Other alumni involved in the movie include actor Matthew Jacobs Morgan and associate producer Emily Everdee.
The BFI and BAFTA said there had been a 40% increase in applicants this year for initiative.
In 2022 they released their first bookNone of the Above, winning the Jhalak Literary prize.
L-R Zak Ghazi-Torbati, Cherish Oteka, Miles Sloman L-R Charlie Tidmas, Isabella Bassett, Travis AlabanzaBFI/Bafta
Isabella Bassett, Producer (they/she)Isabella Bassett is an emerging creative producer based in Glasgow.
Isabella has produced four award-winning short films which have screened at a host of UK and international film festivals.
In 2023, Isabella set up Scottish-based production company Compatible Film & TV.
Compatibles mission is telling unheard and exciting stories with diverse talent.
Zak Ghazi-Torbati, Writer (he/him)Zak is an Iranian/Welsh writer, actor and single pringle.
He co-wrote and performed the award-winning comedy musicalHot Gay Time Machinealongside Toby Marlow and Lucy Moss.
It went on to sold-out runs at the Edinburgh Fringe, the Trafalgar Studios, and Soho Theatre.
Zak is now developing HGTM into a musical TV series with Left Bank Pictures.
He wrote sketches for the BBC One Wales comedy seriesAge of Outrage, which he also starred in.
He was commissioned to write for the HappenedHere podcast, performed by Joanna Lumley and Stephen Fry.
His comedy pilot The Other Half co-written with Kate Reid, was a finalist in the TCN/UKTV WriterSlam.
In 2022, Cherish won a BAFTA in the British Short Film category for their docu-dramaThe Black Cop.
Miles is currently developing his first short film as a writer/director.
As an actor, Miles screen credits includeManhuntandDoc Martin.
His debut play ran at the Hope Mill Theatre.
Charlie is a BAFTA Connect member and has previously been a BAFTA Mentee.
He works as a script reader for the BBC and BFI.
He also works freelance as a script editor for film and television.
Charlie studied MA Screenwriting at Met Film School in London and achieved the first Distinction in the schools history.
His graduation script placed in a range of international competitions including the Academy Nicholl Fellowship.
