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BAFTA Breakthrough UK 2022 - Application Criteria

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 under-represented in the screen industries.
  • Have been primarily residing in the United Kingdom for at least 2 years

Film and TV Criteria

In film and TV, candidates must also:

  • Have a professional credit on a piece of work that has been
    - Theatrically released in the UK
    - Broadcast on a UK television channel or streaming service

    between June 2021 and June 2022, or is reasonably expected to at time of application.

  • 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
  • Practitioners from under-represented groups in the industry, in any role, who have faced barriers to their progression are eligible if they have completed at least one project on which they had a lead or impactful role.

Games Criteria

In games, candidates must also:

  • Have a professional credit on a piece of work that has been, or was due to have been, published or released in the UK between June 2021 and June 2022, or is reasonably expected to at the time of application.
  • Have completed at least one project on which they had a lead or impactful role.