Young Presenters

Our 2024 Young Presenter finalists with industry guests.

Dream of becoming a presenter and interviewing famous faces from the world of film, games and TV? Our Young Presenters competition is for you.

Every year BAFTA runs a competition to find aspiring young presenters to host our events and content for children and young people. Two lucky winners, one aged 10-14 and one aged 15-18, then have the chance to front content for the Young BAFTA YouTube Channel and represent BAFTA at special events around the country.

Tristan Thompson at the Young BAFTA Showcase. A young man with thick dark blond hair wearing a white hoodie and talking into a microphone.

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Samaira Iqbal and Jay Lycurgo. A young woman with long curly dark hair wearing a beige jumper. She is sat next to a young man with closely shaved black hair and is wearing a denim shirt. They are both sat in red cinema seats and turning their heads to look at the camera.

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Meet 2024’s winners

Congratulations Tristan Thompson and Kara Gillespie.

What do you get as a BAFTA Young Presenter?

The chance to showcase your talents and hone your presenting skills at in person events and in front of a global online audience
Unmissable interview opportunities – previous winners have interviewed everyone from Heartstopper’s Kit Connor and William Gao to national treasures Dame Judi Dench and Tom Hiddleston

Making dreams come true

The Young Presenters competition has been running since 2016 and has so far given 11 aspiring presenters the opportunity to try out their dream job.

Get to know the previous winners and watch some of their favourite interviews below:

Young Presenters FAQs

If you are aged 10- 18 on the closing date of the competition (with parental consent if under 18 please), and you live in the UK you can enter the competition. But, you can only apply as individuals, not as a duo or team. And you are not allowed to enter if you or any of your family members are employees of BAFTA or any sponsors associated with the Competition or their respective associated companies.
The application process involves submitting a short themed film. The 2025 theme is Know Yourself, Grow Yourself to tie in with Place2Be’s Children’s Mental Health Week 2025.
Young Presenter workshops are included in BAFTA’s year round activity and are designed to help you build confidence and get used to receiving feedback. We run these as part of our outreach programmes with partner organisations like children’s mental health charity, Place2Be, as well as at the annual Young BAFTA Showcase at BAFTA HQ.