BAFTA’s 2024 Breakthrough Cohort includes game dev talent from the UK, US, and India

A variety of video game builders have been celebrated as a part of BAFTA’s 2024 Breakthrough cohort, together with contributors to Black Delusion: Wukong, Baldur’s Gate 3, and Pacific Drive.

BAFTA Breakthrough is described as BAFTA’s “flagship new talent initiative to speed up extraordinary folks working in video games, TV and movie who’re on the cusp or in the midst of a breakthrough second or yr” in the UK, US, and India. It provides a year-round programme of assist and skilled improvement alternatives.

This yr’s Breakthrough UK cohort was chosen by 5 specialist sub-committees comprising of representatives “from the world of movie, tv, craft and tech, unscripted and video games with BAFTA and Netflix representatives.”

The next game builders and actors have been amongst these celebrated:

• Abhinav Chokhavatia, Game Producer – Down and Out (India)
• Jennifer English, Performer – Baldur’s Gate 3 (UK)
• Elaine Gómez, Artistic Director – Blink Land (US)
• Nicole He, Artistic Director – The Crush Home (US)
• Fred Hoffman, Artwork Director – Paper Path (UK)
• Sophie Knowles, Lead Artist – Viewfinder (UK)
• Neeraj Kumar, Producer/Lead Developer – Artifice: Struggle Techniques (India)
• Beth Park, Lead Efficiency Director – Black Delusion: Wukong (UK)
• Karrie Shirou Shao, Game Author/Lead Designer – Pacific Drive (US)

“BAFTA Breakthrough, now in its eleventh yr, spotlights a bunch of rising and gifted ‘must-watch’ inventive practitioners working throughout movie, video games and tv,” stated Jane Millichip, BAFTA CEO.

“This yr we have now a tremendous roster of casting administrators, producers, writers, performers, lead artists, cinematographers, lead builders, and extra. We urge the business to take notice. An enormous thanks to Netflix, whose assist makes BAFTA Breakthrough doable.”