 2022, bringing decades of experience across the creative and commercial sides of the media industry.

Jane began her career in journalism, training at Haymarket Publishing before becoming editor of the television trade magazine TV World. She subsequently moved into television and built a career spanning production, distribution, commissioning and broadcasting, working in the UK and internationally. Her roles have included Managing Director of South Pacific Pictures in New Zealand, senior positions at Zodiak Rights and RDF Rights, and Managing Director of Sky Vision.

At Sky, Jane helped build the company's production portfolio and international distribution business before becoming Chief Commercial Officer and later Chief Content Officer of Sky Studios, where she oversaw editorial and commercial activities across its European markets.

As CEO of BAFTA, Jane leads the organisation across its work celebrating excellence in the screen arts while supporting new and emerging talent. Her priorities have included widening access and opportunity within the industry, championing inclusion and strengthening environmental sustainability. She also oversees BAFTA albert, the screen industry's sustainability organisation, and is a trustee of the sustainability and environmental education charity SEEd.

From journalism to television and now BAFTA, Jane's career has combined a deep understanding of storytelling with the business of bringing those stories to audiences - and a commitment to helping shape the future of the creative industries.