BAFTA Announces Jury Members For Breakthrough India 2022: AR Rahman, Anupam Kher, Siddharth Roy Kapur & Others
The British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) have announced a stellar list of jury members for the second year of the BAFTA Breakthrough India programme, supported by Netflix.
The
British
Academy
of
Film
and
Television
Arts
(BAFTA)
have
announced
a
stellar
list
of
jury
members
for
the
second
year
of
the
BAFTA
Breakthrough
India
programme,
supported
by
Netflix.
Well-known
and
prominent
creatives
across
the
film,
games
and
television
circuits,
the
jury
members
came
together
to
select
talented
'Breakthroughs'
for
2022.
A
R
Rahman,
BAFTA
Breakthrough
India's
Ambassador,
chaired
the
jury.
In
order
to
select
between
five
to
ten
finalists
from
numerous
applications
by
candidates,
the
jury
met
virtually
on
8th
February
2022,
bringing
to
the
table
multiple
perspectives
and
global
knowledge
across
the
film,
games
and
television
industry.
Please
find
a
breakdown
below
of
this
year's
Jurors
including
previous
BAFTA
Breakthrough
participant
Charu
Desodt.
Full
list
of
Jurors
for
2022
include:
1.
AR
Rahman
-
Jury
Chair
(Music
Composer,
Singer
&
Music
Producer
Breakthrough
India
Ambassador
&
Jury
Chair)
2.
Krishnendu
Majumdar
(BAFTA
Chair
&
Co-founder
of
Me
+
You
Productions)
3.
Monika
Shergill
(Vice
President,
Content
-
Netflix
India)
4.
Anupam
Kher
(Actor)
5.
Apurva
Asrani
(Writer)
6.
Charu
Desodt
(Games
Producer
&
Breakthrough
UK
Honouree
(2014))
7.
Gaurav
Gandhi
(Country
Head,
Amazon
Prime
Video
India)
8.
Guneet
Monga,
Breakthrough
India
Supporter
for
Film
(Founder
&
CEO,
Sikhya
Entertainment;
Film
Producer)
9.
Ratna
Pathak
Shah,
Breakthrough
India
Supporter
for
TV/OTT
(Actor,
Theatre
Director)
10.
Shonali
Bose
(Director,
Writer
&
Producer)
11.
Siddharth
Roy
Kapur
(Founder
of
Roy
Kapur
Films
&
Producer)
12.
Vishal
Gondal,
Breakthrough
India
Supporter
for
Games
(Founder
&
CEO,
GOQii;
Co-founder,
nCore
Games)
With
the
intention
to
bolster
the
new
generation
of
rising
talent
in
the
country
alongside
those
from
the
UK
and
USA,
the
programme
arrived
in
India
in
2020,
selecting
a
total
of
ten
instead
of
five
(as
initially
planned)
'Breakthroughs'
across
film,
games
and
television
due
to
the
countless
quality
applications
received.
Once
again,
the
chosen
number
of
'Breakthroughs'
will
receive
professional
development
and
career
guidance,
one-to-one
industry
meetings,
full
voting
BAFTA
membership
and
access
to
BAFTA
events
and
networking
opportunities,
both
in
the
UK
and
internationally.
In
addition,
this
year's
Breakthrough
India
programme
also
saw
an
additional
collaboration
with
practitioners
Guneet
Monga,
Vishal
Gondal
and
Ratna
Pathak
Shah
from
the
Indian
film,
games
and
television
industries,
respectively,
as
Industry
Supporters
to
offer
support
and
facilitate
easy
navigation
of
the
country's
multifaceted
talent.
Naman
Ramachandran,
journalist,
film
critic,
writer,
festival
programmer
and
International
Correspondent
at
Variety,
brought
his
industry
and
talent
insight
to
the
Breakthrough
India
initiative
as
a
consultant
on
the
application
shortlist
process.
BAFTA
Breakthrough
India
Ambassador
&
Jury
Chair
AR
Rahman
said,
"Being
a
part
of
BAFTA's
Breakthrough
India
Jury
and,
in
turn,
its
trailblazing
journey
to
represent
and
celebrate
artists
globally
-
including
India,
is
a
privilege.
The
high-calibre
applications
we
received
stands
testament
to
the
fact
that
talent
exists
in
abundance
across
the
length
and
breadth
of
our
country,
seeking
to
showcase
their
art
rooted
in
India's
richly
diverse
culture
and
heritage.
It
is
important
for
us
to
identify,
encourage
and
nurture
talent
not
only
in
established
industries
such
as
cinema
and
television
but
also
in
emerging
ones
like
gaming.
Through
the
Breakthrough
programme,
we
intend
to
offer
such
artists
brimming
with
talent
and
creativity
a
chance
to
cultivate
and
hone
their
craft,
supported
by
industry
knowledge
and
other
networking
opportunities.
Last
year,
the
debut
cohort
of
talents
proved
that
India
houses
extraordinary
creatives,
and
platforms
like
BAFTA
Breakthrough
provide
the
wind
to
help
them
set
sail
their
ship
and
leave
an
impactful
legacy."
BAFTA
Chair
&
Breakthrough
India
Juror,
Krishnendu
Majumdar
said,
"Our
vision
at
BAFTA
has
always
been
crystal
clear
-
with
cultivating
diversity
and
inclusion,
we
aim
to
capitalise
on
the
strength
of
building
a
real
game
changing
platform
for
upcoming
talents
to
be
valued,
respected,
appreciated
and
most
importantly
celebrated.
There
is
no
doubt
that
the
Indian
film,
games
and
television
industry
has
great
potential
with
an
endless
array
of
professionals
-
some
already
established
and
some
yet
to
find
their
footing.
In
either
case,
BAFTA
Breakthrough
is
a
worldwide,
all-encompassing
platform
that
holds
the
power
to
develop
and
build
thriving
careers."
BAFTA
Unveils
10
Participants
of
BAFTA
Breakthrough
India
2021
In
Partnership
With
Netflix
Monika
Shergill,
Vice
President,
Content,
Netflix
India
said
"India
has
such
a
vast
bouquet
of
talent
with
a
marked
appetite
for
unique
storytelling
and
format
experimentation.
After
the
highly
successful
first
edition
in
2021,
this
year
we've
deepened
our
focus
on
representing
diverse
Indian
voices
and
choosing
those
who
have
been
able
to
showcase
a
true
sense
of
originality
across
genres
in
a
deeply
meaningful
way.
The
BAFTA
Breakthrough
programme
is
about
discovering
new
voices
and
encouraging
their
vision
and
creativity.
I'm
honoured
to
have
been
a
part
of
an
esteemed
jury
and
share
this
responsibility
with
stalwarts
across
films,
games
and
streaming."
The
final
list
of
Breakthroughs
will
be
announced
in
March
2022.