In early July, BAFTA will be sponsoring the Changemakers strand at the Children’s Media Conference (CMC), the only UK event for those involved in developing, producing and distributing content to children on all platforms. Two of the recipients of our learning and new talent initiatives will also be representing BAFTA: children’s screenwriter Javid Rezai, who was one of the finalists of the BAFTA Rocliffe New Writing Competition for YA and Children, and games artist Anna Hollinrake, a BAFTA Breakthrough Brit. On the eve of the Conference, we spoke to the latter about her big break, becoming a Breakthrough Brit and maintaining mental wellbeing in the workplace – a topic close to her heart, which she will be addressing at CMC.
Words and interview by Chris Schilling