Press Releases

•  Introducing 10 ‘must watch’ creatives from regions across the country
•  The new cohort will benefit from professional development and international networking opportunities provided by BAFTA and supported by Netflix
• Breakthrough participants selected by cross-industry global jury of industry experts including Apurva Asrani, Anupam Kher, AR Rahman Ratna Pathak Shah and Shonali Bose

BAFTA to put the spotlight on producers, supporting those from under-represented backgrounds, including minority ethnic backgrounds, disabled and those from low socioeconomic backgrounds.

Apurva Asrani, Monika Shergill, Ratna Pathak Shah, Gaurav Gandhi amongst those determining this years’ BAFTA Breakthrough participants in India

• BAFTA President, The Duke of Cambridge visited BAFTA to hear more about its ongoing support to develop the next generation of talent
• BAFTA launches new career development bursary fund in the name of HRH The Duke of Cambridge
• A new tier of BAFTA membership announced for emerging and mid-level professionals
• BAFTA Elevate to advocate and aid the progression of producers in film and television who are disabled, from minority ethnic backgrounds and low-socioeconomic backgrounds.
• BAFTA headquarters at 195 Piccadilly redeveloped as a centre of creative excellence with a new dedicated learning space to enable an expansion of the arts charity’s learning and new talent development programmes

• UK schools invited to join a national virtual assembly on 7 February to kick off Children’s Mental Health Week 2022
• Stars including Emma Willis and Oti Mabuse to take part in the assemblies, celebrating the theme of ‘Growing Together’
• Additionally, Dr Alex George (UK Youth Mental Health Ambassador), Mandip Gill (Doctor Who, Hollyoaks), Jacob Anderson (Game of Thrones) and more share their personal journeys as part of a series of exclusive online interviews for the week

Six emerging LGBTQIA+ UK filmmakers have received career support from industry figures including Iain Canning, Tze Chun, Russell T Davies, Sean Durkin, Terence Nance, and Joey Soloway.