My Father’s Shadow filmmaker Akinola Davies Jr and On Falling writer-director Laura Carreira are among the 20 UK participants in the 2025 Bafta Breakthrough programme.
They are joined by Grand Theft Hamlet co-director Pinny Grylls, star of BBC series What It Feels Like For A Girl Ellis Howard and Harvest producer Marie-Elena Dyche.
BAFTA North America will announce the Breakthrough US talent in December.
The emerging talent year-round programme has been running since 2013 (previously known as Breakthrough Brits). Over 330 people have participated in the programme to-date, with alumni including Paapa Essiedu, Josh O’Connor, Jessie Buckley and Letitia Wright. The initiative is supported by Netflix in the UK.
Bafta Breakthrough UK 2025
Akinola Davies Jr – director/co-writer, My Father’s Shadow
Alderney Middleton - series producer, Maddie + Triggs
Cara Ellison – writer/ narrative designer, Ghost Town
Ellis Howard – actor, What It Feels Like For A Girl
Jodie-Simone Howe – costume designer, Mr Loverman
Kyle Banks – director, Farewell North
Laura Carreira – director/writer, On Falling
Marie-Elena Dyche – producer, Harvest
Mark Choi – composer, Empire Of The Ants
Matthew Gurney – actor, Reunion
Megumi Inman – co-director/producer, Atomic People
Nathalie Pitters – director of photography, Brian And Maggie
Nathaniel Price – writer/associate producer, Mr Loverman
Olaide Sadiq – director, Grenfell: Uncovered
Owen Tooth – director, EastEnders
Pinny Grylls – director/writer/editor, Grand Theft Hamlet
Sally Beaumont – lead voice actor/script consultant, Old Skies
Stanley Baxton – solo developer, Latex, Leather, Lipstick, Love, Lust
Stephanie Taylor – composer, The Search For Nicola Bulley
Vivian Eguridu – series casting producer, Love is Blind UK
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