Celebrating eleven years of BAFTA Breakthrough talent
BAFTA Breakthrough has played an impeccable role in the entertainment industry. Here are some of the honourees over the past 11 years.
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Sharon Browne-Peter
Oct 314 min read
The Power of Representation - on Supacell and Sickle Cell
Sharing my story as a person living with sickle cell disease and amplifying the voices of others has consistently been a personal journey.
Jamila Pereira
Oct 3010 min read
Echoes of Resistance in the films of Guinea Bissau's Flora Gomes and Sana Na N’hada
African cinema has played a significant role in liberation struggles on the continent. Documenting atrocities, and powerful visual...
Praise Vandeh
Sep 44 min read
Unpacking Hollywood's Sequel Epidemic
It is essential for little Black girls and boys to grow up seeing themselves reflected in the media they are infatuated with ....
Sabrina Fearon-Melville
Jun 122 min read
Review: Candice Carty-Williams' Queenie TV adaptation is female-driven and proud!
Reviewing Candice Carty-Williams' Queenie in its Channel 4 TV adaptation starring Dionne Brown
Karen Chalamilla
May 211 min read
Ousmane Sembene and Thierno Faty Sow's 'Camp de Thiaroye' screened at the Cannes Film Festival
On Sunday 19th May, Camp de Thiaroye, a film written and directed by the father of African Cinema Ousmane Sembene in collaboration with...
Sabrina Fearon-Melville
May 21 min read
Aisha Bywaters wins second BAFTA for Three Little Birds Casting
Not as well covered as its counterparts, the BAFTA Craft Awards took place on Sunday 28 April. Celebrities you don’t often see gracing...
Ore Abiona
Apr 273 min read
Challengers: "backstabbing, scheming, smack-talking, dirty macking, adultery..."
"Luca Guadagnino has never been one to shy away from attempting to turn his audience on. " Ore unpacks Zendaya's latest role as Tashi Duncan
Ayan Artan
Apr 114 min read
Banel and Adama: The best love story of the year is a Black film you haven’t even heard of.
Ayan Artan delves deep into the Senegalese directorial debut 'Banel and Adama' by Ramata-Toulaye Sy.
Moyo Abiona
Apr 96 min read
The Beautiful Game: Sheyi Cole chats football, music and superheroes.
We sat down with Sheyi Cole – who plays the hilarious and endearing Jason in new Netflix film, The Beautiful Game.
Ore Abiona
Apr 83 min read
April Film Releases
It’s the fourth month of the year and the beginning of Spring. The clocks have gone back, and the days are longer. The bursts of rainfall...
Habiba Katsha
Mar 206 min read
Can Black Students Take up Space in Predominantly White Schools?
“I’ve never seen a Black penis before,” isn’t a sentence you anticipate hearing on your first day of school. In the first episode of...
Ore Abiona
Mar 83 min read
March Must Watches
Ah March- the month that marks new beginnings! I’d say it’s in your best interest to lean into the physical optimism that the month...
Sabrina Fearon-Melville
Feb 234 min read
BAFTA Breakthrough 2023: Vivian Oparah
Vivian Oparah chats all things Rye Lane, being a part of the BAFTA Breakthrough cohort for 2023 and how to stay grounded in the industry.
Tseliso Monaheng
Feb 1311 min read
Street Art, Space and Scholarship
To speak about street art is to speak about space. In territories like present-day Palestine or Apartheid-era South Africa, space becomes...
Ore Abiona
Feb 123 min read
Films You're Going To Love This February
I know that everyone felt that January took 563 days to end, but I for one, am not complaining. With the risk of sounding pretentious; I...
The Floor Mag
Feb 72 min read
The Floor Mag's January Watchlist
January came hot and heavy with theatrical releases! Here's some of the team's media picks.
Tito Mogaji
Feb 14 min read
Olivia Smart: Black Stroke | Netflix Documentary Talent Fund
Tito began learning how to swim last year. In conversation with filmmaker Olivia Smart, Tito discusses how Olivia made her 2023 Netflix...
Kesewaa Browne
Feb 13 min read
Black Cake: "We can be leads and plot drivers"
Charmaine Wilkerson's best-seller Black Cake's screen adaptation is a look at Jamaican representation and family in all its forms.
Ope Oduwole
Jan 283 min read
4 Takeaways From 'The Kitchen'
Daniel Kaluuya's directorial debut When Complex asked Daniel Kaluuya about his directorial debut, the Get Out actor spoke about the magic...
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