London,
17
February
2014
|
23:00
Europe/London

Film fans meet the stars at the 2014 BAFTAs via EE’s fanbots

  • EE Fanbots - Dame Helen Mirren
  • EE Fanbots - Will Poulter
  • EE Fanbots - Claudia Winkleman
  • EE Fanbots - Amy Adams
  • EE Fanbots - David Gandy
  • EE Fanbots - Douglas Booth
  • EE Fanbots - Ruth Wilson
  • EE Fanbots - Samantha Barks
  • EE Fanbots - Lily Allen
  • EE Fanbots - Tinie Tempah
  • Rick from Manchester and Emily from Buckinghamshire beamed in live from their living rooms to the famous EE BAFTA red carpet over superfast 4G
  • Dame Helen Mirren, Amy Adams, Michael Sheen, Ron Howard, Lily Allen, Steve Coogan and EE Rising Star winner Will Poulter among the stars who stopped by for a chat
  • View the EE Fanbots in action here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K8W51IpdauU

EE, the UK’s most advanced digital communications company, gave two lucky film fans the chance to enjoy all the glitz of the 2014 BAFTA red carpet, without them ever having to leave their living rooms. Rick Plant from Manchester and Emily Young from Buckinghamshire were beamed onto the EE Fanbots allowing them to chat to a host of film industry legends on the red carpet via superfast 4G.

Among the stars who stopped by for a chat were BAFTA winners Steve Coogan & Barkhad Abdi and BAFTA nominees Amy Adams & Ron Howard. Even Dame Helen Mirren herself, honoured on the night with the BAFTA Fellowship, said hello to the Fanbots. EE Rising Star Award winner Will Poulter discussed how the EE Fanbots had inspired him to put his name forward for the next available robot movie and Tinie Tempah and Lily Allen chatted music with Mancunian film fan Rick’s young niece who joined him on the sofa to enjoy all the red carpet action.  Other red carpet stars who engaged with the new technology included Michael Sheen, Colin Salmon, David Gandy, Luke Evans, Samantha Barks, Ruth Wilson, Stanley Tucci and Ben Miller.

To view & link to or embed the robots in action go to YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K8W51IpdauU

Suggested video:

Two lucky film fans live were beamed live from their living room onto the 2014 EE BAFTA red carpet via the EE Fanbots. Watch the fans enjoy a 'celebs-eye' view of the red carpet action and chat to the stars using seamless video calling on EE's superfast 4G network.

Suggested image caption:

speaks to the EE Fanbots on the red carpet ahead of the EE British Academy Film Awards.

 

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For further information, please contact:

Polly Goddard                                                                          Olivia Burrell

Polly.Goddard@mcsaatchi.com                                                 Olivia.Burrell@mcsaatchi.com

020 3617 8461                                                                           020 3617 6531

Rik Salmon                                                                               Rachel Devenport

rik.salmon@mcsaatchi.com                                                       Rachel.Devenport@mcsaatchi.com

020 3617 6532                                                                           020 3617 4670              

 

About EE

EE is the largest and most advanced digital communications company in Britain, delivering mobile and fixed communications services to consumers, businesses, government and the wholesale market. With approximately 15,000 employees and 600 retail stores, EE serves more than 27 million customers on EE, Orange and T-Mobile mobile and broadband plans.

EE runs the UK's biggest and fastest mobile network, having introduced the UK's first superfast 4G mobile service in 2012. EE's 4G coverage today reaches more than 60% of the UK population.  EE’s 2G coverage reaches 99% of the population while 3G reaches 98%. EE's superfast fibre broadband service covers 54% of the UK population, and ADSL broadband service covers 98.7% of the population. 

EE has received extensive independent recognition including being ranked the UK's best overall network by RootMetrics®, Fastest Network at the 2013 uSwitch Awards, Best Network at the 2013 Mobile Choice Consumer Awards and What Mobile Awards, Network Innovation at the 2013 Recombu awards and Best Network for Business at the 2013 Mobile Industry awards. 

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About BAFTA

The British Academy of Film and Television Arts is an independent charity that supports, develops and promotes the art forms of the moving image by identifying and rewarding excellence, inspiring practitioners and benefiting the public. In addition to its Awards ceremonies, BAFTA has a year-round Learning & Events programme that offers unique access to some of the world’s most inspiring talent through workshops, masterclasses, lectures and mentoring schemes, connecting with audiences of all ages and backgrounds across the UK, Los Angeles and New York. BAFTA relies on income from membership subscriptions, individual donations, trusts, foundations and corporate partnerships to support its ongoing outreach work. For further information, visit www.bafta.org