Summary
Marcia Williams, the Head of Diversity at the UK Film Council said of the scheme: 'One of the UK Film Council's strategic aims is to bring in and bring on talented professionals from the UK's Black and minority ethnic communities. This year's Breakthrough Brits will raise the profile of 13 of our most talented directors, producers and actors with some of the most influential industry figures both in the UK and in Hollywood. The feedback we have had is a great place to source new talent so now is the time to be making key introductions.'
[Kara Miller]'s film directing credits include: Nobody the Great (2007 - Winner of Cinequest Film Festival's Viewers' Voice Audience Award for Best Feature Film) and the award winning short films (Cheese Makes You Dream, Elephant Palm Tree and How to Make Friends), which have sold to broadcasters such as HBO and the BBC.Noel Clark began his acting career in Metrosexuality before taking the lead role in short films including Take2 (Channel 4) and Native. His acting credits across stage, film and television include: Shed, Where Do We Live, for which he won the Laurence Olivier Award, Auf Wiedersehen Pet, A Touch of Frost, Jane Hall's Big Bad Bus Ride and Doctor Who. Noel's writing film and television credits include: Kidulthood (winner of the Grand Marnier Trophy for Best Screenplay at Dinard Film Festival 2006, Best Screenplay at the Screen Nation Awards 2006 and the Douglas Hickox Award British Independent Film Awards), Doctor Who, Torchwood and W10/LDN all for the BBC. Noel's directing debut is Adulthood; the sequel to Kidulthood, which he wrote and plays the lead role, is scheduled to be released at the end of this month.See the full content of this document
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Breaking Barriers
There has been a lot of talk about black music artists making great strides in the industry of late, with Estelle's four weeks at number one with American Boy, Wylie's current smash Wearing My Rolex, and Taio Cruz achieving similar success with his recent top five single Come On Girl. But what about other creative markets such as television and film?
Well, as much as there is a lack of black faces on the box, unlike the music scene, there seems to be a lot of positive going-ons behind the scenes, in terms of writers, directors and producers...See the full content of this document
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