ASPIRE TO ACHIEVE B A F TA’S S U P P O RT O F N E W A N D E M ER G I N G TA L EN T COMES IN M A NY FOR MS, BUT A LL WITH T H E SA M E G OA L: TO PROV I D E A ST RO N G, INSPIR ATIONA L A ND NURTURING PL ATFOR M – U N FE T TERED BY BA RRI ERS – FO R A SPI RI N G CR E AT I V ES TO R E A L ISE T H EI R D R E A M S. H ER E A R E J UST A FE W O F T H EI R STO R I ES. Words by Toby Weidmann | Images courtesy of Rienkje Attoh (portrait); BAFTA/Phil Fisk (Michael Pearce portrait; Breakthrough Brits 2018); Gagandeep Kalirai (on set); BAFTA/Richard Kendall (EE Rising Star); BAFTA/Jamie Simonds (Will Poulter portrait; BAFTA Elevate; Film Awards 2019 nominations); BAFTA/Jordan Henderson (Gagandeep Kalirai portrait; 2018 Scholars); BAFTA/Danny Cozens (Short Sighted); BAFTA/Jonathan Birch (Give Something Back)
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hile films are all about telling stories – wonderful, entertaining, engaging, sometimes provocative stories – the actual filmmaking process and, indeed, the journey to get to that point, can also be inspirational tales in themselves. The passion and drive to make significant art and the necessary nous needed to overcome the many obstacles and pitfalls that lie in wait cannot be underestimated.
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