Bafta chairman David Parfitt said today that his only concern over Jonathan Ross hosting the film awards had been that his BBC suspension would be lifted in time.

Mr Parfitt said that no extra precautions were being taken over Ross fronting the Orange British Academy Film Awards ceremony next month and the scriptwriters and filming would remain the same.

Ross will be back on the BBC next week, after his suspension over the Andrew Sachs lewd phone-calls row ends.

He has also used his page on the social networking website Twitter to invite public suggestions for an unlikely word he could incorporate into his Bafta routine.

Mr Parfitt said: "I think what people don't realise is there are different Jonathans... He loves film and he is really serious about film."

Asked if he was worried about Ross fronting the show, he said: "Not at all. The decision for Jonathan to do the show was taken after last year's awards...

"The only concern I had was that the suspension would be over in time (for him) to do it... We're not doing it any differently."

Mr Parfitt was optimistic about the future of the film industry, despite the economic climate.

He said: "In a weird way this is quite good for us - a weak pound and a strong dollar - because films are budgeted in dollars, and when Americans look at the figures, it's cheaper to come here."

Speaking about the nominations, Mr Parfitt described it as a "bumper year all round. It's a nice spread of awards".

"It's always something I look for, that's a nice balance of films."

Asked about the success of British films in the US recently, he said: "We're making films that the international community want to see."