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BAFTA Breakthrough UK 2020 - Application Criteria

Application Criteria – Film and TV

We are looking for candidates who, at the time of application:

  • Are aged 18 or over
  • Are working in the UK, especially from regions and communities that are currently underrepresented in the screen industries.
  • Have been primarily residing in the United Kingdom for at least 2 years
     
  • Have a professional credit on a piece of work that has been, or was due to have been:
    - Theatrically released in the UK
    - Broadcast on a UK television channel or streaming service
     
  • Writers, producers, performers or directors working in scripted are eligible if they have completed at least one, but no more than two, projects on which they had a lead role
  • Producers and directors working in factual and non-scripted (this includes producer/directors, series producers, multi-camera and gallery directors and development producers) are eligible if they have completed at least one project on which they had a lead or impactful role
  • Practitioners from any other craft area are eligible if they have completed at least one project on which they had a lead or impactful role

Application Criteria – Games

We are looking for candidates who, at the time of application:

  • Are aged 18 or over
  • Are working in the UK, especially from regions and communities that are currently underrepresented in the screen industries.
  • Have been primarily residing in the United Kingdom for at least 2 years
  • Have a professional credit on a piece of work that has been, or was due to have been, published or released in the UK
  • Have completed at least one project on which they had a lead or impactful role