Thanks to Digital Spy we have videos of the full London press conference for Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part II which was held on July 6th. Watch below and enjoy, there is some strong language and spoilers.

Harry Potter director David Yates is set to receive a very prestigious award from the BAFTA at the at the 2011 BAFTA Los Angeles Britannia Awards.  He will be the recipient of The Brittania Award, which is, a celebration of achievements honoring individuals and companies that have dedicated their careers or corporate missions to advancing the entertainment arts. More specifically he will receive the John Schlesinger Britannia Award for Excellence in Directing.  The awards will be taking place on November 30th of this year.

“John Lasseter and David Yates are master creators of joy and imagination,” says Nigel Lythgoe, Chairman of BAFTA Los Angeles. “Their high standard of art, perception and pure entertainment is unparalleled. The worldwide success of Mr. Lasseter for Walt Disney and Pixar Animation Studios and Mr. Yates’ contribution to the final four parts of the ‘Harry Potter’ franchise makes them global wizards in their own right, and are delighted to honor these remarkable filmmakers with this year’s Britannia Award.”

In a new interview with mb, David Yates discusses Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part II. Some snippets may be read below:

On the last day with Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint and Emma Watson, when they were on set together and filmed their final scene, what was that like? We shot the scene on the viaduct, outside Hogwarts, and it was really peaceful. It was a really sunny day. It was all backlit. And it’s a very tender scene where they sort of reflect on everything that’s happened, all the battles and everything, and they hold hands, and the camera falls away. It’s a really tender, lovely scene. I said to them, ‘Look, guys, this is the last scene we’re all going to do with you three together in front of the camera. So, it’s not just the last scene of these three characters in the movie, this is your last scene in this series of films. That’s what today is about.’ And it infused it with a kind of emotion which was really moving actually.

Jo was a producer on this film, so how was that? How was her expanded role on it? You know, it hasn’t really changed from the other movies, honestly. She’s just always our biggest supporter. And always very graceful and kind and I think, because she’s been there throughout, it was time her name was up there. She wants to be up there with us; it’s a real privilege.

As I posted here and here, the July 2011 issue of Total Film magazine has a 16 page feature on the Harry Potter series. Today, thanks to DR.com, we have scans of the feature.  You can view those in the gallery.  The feature includes quotes from Daniel Radcliffe, David Yates, Rupert Grint and Emma Watson as well as a full interview with Daniel.

Make sure to pick up your copy, on stands now!

Nominations for the 37th Annual Saturn Awards have been announced and Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part I has been nominated for five awards!  Those nominations may be seen below.

Thanks SS!

A very rough video of Stephen Fry introducing the Outstanding Contribution to Cinema award to the Harry Potter series has appeared online via YouTube.  J.K. Rowling, Rupert Grint, Emma Watson, David Heyman, David Barron, Mike Newell, David Yates, and Alfonso Cuaron went on stage to accept the award. Hopefully a better quality version will be released, if so I will update this post.

Update: Better quality added