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We\u2019re delighted to announce that we’ll be honoured with the prestigious Special Award at the 20th BAFTA Games Awards<\/a> next month.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The award, which recognises outstanding contributions to games, film and television, is one of the highest accolades bestowed by BAFTA and will be presented at the awards ceremony on Thursday 11 April.<\/p>\n

A huge thank you to everyone who has supported our work over the last 17 years, and the amazing gamers that we\u2019ve had the privilege to help.<\/p>\n

Full press announcement at: https:\/\/www.bafta.org\/media-centre\/press-releases\/20th-bafta-games-awards-special-award-announced<\/a><\/p>\n

A BAFTA spotlight interview with Dr Mick Donegan about the work of the charity can be found here: https:\/\/www.bafta.org\/media-centre\/press-releases\/spotlight-specialeffect<\/a><\/p>\n

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