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How Lucy Pardee spots future film stars in the wild What made Attack the Block or Bafta favourite Rocks so special? Lucy Pardee's uniquely anthropological brand of 'street casting' Bukky Bakray has been nominated for a BAFTA Rocks is the little film that could. It felt like an industry coup even before it was nominated for a whopping eight Baftas (more than any other title) yesterday. Shot in London in 2018, with the lead cast populated by young people who had never acted before, with a story (by Theresa Ikoko and Claire Wilson) shaped around them, it’s a miracle of a film, I suggest to its...

Rocks, and The Father lead this year’s nominations, with two women—Chloé Zhao and Sarah Gavron—nabbing seven nominations each. Four women total earned nods for directing compared to last year’s all-male directing nominees, and in a reversal from last year’s entirely white acting nominees, 16 of 2021's 24 nominated actors are from underrepresented groups. Advertisement Deadline, the changes come as the result of a seven-month review process (HFPA better be taking some copious notes), in which the organization evaluated its procedures and implemented some changes, “including the i...

BBC News Published image captionRocks was made by a mostly female crew and cast A film that cast unknown east London schoolgirls in most of its main roles has been honoured with five prizes at the British Independent Film Awards. Rocks won best British independent film, and one of its stars, Kosar Ali, 17, was named both best supporting actress and most promising newcomer. Rocks got glowing reviews when it came out last year and is now on Netflix. Its other winners included D'Angelou Osei Kissiedu, who was just seven when he played little brother Emmanuel. He was named best supporting actor, ...

What follows is a raw and hopeful coming-of-age story, powered by a dynamic debut performance from Bakray. Following her victory, Ali told the PA news agency the film had made her “understand myself as a person as well as an actor”. She added: “Before this whole experience I never thought I would be who I am today, winning awards and even pursuing this acting career.” NME about the film, Bakrya said: “It’s often said that the Black mundane experience wouldn’t be interesting in this industry. In order for it to be a worthy Black experience it would have to be an insane struggle,...

The 23rd British Independent Film Awards took place virtually on Thursday night and a host of celebrities appeared via video link to celebrate the occasion.  Zendaya, 24, and Priyanka Chopra, 38, were among some of the glam attendees who presented at the awards. Actress Zendaya wore a graphic print top under a blazer, while Priyanka opted for a statement layered oversized white shirt. Showbiz: Zendaya (pictured) and Priyanka Chopra appeared via video link to present at the 23rd British Independent Film Awards on Thursday Bringing the glam: Priyanka Chopra Jonas presented Best Director to Re...