At the Scottish Bafta awards, multiple actors who took the stage to call for a ceasefire were edited out by the BBC, sparking criticism from audiences. An exclusive piece written by The National reveals that the media giant edited out the producers of ‘A Long Winter’ who won the award for Best Short Film And Animation. In their speech, Eilidh Munro and Finlay Pretsell urged audiences to pressure institutions and governments to call for a ceasefire in Gaza. The speech was shared widely on the livestream produced by BAFTA Scotland, but removed from BBC iPlayer’s edit. The producers of A Long Winter have urged filmmakers to use their voice to "pressure institutions and government" to call for a ceasefire in Gaza at the Scottish Bafta Awards pic.twitter.com/TRootNEjU6 — The National (@ScotNational) November 19, 2023 Egyptian actor Amir El-Masry was also censored in the BBC coverage. Before announcing the nominees for the Best Actress category, he said: “Before I start, I ju...