Breakthrough Brits

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Breakthrough Brits is a programme to honour some of Britain's best new creatives in film, television, and gaming. The programme was originally run by the now shuttered UK Film Council. [1] It was then launched under BAFTA in 2013. There are also international categories under BAFTA Breakthrough.

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The program was designed to celebrate the new British film-making talent. The 2008 programme ended in a special event in Los Angeles, compered by Nigel Lythgoe, on 5 June where honourees were presented to an audience of Hollywood industry figures.[ citation needed ]

UK Film Council

YearList
2008
2009

BAFTA

YearCategoryList
2013Performers
Filmmakers
Gamemakers
2014Performers
Filmmaker
  • Jonathan Asser
  • Mike Brett and Steve Jamison
  • Tandis Jenhudson
  • Ashley Kendall
  • AJ Riach
  • Sarah Walker
  • Marc Williamson
Gamemakers
  • Daniel Gray
  • Charu Desodt
  • Reece Millidge
  • William Pugh
2015Performers
Filmmakers
Gamemakers
  • Chris Davis
  • Jessica Saunders
  • Luke Whittaker
  • Catherine Woolley
2016Performers
Filmmakers
Gamemakers
  • Alex Grahame
  • Matt Hyde
  • John McKellan
  • Tim Wicksteed
  • Jodie Azhar
2017Performers
Filmmakers
Gamemakers
  • Daniel Fountain
  • Henry Hoffman
  • Anna Hollinrake
  • Adam & Thomas Vian
  • Olivia Wood
2018Performers
Filmmakers
Gamemakers
  • Jay Armstrong
  • Lottie Bevan
  • John Campbell and Katie Goode
  • Adrienne Law
  • Harry Nesbitt
2019 [2] Performers
Filmmakers
  • Sarah Brocklehurst
  • Stella Corradi
  • Daniel Dewsbury
  • Rose Glass
  • Luke Hull
  • Coco Jackson
  • Oliver Kassman
  • Jen Kenwood
  • Kayleigh Llewellyn
  • Simon McMahon
  • Laurie Nunn
  • Kirstie Swain
Gamemakers
  • Chris Cox
  • Gemma Langford
  • Liam de Valmency
  • Lesleyann White
2020Performers
Filmmakers
  • Bim Ajadi
  • Abigail Dankwa
  • Joy Gharoro-Akpojotor
  • Jordan Hogg
  • Ruka Johnson
  • Aleem Khan
  • Ben Sharrock and Irene Gurtubai
  • Bethany Swan
  • Linn Waite and Kate Byers
  • Rina Yang
Gamemakers
  • Claire Bromley
  • Chella Ramanan
  • Lea Schönfelder
  • Ali Tocher
  • Catherine Unger
2021Performers
Filmmakers
  • Mdhamiri á Nkemi
  • Prano Bailey-Bond
  • Georgi Banks-Davies
  • Heather Basten
  • Aisha Bywaters
  • Ana Naomi de Sousa
  • Gemma Hurley
  • Joe Jackson
  • Helen Jones
  • Chad Orororo
  • David Proud
  • Aaron Reid
  • Ashley Francis Roy
  • Rajita Shah
  • Lyttanya Shannon
  • PC Williams
Gamemakers
  • Laure de Mey
  • Kirsty Gillmore
  • Joanna Haslam
  • Alex Kanaris-Sotiriou
2022Performers
Filmmakers
Gamemakers
  • Emily Brown
  • Jamal Green
  • Alyx Jones
  • Luciana Nascimento and Zachary Soares
  • Morag Taylor
2023Performers
Filmmakers
Gamemakers
  • Holly Reddaway
  • Joel Beardshaw
  • Kitt Byrne
  • Michael Anderson

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References

  1. "Breakthrough Brits". UK Film Council. Archived from the original on 2010-01-22. Retrieved 2009-11-17.
  2. Clarke, Stewart (30 October 2019). "BAFTA and Netflix Unveil British Breakthrough Talent to Watch". Variety . Archived from the original on 30 October 2019. Retrieved 20 February 2020.