{"id":25680,"date":"2025-10-17T13:18:56","date_gmt":"2025-10-17T13:18:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nanamedia.org\/en\/2025\/10\/17\/the-longlists-of-bifa-2025-young-filmmakers-include-urchin-on-falling-and-pillion\/"},"modified":"2025-10-17T13:18:57","modified_gmt":"2025-10-17T13:18:57","slug":"the-longlists-of-bifa-2025-young-filmmakers-include-urchin-on-falling-and-pillion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nanamedia.org\/en\/2025\/10\/17\/the-longlists-of-bifa-2025-young-filmmakers-include-urchin-on-falling-and-pillion\/","title":{"rendered":"The longlists of Bifa 2025 young filmmakers include \u201cUrchin\u201d, \u201cOn Falling\u201d and \u201cPillion\u201d."},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Introduction to the British Independent Film Awards<\/h2>\n<p>The British Independent Film Awards (BIFA) have announced their longlists for the New Talent categories, which include the Douglas Hickox Award for Best Debut Director, the Breakthrough Producer Award, the Debut Screenwriter Award, and the award for Best Debut Director \u2013 Documentary. These categories recognize and celebrate emerging talent in the film industry.<\/p>\n<h2>Nominees for the Douglas Hickox Award<\/h2>\n<p>The Douglas Hickox Award for Best Debut Director is a prestigious award that honors outstanding debut directors. This year&#8217;s nominees include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Stroma Cairns for <em>The Son and the Sea<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Laura Carreira for <em>When falling<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Ronan Corrigan for <em>LifeHack<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Akinola Davies Jr. for <em>My father&#8217;s shadow<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Harris Dickinson for <em>Urchin<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Patrick Dickinson for <em>Cottontail<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Nadia Fall for <em>brides<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Joy Gharoro-Akpojotor for <em>dreamer<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Daisy May Hudson for <em>lollipop<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Harry Lighton for <em>Pillion<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Cal McMau for <em>Wasteman<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Imran Perretta for <em>Ish<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Breakthrough Producer Nominees<\/h2>\n<p>The Breakthrough Producer Award recognizes producers who have made significant contributions to their debut films. Nominees include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Wine Baptist for <em>Shoot the people<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Helena Berndl for <em>In symbiosis<\/em><\/li>\n<li>William Bridges and Brett Goldstein for <em>All of you<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Polly Creed for <em>Holloway<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Marie Elena Dyche for <em>dragon-fly<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Ian Henry for <em>Hallow Road<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Eloise King for <em>The Shadow Scholars<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Charlotte Knowles for <em>Palestine Comedy Club<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Joann Kushner for <em>LifeHack<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Dhiraj Mahey for <em>Ish<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Archie Peach for <em>Urchin<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Laura Shacham for <em>Mother Vera<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Nick Skaugen for <em>Row<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Flora Stewart for <em>The secret of me<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Best Debut Screenwriter Nominees<\/h2>\n<p>The Debut Screenwriter Award honors writers who have made a significant impact with their debut scripts. Nominees include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Hunter Andrews and Eoin Doran for <em>Wasteman<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Tom Basden and Tim Key for <em>The Ballad of Wallis Island<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Ronan Corrigan and Hope Elliott Kemp for <em>LifeHack<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Laura Carreira for <em>When falling<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Wale Davies for <em>My father&#8217;s shadow<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Suhayla El-Bushra for <em>brides<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Joy Gharoro-Akpojotor for <em>dreamer<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Daisy May Hudson for <em>lollipop<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Harry Lighton for <em>Pillion<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Imran Perretta for <em>Ish<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Max Porter for <em>Steve<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Imogen West and Stroma Cairns for <em>The Son and the Sea<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Best Debut Director \u2013 Documentary Nominees<\/h2>\n<p>The Best Debut Director \u2013 Documentary award recognizes outstanding debut documentary directors. Nominees include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Myrid Cards for <em>A desire within her<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Deadhorses (Ivo Beckett &amp; James Topley) for <em>Hakeem<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Cecile Embleton and Alys Tomlinson for <em>Mother Vera<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Jessi Gutch for <em>Blue has no boundaries<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Grace Hughes Hallett for <em>The secret of me<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Max Keegan for <em>The Shepherd and the Bear<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Eloise King for <em>The Shadow Scholars<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Victoria Mapplebeck for <em>motherboard<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Jane Mingay for <em>Pauline Black: A Two-Tone Tale<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Eleanor Mortimer for <em>How Deep Is Your Love<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Toby Robson for <em>Ready<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Conclusion and Upcoming Events<\/h2>\n<p>The nominees for the British Independent Film Awards&#8217; New Talent categories have been announced, showcasing a diverse range of emerging talent in the film industry. The five nominees in each category will be announced on November 3rd, and the winners will be revealed at the 28th BIFA Awards Ceremony on Sunday, November 3rd, at the Camden Roundhouse in London.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Introduction to the British Independent Film Awards The British Independent Film Awards (BIFA) have announced their longlists for the New Talent categories, which include the Douglas Hickox Award for Best Debut Director, the Breakthrough Producer Award, the Debut Screenwriter Award, and the award for Best Debut Director \u2013 Documentary. 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