LONDON — Helmers Gareth Edwards and Joe Cornish are among the list of 42 members of emerging U.K. talent that the British Academy of Film and Television Arts has announced will be the focus of the inaugural BAFTA Brits to Watch event.
The event, which takes place at the Belasco Theater in L.A. on July 9, will also see BAFTA prexy William the Duke of Cambridge and his wife Kate attend the event as part of their visit to California. (The royal couple will also be attending Variety’s Venture Capital and New Media Summit as one of their first stops in the city.)
Edwards, who is known for his directorial debut “Monsters,” and Cornish, whose directorial debut “Attack the Block” was a click with U.K. auds, both join a list of Brit talent emerging in film, television and video games.
Thesps Juno Temple (“Dirty Girl”), Talulah Riley (“Pride and Prejudice”) and Tom Hughes (“Cemetery Junction”) also join the list.
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BAFTA Brits to Watch is sponsored by film, television and vidgame companies, who will personally host tables at the black-tie event. Examples of the nominees’ work will be showcased throughout the event and distributed to the attendees afterwards.
BRITS TO WATCH:
Rory Aitken, producer
Caroline Skinner, producer
Katie Sole, producer
Kate Solomon, producer
Adrian Sturges, producer
Nick Holt, documentary director
Aaron Young, documentary director/producer
James Bobin, writer/director
Joe Cornish, writer/director
James Watkins, writer/director
Jack Thorne, writer
Gareth Edwards, director
Debs Paterson, director
Rupert Smith, director
David Buckley, composer
Jamie Bull, editor
Rachel Tunnard, editor/writer
Sam Care, cinematographer
Damian Daniel, cinematographer
Ben Lambert, visual effects artist
Nathan Walster, visual effects artist Anna Lavelle, production designer
Folashade Olagundoye, production designer
Jessica Brown Findlay, actress
Tom Hughes, actor
Daniel Kaluuya, actor/writer
Harry Lloyd, actor
Gugu Mbatha-Raw, actress
Talulah Riley, actress
Juno Temple, actress
Dave Whyte, animator/graphic artist
Victoria Mather, animator
Designer Owain Yeoman, actor
Charles Griffiths, video games designer
Matt Turner, video games designer
STUDENTS
Oliver Riley-Smith, writer/director/producer
Brynach Day, director
Patrick Dickinson, director
Sabrina Doyle, director
Lou McLoughlan, director
Jules Nurrish, writer/director
Liza Rhea, animator
