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 Davies Jr. , who turned heads in Cannes with his directorial debut “My Father’s Shadow.” The film went on to get a special mention from the Un Certain Regard jury, was selected to represent the U.K. at the Oscars and leads the pack of nominees going into this weekend’s British Independent Film Awards.

Supported by Netflix since 2019, the year-round initiative provides hand-selected creatives from a vast range of disciplines, who are on the cusp or in the midst of a breakthrough moment, with a springboard to the next phase of their careers. Among the offerings are one-to-one meetings a

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