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.
There will be no Bafta Breakthrough India cohort this year.
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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