We Are Parable Sets 2026 Momentum Cohort

We Are Parable has set the 2026 cohort for its talent development programme, Momentum. 

This year, the programme, which is backed by Channel 4 and Sony Pictures Television, received over 700 applications. 30 UK-based Black filmmakers made the final cut. Of the selected group, 55% are based outside London, with filmmakers hailing from Birmingham, Bristol, Leeds, Leicester, Manchester, Milton Keynes, Southampton, Telford, and Wolverhampton. Additionally, women make up 52% of the cohort. 

The cohort includes Emmy-nominated animation director Alex Zepherin-Pinnock and Ryan Walker-Edwards, the filmmaker behind the BFI Flare short MAN>CODE. 

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