Black & Brown/BAME British Behind the Camera Talent

Ndrika Anyika is known for A Flourishing Crown (2020), Home (2021) and Home (2021).

Huse Monfaradi is a Bahraini born London-based director and writer who began his career in television, directing shows at MTV in the early 2000s.

In 2004 he moved over to music videos and commercials, directing videos for artists including Arctic Monkeys - "I Bet You Look Good On The Dancefloor" and "Brianstorm", the later of which being entered in 2018 into the BFI's Film Archive as one of the most significant British music videos of all time. He also directed the video for Eric Prydz "Call On Me". In commercials, his first ever commercial for Samsung won the Best New Commercials Director at the British Television Advertising Craft Awards, and he has continued directing commercials and branded content consistently for a variety of clients from Mastercard to Coca Cola, PlayStation and YouTube.

Other high profile work over the years has been music videos for Paolo Nutini's "Iron Sky" as well as working with Michael Kiwanuka on his music video for "Love & Hate" and a live film to promote his album "Kiwanuka". His live music work has also seen him direct concert films for artists ranging from Sir Paul McCartney to Sleaford Mods.

In 2010 he directed his debut feature documentary "Nothing But The Beat" screening in cinemas worldwide. Self-funded short films have included his documentaries "A Life Like Water", a film about his 83 year old immigrant father, and "Just Like You", a film about the writer and artist Chris Wilson. In 2020, his first dramatic short "Brothers", that he also wrote, was released with the support of StudioCanal UK and the mental health charity CALM. A commissioned drama short for the BBC "Listen, Dad" followed shortly in April 2021, for their strand "Snaps" which aims to tell stories from minority children's points of view, written and directed by minority creatives.

In 2022 Huse was chosen as a BAFTA juror and selected for the BIFA Springboard mentoring scheme which aims to champion filmmaking talent in the UK. He was also the Series Director on "The Mandela Project", a five part documentary series for YouTube Originals Black Voices Fund and the Nelson Mandela Foundation, produced through Paramount's international productions studio VIS and airing on BET's YouTube channel. The series was nominated at the 2023 International Emmy Awards in the Best Short Form category.

Most recently, Huse made the move over to High-end TV as 2nd Unit Director on S14 Ep7&8 of Doctor Who for Bad Wolf/BBC/Disney and the new series airing in 2025. His new short film "One Punch" will be competing in film festivals throughout 2025.

Dylan Brady is known for Andor (2022), Mary & George (2024) and Sebastian (2024).

Shiva Raichandani is a trans non-binary writer, director, actor, and producer, with a passion for inclusive, intersectional storytelling. They are known to use music and the performing arts as a powerful narrative device in their works. Shiva is also a diversity, equity, and inclusion consultant for the wider creative industries having worked with the likes of BAFTA and the BFI.

Shurwin Beckford is known for Classic Albums (2021), Michael Jackson: The Rise and Fall and The Mandela Project (2022).

Nancy Jiang is known for Accident Man (2018), 3 Body Problem (2024) and Dune: Prophecy (2024).

Cherene is a multi-skilled Producer, a logical thinker, with a sense of humour based in the North West of England.

Financially minded, she has production accounting experience in Film and High-End TV productions shown on ITV, Netflix, and the BBC; BAFTA nominated The Long Shadow, Broadcast Awards 2024 Best Children's Programme Winner, A Kind of Spark, BBC's Champion, The Listeners and Can You Keep A Secret?

Cherene was one of the Executive Producers on Hide (2024), Winner of Best Fiction Short at North East Film Festival, Best North West Short at Manchester Film Festival, Best UK Film at Barcelona Indie Awards, Best Director at Greece International Film Festival, Main Winner at Liverpool Indie Awards.

She is a Certification Film Analyst for the British Film Institute and was selected to participate in the BFI Creative Producer Lab 2024.

Cherene founded the emerging production company Last Minute Wonders, successfully crowdfunding two short films; 'Olympus Lost' (2025) and 'The Nomophobe' which will start their festival circuits in 2025.

Anne Little is known for Noughts + Crosses (2020), Medusa Deluxe (2022) and Surface (2022).

Sharma Angel-Walfall is known for Doctor Who (2023), Dreamland (2023) and Poor Wee Me (2010).

Shahidul Khan is known for Boiling Point (2021), The Bubble (2022) and Trigger Point (2022).

William is a writer and director from London who holds an MFA in filmmaking from the NYU Tisch School of the Arts. William began his career at the BBC working in both radio and television production. He recently directed an episode of Channel 4's '4Stories' initiative, and he directed the series finale of Armando Iannucci's new series for HBO, 'Avenue 5', as well as a short film for Film4, written by and starring Daniel Kaluuya.

Lynette Linton is known for A place for you and me (2019), My Name Is Leon (2022) and Death by Chocolate (2014).

Bradley Panda is known for Feel Good (2020), The Cleaner (2021) and Untamed (2015).

Ré Olunuga is a Nigerian composer of multi-genre orchestral and experimental music. With a unique approach to instrumentation that imbues his music with a stirring quality and an unmistakable sense of engagement and tactility, Ré's work spans across film & TV soundtracks to ambitious art pieces and even a dalliance with the mainstream through collaborations with commercial recording artists.

Ré's is a varied career to date but above all he considers himself to be a storyteller, with music being the medium he is most strongly drawn to. His influences tend to be non-musical, like memories of how it felt to be a child wandering around his grandmother's house in Yaba or the mind-expanding sensation of reading the works of Octavia Butler and Philip K Dick.

His numerous film and television credits most recently include the multiple Emmy-nominated Disney animated series Iwájú, the Disney feature film Rise, the BBC film Girl, Drift (Starring Cynthia Erivo, Alia Shawkat; Dir: Anthony Chen), and MTV SHUGA.

His score for Girl was nominated for a BIFA award in 2023 and his score for Rise was nominated for a Hollywood Music in Media Award in 2022.

He is founder and Artistic Director of The Lagos Philharmonic and splits his time between Los Angeles, London and Lagos.

Eubha Akilade was born on 27 June 1998 in Glasgow, Scotland, UK. She is an actress and director, known for Blackwool (2023), The Wedding (2022) and Eve (2015).

Alesha Ledeatte-Williams is known for Venom (2018), The Batman (2022) and No Time to Die (2021).

Rianna McQueen is known for Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny (2023), Killing Eve (2018) and Sex Education (2019).

Joel trained as a Voice & Dialect coach at The Royal Central School of Speech and Drama, and has taught regularly at RADA and Guildhall School of Music and Drama. He has most recently worked on the film The Ancestors and Queen & Slim. His extensive experience working with a variety of actors, allows him to be responsive, intuitive and adaptable as a coach.

Mia Hope Radford is known for No Time to Die (2021), Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw (2019) and Eternals (2021).

Katie La Cruz is known for Boat Story (2023), Gassed Up (2022) and Wolfe (2021).

Ripley Dale-Gulston is known for Mickey 17 (2025), 1917 (2019) and Gladiator II (2024).

Nerija Caberia is known for Deadpool & Wolverine (2024), Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness (2022) and Luther: The Fallen Sun (2023).

Tashana Francis is known for Love Type D (2019), Swiperight (2020) and Riches (2022).

Tarrel Watson-Noel is known for Borderlands (2024), The Beekeeper (2024) and Wicked (2024).

Gerald Zibengwa is known for Waiting Room, Videobox (2016) and Stealth (2018).