Season of BBC-backed breakthrough films announced for BBC iPlayer and BBC Two

British Film Premiere presents a brand new premiere each Friday night, alongside a special collection of new shorts iPlayer ...
The Hollywood Reporter

Laura Carreira on Her Festival-Hit Debut ‘On Falling’ and Joining BAFTA’s 2025 Breakthrough Class

Fresh off a festival run that spanned Toronto to San Sebastián, the Portuguese writer-director talks BAFTA Breakthrough, her path from editor to filmmaker and the new projects she’s beginning to shape ...
Yahoo

Hainan Jury Touts Festival as a Launchpad for Next Year’s Breakthrough Films

At the 7th Hainan Island International Film Festival in China, jury president Marco Müller urged audiences and industry to rethink the event’s place on the calendar, arguing that its slot between AFM ...
The Hollywood Reporter

Akinola Davies Jr., Director of ‘My Father’s Shadow,’ on the Full-Circle Moment of His BAFTA Breakthrough

With his Cannes-lauded feature debut leading the BIFA nominations and representing the U.K. at the Oscars, the filmmaker reflects on the surprise of being named a BAFTA Breakthrough and why he still ...
Variety

‘My Father’s Shadow’ Director Akinola Davies Jr. Among 2025 BAFTA Breakthroughs

The British Academy has unveiled the 2025 cohort for BAFTA Breakthrough U.K., featuring 20 creatives-to-watch in the film, TV and games. Among the crop of names to make the list this year are Akinola ...
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Paul Mescal's big breakthrough drama is free to stream in March

If you somehow missed one of the most quietly devastating films of the decade, now’s your chance to fix that — for free. Paul Mescal’s breakthrough drama Aftersun is available to stream at no cost ...
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Hainan jury touts festival as a launchpad for next year's breakthrough films

At the 7th Hainan Island International Film Festival in China, jury president Marco Müller urged audiences and industry to rethink the event's place on the calendar, arguing that its slot between AFM ...