{"id":165475,"date":"2025-12-03T05:04:07","date_gmt":"2025-12-03T05:04:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/165475\/"},"modified":"2025-12-03T05:04:07","modified_gmt":"2025-12-03T05:04:07","slug":"chase-infiniti-miles-caton-eva-victor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/165475\/","title":{"rendered":"Chase Infiniti, Miles Caton, Eva Victor"},"content":{"rendered":"

\n\tThe 2025 BAFTA<\/a> Breakthrough U.S. cohort has arrived, with One Battle After Another breakout Chase Infiniti<\/a> and Sinners star Miles Caton<\/a> included on the list of rising star creatives working in film, games and television.<\/p>\n

\n\tBAFTA North America<\/a> unveiled the lineup Tuesday. The British Academy\u2019s flagship talent initiative provides a springboard for stars on the rise, and includes creatives working in costume design, production, casting, editing and games design, as well as performance, directing, composing and cinematography.<\/p>\n

\n\tAlso featured on this year\u2019s list is Brandon Wilson, best known for his outing in 2024\u2019s Nickel Boys and Eva Victor<\/a>, writer-director-star of Sorry, Baby. Frida Perez, writer-producer on the Emmy-winning Apple TV show The Studio features alongside Min Ji (Maggie) Kang, writer and director of the Netflix smash hit KPop Demon Hunters.<\/p>\n

\n\tInfiniti, an Oscar contender for her performance opposite Leonardo DiCaprio in the latest Paul Thomas Anderson film, is listed for her performance in the Jake Gyllenhaal-starring series Presumed Innocent, released by Apple TV last year. Check out the full list below.<\/p>\n

\n\tAwarded to those in the midst of, or on the cusp of, their\u00a0breakthrough\u00a0moment, the year-long initiative includes\u00a0one-on-one meetings and career guidance, full voting membership, access to\u00a0BAFTA\u00a0events and screenings, as well as networking events, both in the U.K. and internationally.\u00a0The U.K.\u2019s 2025 Breakthrough cohort, announced last week<\/a>, includes Akinola Davies Jr. and Laura Carreira.<\/p>\n

\n\tThis year\u2019s\u00a0Breakthrough\u00a0U.S. cohort was selected by a jury of leading cross-industry figures, including Channing Godfrey Peoples, Davina Pardo, Jessica Hernandez, Kate Edwards, Nyasha Hatendi, Paul Rogers, Sam Enoch, Simone Ling for film & television and Andrew Prahlow, Arjun Yadav, Carmen Askerneese, Del Walker, Dmitri Johnson, Julia Bianco Schoeffling, Tara Voelker for games.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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\t\t\t\t\tChase Infiniti in \u2018One Battle After Another\u2019<\/p>\n

\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tWarner Bros. Pictures<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cThe\u00a0BAFTA\u00a0Breakthrough U.S. program continues to be a beacon for emerging excellence, and this year\u2019s cohort exemplifies the power of bold, imaginative storytelling,\u201d said Courtney LaBarge Bell, executive director of BAFTA North America.<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cAt a moment when hurdles to building sustainable careers in entertainment are as difficult as ever and programs like this are shuttering,\u201d she continued, \u201cBAFTA\u00a0remains steadfast in its belief and investment in the next generation. It is a privilege to witness such exceptional talent stepping into their own and to celebrate the moments when their artistry truly takes flight.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tThe\u00a0full list of the 2025\u00a0BAFTA\u00a0Breakthrough\u00a0U.S. cohort, sponsored by Apple TV, is as follows:<\/p>\n

\n\tFilm<\/p>\n

\n\tBrandon Wilson, actor \u2014\u00a0Nickel Boys
Eva Victor, writer \/ director \/ actor \u2014\u00a0Sorry, Baby
Mia Cioffi Henry, cinematographer \u2014 Sorry, Baby
Miles Caton, actor \u2014\u00a0Sinners
Min Ji (Maggie) Kang, writer \/ director \u2014 KPop Demon Hunters<\/p>\n

\n\tTelevision<\/p>\n

\n\tChase Infiniti, actor \u2014\u00a0Presumed Innocent
Frida Perez, writer \/ director \u2014 The Studio<\/p>\n

\n\tFilm, Documentary<\/p>\n

\n\tBrittany Shyne, director \u2014\u00a0Seeds
Paige Bethmann, director \u2014\u00a0Remaining Native<\/p>\n

\n\tGames<\/p>\n

\n\tErika Ishii, voice performer \u2014\u00a0Ghost of Yotei
Karla Reyes, creative director \u2014 Take Us North
Xalavier Nelson Jr., studio head \u2014 I Am Your Beast<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The 2025 BAFTA Breakthrough U.S. cohort has arrived, with One Battle After Another breakout Chase Infiniti and Sinners…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":165476,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[32],"tags":[108106,108107,108108,430,26863,156,108109,1019,31752,108110,111,139,69],"class_list":{"0":"post-165475","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-celebrities","8":"tag-bafta","9":"tag-bafta-breakthrough","10":"tag-bafta-north-america","11":"tag-celebrities","12":"tag-chase-infiniti","13":"tag-entertainment","14":"tag-eva-victor","15":"tag-international","16":"tag-maggie-kang","17":"tag-miles-caton","18":"tag-new-zealand","19":"tag-newzealand","20":"tag-nz"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/165475","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=165475"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/165475\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/165476"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=165475"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=165475"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=165475"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}