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That's a wrap on our 2026 Breakthrough Performer's Programme 🎭

Running over six months, the programme includes sessions covering career development, wellbeing, casting, safeguarding and financial literacy, aiming to equip the performers for long term careers.

This year’s programme was ran by BIFA and @wearebridgeuk
and has been generously supported by @itg_ltd , @col.needham and Karen Needham on behalf of @imdb, @see_saw_films, with additional contributions from @creativeartistsmanagement, @cvgg_ltd, @curtisbrowntalent @thecurtisbrowngroup, larkmanagement and donations from casting directors, producers and directors.

If you would like to find out more about how you can get involved in supporting the programme in 2026, please contact the BIFA team.

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"Make great things
With great people"

Collaboration is a beautiful thing when you are working towards the same goal!🙏🏾

Keep creating
Keep connecting

#grateful
#heARTwork

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We got the part! 🎭

BIFA and @csacasting joined forces once again to bring the 2026 Artios Awards to life, celebrating the best and brightest in the world of casting.

Host Jessica was joined by BIFA’s 2025 Breakthrough Performers to announce each category, with winners including @shaheenbaigcasting & @ninagoldcasting

Congratulations to all the winners 🥂

With special thanks to @spotlightuk, @champagnetaittinger & @realalcoholfree

📸: / @shutterstocknow & @jbirchphoto

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So excited to be screening this joyous, heartbreaking film as part of the 'Care Behind the Scenes' (co-curated with @polinazelm) strand of Handle With Care @warwickarts tomorrow.

Followed by a panel coversation with music supervisor @confarr and CEO @axahynes and filmmaker @wardarosee from @wearebridgeuk, this is an exciting opportunity to hear how caring, ethical approaches to collaboration informed the making of Rocks & how these values were sustained beyond the shoot through the work of wraparound care organisation @wearebridgeuk.

True pioneers of Care Behind the Scenes in the British film industry this is an industry event not to be missed!

Tickets available in bio (and £4 with code CARE4) @warwickfilmtv

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Best Breakthrough performers and Best Joint Lead for our film Brides?? Come on!! ✨️✨️✨️ A Somali girl from South London and a Indian gal from East London- Muslim girlies out there doing it 🔥🔥 subhanallah!! Thank you so much @bifa_film 💖✨️🧿 And @wearebridgeuk for all the incredible support!

#bifa #film #independentfilm

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Absolutely nobody asked for this, but here’s a video from yesterday‘s Spotlight conference; featuring some amazing industry voices, a rogue quiche and a lot of stairs… enjoy 💋

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A beautiful Ode to the Legacy of Rocks, sharing a platform again with my forever big sisters.
Thank you @wearebridgeuk for such a wonderful event full of wonderful creatives, celebrating and exploring the impact of Rocks

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Ever wondered what BIFA gets up to outside of awards season? 🎭

Together with @wearebridgeuk, we run a bespoke support programme for the performers longlisted in the Breakthrough Performance category, aiming to equip all longlistees with the tools they need for long term, sustainable careers.

🔗 To find out more about how you can support the Breakthrough performer programme in 2025, please head to the link in our bio

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https://www.channel4.com/press/news/first-look-images-released-dreamers-new-dance-school-drama-coming-month-channel-4

Please keep watching and supporting @luketysondance our son Lukas in the brilliant channel4series DREAMERS all about a Leeds based dance group support up a coming emerging creative talent.

Watch on catch up channel 4 or on the app

Thank you to @holgate36 @sharon7030 @dominiqueodain for fantastic choreography @saradunlop and Lisa Holdsworth for amazing writing ✍️ @ducksoupfilm @wearebridgeuk
To all the other cast members ,production ,makeup who helped this project be a very supportive space for Luke and all involved

#reikimaster #beyourself #holistichealth @tylerwpickles @eleanorcorker @fredalilmakeup
@c4pressteam @channel4 @emergingtalentleeds @emergingtalent @leeds.life #dance @rjcdance #dance #creativedance #positivehealth #positivity#dancersofinsta #dancersofinstagram

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Well done everyone involved for making such a great show, the screening yesterday was amazing seeing everyone hard work come together. Can’t wait see it come out
#channel4 #c4dreamers #tvseries #dance #hiphop

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omg babe wake up !! I got Nominated !

Thanks so much @bifa_film and huge thanks and love to every single human that worked on @sebastianfilmofficial . Couldn’t be more proud to be with these other incredible nominees and breakthrough actors.

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Four years on and this film still rocks ✨

Following her mother's abrupt departure, Hackney teenager Rocks (Bukky Bakray), goes to extraordinary lengths to protect and provide for her younger brother.

After gracing our screens in 2020, Rocks went on to win five BIFAs, including Best British Independent Film.

As if that wasn't enough, the team behind Rocks went on to establish @wearebridgeuk, an aftercare programme created to champion breakthrough performers, ensuring they have the tools and support they need to build a long term career in the industry.

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