BIFA 2022 Longlists | New Talent Categories

Monday, October 24, 2022

28 FICTION AND 14 DOCUMENTARY FEATURES LONGLISTED

16 DIRECTORS LONGLISTED FOR BIFA’S INAUGURAL BEST DEBUT DIRECTOR – FEATURE DOCUMENTARY AWARD

15 NEW PERFORMERS RECOGNISED 

 7 LONGLISTED FILMMAKERS WILL JOIN BIFA SPRINGBOARD

 

28 fiction and 14 documentary features have been longlisted in the British Independent Film Awards’ (BIFA) prestigious New Talent categories, including in a brand-new category for BIFA’s 25th year, Best Debut Director – Feature Documentary. 11 first-time fiction feature directors, 16 first-time documentary feature directors, 14 first-time writers, 20 breakthrough producers and 15 new performers have been recognised by BIFA voters for their outstanding achievements.

BIFA’s Springboard scheme will once again provide a tailored programme of continuing professional development, peer-to-peer support, mentoring, networking and skills development aimed to nurture emerging talent as they build on the success of their first features. Applications opened in September, with seven of this year’s longlisted filmmakers joining the cohort of 30 filmmakers on the Film4 supported programme. 

The final five nominations in each category will be announced Friday 4 November. Winners will be revealed at the 25th BIFA ceremony on Sunday 4 December.

For details of how to watch the longlisted films, visit watch.bifa.film

 

The Douglas Hickox Award (Best Debut Director) sponsored by BBC Film

RUTH PAXTON A Banquet 

CHARLOTTE WELLS Aftersun

GEORGIA OAKLEY Blue Jean

JIM ARCHER Brian and Charles

FRANCES O’CONNOR Emily 

LEE HAVEN JONES The Feast 

STACEY GREGG Here Before

FRIDTJOF RYDER Inland 

THOMAS HARDIMAN Medusa Deluxe 

MIKEY MURRAY Mind-Set 

ANDREW CUMMING The Origin 

 

Best Debut Screenwriter sponsored by Film4

CHARLOTTE WELLS Aftersun 

GEORGIA OAKLEY Blue Jean 

DAVID EARL, CHRIS HAYWARD Brian and Charles 

CLAIRE PEATE The Colour Room 

FRANCES O’CONNOR Emily 

ROGER WILLIAMS The Feast

WILLIAM STONE The Fence 

SHANE CROWLEY God’s Creatures

STACEY GREGG Here Before 

FRIDTJOF RYDER Inland

THOMAS HARDIMAN Medusa Deluxe 

RUTH GREENBERG The Origin

MAYSOON PACHACHI Our River…Our Sky 

 

Best Debut Director – Feature Documentary 

JOSEPH CURRAN, DOMINIC AUBREY DE VERE A Story of Bones

JAY BEDWANI Donna 

MARIE LIDÉN Electric Malady 

MATTHEW DYAS Explorer 

SARAH BEDDINGTON Fadia’s Tree  

BECKY HUTNER Fashion Reimagined 

LEAH GORDON, EDDIE HUTTON MILLS Kanaval: A People’s History of Haiti in Six Chapters 

JONO MCLEOD My Old School 

VICTORIA FIORE Nascondino (Hide & Seek) 

KATHRYN FERGUSON Nothing Compares 

PETER DAY Off the Rails 

ELENA SÁNCHEZ BELLOT, MAIA KENWORTHY Rebellion 

MATTHEW BAUER The Other Fellow

 

Breakthrough Performance sponsored by Netflix

JESSICA ALEXANDER A Banquet

RORY ALEXANDER Inland 

PERCELLE ASCOTT I Came By 

KÍLA LORD CASSIDY The Wonder

FRANKIE CORIO Aftersun

PHOEBE DYNEVOR The Colour Room

BALLY GILL Allelujah 

LUCY HALLIDAY Blue Jean 

LUCA HOGAN A Bit of Light 

ALEXANDER LINCOLN In from the Side 

LEO LONG I Used to Be Famous 

ROSY MCEWEN Blue Jean 

SAFIA OAKLEY-GREEN The Origin

DAVID PERKINS The Fence 

DANIEL WATSON Give Them Wings

 

Breakthrough Producer sponsored by Pinewood & Shepperton Studios

ALEKSANDRA BILIĆ 8 Bar – The Evolution of Grime (also produced by Jamie Clark, David Upshal)

LEONORA DARBY A Banquet (also produced by Nik Bower, James Harris, Mark Lane, Laure Vaysse)

HÉLÈNE SIFRE Blue Jean 

RUPERT MAJENDIE Brian and Charles 

BECKY HUTNER, LINDSAY LOWE Fashion Reimagined (also produced by Andrea van Beuren)

ROGER WILLIAMS The Feast 

SERENA ARMITAGE Flux Gourmet (also produced by Pietro Greppi)

ELIZABETH EVES The Forgiven (also produced by John Michael McDonagh, Nick Gordon, Trevor Matthews)

COLLIE MCCARTHY I Used to Be Famous 

HENRY RICHMOND, LOUIS PAINE, FRIDTJOF RYDER Inland

ALEKSANDRA BILIĆ, JENNIFER CORCORAN Nascondino (Hide & Seek)  

PAUL KENNEDY Nightride (also produced by Jon Silk)

TOM MILLER, KATE GLOVER The Phantom of the Open (also produced by Nichola Martin)

BEN PULLEN The Score (also produced by Matthew James Wilkinson)

NADIRA MURRAY Winners (also produced by Paul Welsh) 

 

Cover image: Blue Jean

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