Access, the company’s talent development division for under-represented creatives, on Monday unveiled Donell Atkinson-Johnson, Lauren Gee and Joladé Olusanya as the three filmmakers who will tell their stories of what it means to be Black and British in shorts as part of the third annual Black Britain Unspoken program. Launched in 2022, it aims to give opportunities and voices to Black British filmmakers breaking into the industry “as industry data shows Black people continue to be underrepresented across director, writer and producer roles in the U.K.
,” the company said. “Black Britain Unspoken provides filmmakers a pitch-to-production experience and, via program partner Media Trust, professional development opportunities through tailored workshops that focus on media training and career progression.” For the program’s third season, U.
K. production company Wall to Wall, part of Warner Bros. Television Production, has joined the initiative as a production partner alongside Bounce Cinema, which started supporting it through mentoring, training, and as the premiere event partner in 2023.
The three short films by Atkinson-Johnson, by Gee and by Olusanya were selected from more than 300 applicants and pitches to a judging panel that included director and producer Liana Stewart. “Donell Atkinson-Johnson, Lauren Gee and Joladé Olusanya each offer a distinctive perspective in their stories – and we can’t wait to see the Black Britain Unspoken season 3 shorts co.
