BBC Two and BBC iPlayer will broadcast a British Film Premiere season consisting of eight feature films. The slate includes five debut films from debut directors produced in partnership with the BFI. All titles in the season received support from BBC Film. New premieres will air every Friday night.
The season opens on 31 July with Chuck Chuck Baby, the debut feature from writer director Janis Pugh. Set in industrial North Wales, the film stars Louise Brealey, Annabel Scholey, and Sorcha Cusack. The production premiered at the Edinburgh International Film Festival and won two BAFTA Cymru Awards for Best Feature and Best Breakthrough.
On 7 August, the network will premiere Hoard, the feature debut of writer director Luna Carmoon. The film is set in 1984 London and follows a character named Maria and her foster mother. Hoard premiered at the Venice Film Festival, where it won the Audience Award and the Award for Most Innovative Film. Luna Carmoon received a BAFTA nomination for Outstanding Debut by a British Writer, Director, or Producer.
The curated season covers various locations including rural Yorkshire, Edinburgh, Oxford, and the Isle of Lewis. Genres represented in the eight films include horror, musical rom com, psychological thriller, dark comedy, social realism, surreal fantasy, and historical folk drama. Eva Yates, Director of BBC Film, confirmed the inclusion of five debut directors in the lineup. The season comprises eight feature films supported by the feature filmmaking arm of the BBC.