The last of us And game of thrones star Bella Ramsey, Rye Lane Directed by Raine Allen-Miller and Charlotte Regan, writer and director of the vibrant British indie film scraperis among the 42 names shortlisted for this year’s BAFTA Breakthrough Talent cohort.
The year-long initiative is awarded to people on or about to make their breakthrough and includes one-to-one interviews and careers advice, full voting membership, access to BAFTA events and film screenings and networking events across the UK and UK. International. This year the plan celebrates its tenth anniversary. Alumni include Josh O’Connor, Florence Pugh, Jessie Buckley, Jim LeBrecht, Letitia Wright, Paapa Essiedu, Tom Holland, Lauren Ridloff, Brandon Perea, Laurie Nunn and Sarah Lampert.
This year’s jury included Ade Rawcliffe, Sara Putt, Emily Stillman, Emma Morgan and Anisa Sanusi from Great Britain, Aadip Desai (USA) and Guneet Monga (India).
“BAFTA Breakthrough is a gold standard programme. And the fact that we are celebrating our tenth anniversary is a testament to the dedication of our incredible alumni, industry supporters, judges and industry advisors. “I want to say a huge thank you to everyone who has contributed over the years, especially our partner Netflix,” said Jane Millichip, chief executive of BAFTA.
“This year’s cohort is truly impressive, having already achieved success in high-end TV drama, debut films, documentaries and hair and makeup design; and game design. BAFTA Breakthrough aims to capitalize on this early success and develop the skills for lifelong, rewarding careers. Congratulations on this year’s BAFTA breakthroughs.”
The full list of names is:
UK BREAKTHROUGH (20):
● Adjani Salmon, writer/actor/executive producer – Dreaming While Black
● Bella Ramsey, actress – The Last of Us
● Cash Carraway, Creator/Writer/Executive Producer – Rain Dogs
● Charlotte Regan, writer/director – Scrapper
● Cynthia De La Rosa, hair and make-up artist – all on fire
● Ella Glending, Director – Is anyone there?
● Funmi Olutoye, lead producer – Black History Makers (Good Morning Britain)
● Georgia Oakley, writer/director – Blue Jean
● Holly Reddaway, Narrator and Executive Director – Baldur’s Gate 3
● Joel Beardshaw, Lead Designer – Desta: The Memories Between
● Kat Morgan, Hair and Makeup Designer – Blue Jean
● Kathryn Ferguson, writer/director – Nothing compares
● Kitt (Fiona) Byrne, 2D Artist/Game Designer – Gibbon: Beyond the Trees
● Michael Anderson, Producer – Desta: The Memories Between
● Pete Jackson, Writer/Creator – Somewhere Boy
● Raine Allen-Miller, Director – Rye Lane
● Rosy McEwen, actress – Blue Jean
● Samantha Béart, artist – The Excavation of Hob’s Barrow
● Talisha “Tee Cee” Johnson, writer/director/host – too autistic to be black
● Vivian Oparah, actress – Rye Lane
American breakthroughs (12):
● Amanda Kim, documentary director – Nam June Paik: Moon is the oldest television
● Aminah Nieves, actress – 1923
● Apoorva Charan, Producer – Joyland
● Cheyenne Pualani Morrin, Senior Game Designer – Star Wars Jedi: Survivor
● Edward Buckles Jr. Documentary film director. – Katrina Babies
● Gary Gunn, Composer – One Thousand and One
● Jingyi Shao, writer and director – Chang Can Dunk
● Maria Altamirano, Producer – All Dirt Roads Taste of Salt
● Santiago Gonzalez, cinematographer – flaws
● Shelly Yo, writer and director – Smoking Tigers
● Sing J Lee, writer and director – The Accidental Getaway Driver
● Vuk Lungulov-Klotz, writer and director – Mutt
BREAKTHROUGH IN INDIA (10):
● Abhay Koranne, Writer – Rocket Boys
● Abhinav Tyagi, Editor – An insignificant man
● Don Chacko Palathara, Director/Writer – Joyful Mystery
● Kislay, Director – Soni
● Lipika Singh Darai, Director/Writer – Some stories about witches
● Miriam Chandy Menacherry, producer – From the Shadows and The Leopard’s Tribe
● Pooja Rajkumar Rathod, cinematographer – Secrets of the Elephants
● Sanal George, Sound Editor/Mixer/Designer – Gangubai Kathiawadi
● Satya Rai Nagpaul, Cinematographer – Ghoomketu
● Shardul Bhardwaj, Actor – Eeb Allay Ooo!
Source: Deadline
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