BIFA 2026 NEW TALENT + BREAKTHROUGH LONGLISTS ANNOUNCED, FEATURING ECHO CLIENTS' PROJECTS!
BIFA 2026 Filmmaker New Talent + Breakthrough Performance longlists have been announced, featuring echo clients' projects:
LADY / Cinematography: Korsshan Schlauer, Production Design: Agnieszka Dębska + Editing: Josh Mallalieu
- Longlisted: Douglas Hickox Award (Best Debut Director), Best Debut Screenwriter + Breakthrough Performance
BAD APPLES / Costume Design: Sarah Blenkinsop
- Longlisted: Best Debut Screenwriter + Breakthrough Producer
SURVIVING EARTH / Costume Design: Oliver Cronk
- Longlisted: Douglas Hickox Award (Best Debut Director), Breakthrough Producer, Best Debut Screenwriter + Breakthrough Performance
AT NIGHT / Costume Design: Holly Rebecca
- Longlisted: Douglas Hickox Award (Best Debut Director)
EXTRA GEOGRAPHY / Cinematography: Andrew Commis ACS
- Longlisted: Douglas Hickox Award (Best Debut Director), Best Debut Screenwriter + Breakthrough Performance (x2)
BLACK CHURCH BAY / Production + Costume Design: Paix Robinson, BFDG
- Longlisted: Douglas Hickox Award (Best Debut Director), Breakthrough Producer + Best Debut Screenwriter
THE INCOMER / Costume Design: Sarah Blenkinsop
- Longlisted: Douglas Hickox Award (Best Debut Director) + Best Debut Screenwriter
ONE IN A MILLION / Cinematography: Will Pugh
- Longlisted: Breakthrough Producer
CALIFORNIA SCHEMIN' / Production Design: Andy Drummond, BFDG
- Longlisted: Breakthrough Producer, Best Debut Screenwriter + Breakthrough Performance
UNDERLAND / Cinematography: Ruben Woodin Dechamps
- Longlisted: Best Debut Director - Documentary + Breakthrough Producer
Congratulations to all the longlisted talent for BIFA 2026!