The Last of Us and Time star Bella Ramsey leads BAFTA's 2023 Breakthrough talent list

Alumni include Florence Pugh, Jessie Buckley and Tom Holland

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The Last of Us and star Bella Ramsey is among the 42 names announced as this year's BAFTA Breakthrough cohort, supported by Netflix, which features creatives working in film, games and television in the UK, the US and India.

The initiative identifies the most exciting talent on the cusp of the breakthrough moment of their careers and awards them with a year's worth of access to professional coaching, industry introductions and BAFTA membership.

This year's participants have been selected by a jury comprised of leading cross-industry figures led by BAFTA sector committee chairs and members including Ade Rawcliffe, Sara Putt, Emily Stillman, Emma Morgan and Anisa Sanusi in the UK, Aadip Desai in the US, and Guneet Monga in India. 

Alumni of the scheme, which is in its tenth year, include Hollywood stars such as Florence Pugh, Jessie Buckley and Tom Holland. 

Included in this year's list is 20-year-old Bella Ramsey, who most recently appeared on our screens in the second series of the BBC's hit drama, . director Raine Allen-Miller and creator Cash Carraway are also listed in the cohort. See the full list below. 

UK BREAKTHROUGHS:

● Adjani Salmon, writer/performer/exec producer –

● Bella Ramsey, performer –

● Cash Carraway, creator/writer/exec producer –

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● Charlotte Regan, writer/director –

● Cynthia De La Rosa, hair & makeup artist –

● Ella Glendining, director –

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● Funmi Olutoye, lead producer –

● Georgia Oakley, writer/director –

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● Holly Reddaway, voice and performance director –

● Joel Beardshaw, lead designer –

● Kat Morgan, hair & makeup designer –

● Kathryn Ferguson, writer/director –

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● Kitt (Fiona) Byrne, 2D artist/game designer –

● Michael Anderson, producer –

● Pete Jackson, writer/creator –

● Raine Allen-Miller, director –

● Rosy McEwen, performer –

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● Samantha Béart, performer –

● Talisha ‘Tee Cee’ Johnson, writer/director/presenter –

● Vivian Oparah, performer –

US BREAKTHROUGHS:

● Amanda Kim, documentary director –

● Aminah Nieves, performer –

● Apoorva Charan, producer –

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● Cheyenne Pualani Morrin, senior games writer –

● Edward Buckles Jr. documentary director –

● Gary Gunn, composer –

● Jingyi Shao, writer & director –

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● Maria Altamirano, producer –

● Santiago Gonzalez, cinematographer –

● Shelly Yo, writer & director –

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● Sing J Lee, writer & director –

● Vuk Lungulov-Klotz, writer & director –

INDIA BREAKTHROUGHS:

● Abhay Koranne, writer –

● Abhinav Tyagi, editor –

● Don Chacko Palathara, director/writer –

● Kislay, director –

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● Lipika Singh Darai, director/writer –

● Miriam Chandy Menacherry, producer –

● Pooja Rajkumar Rathod, cinematographer –

● Sanal George, sound editor/mixer/designer –

● Satya Rai Nagpaul, cinematographer –

● Shardul Bhardwaj, performer –

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