Producer Guneet Monga Kapoor has been appointed as the Breakthrough India Ambassador for 2023 by the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA)

Guneet, whose documentary short The Elephant Whisperers, made a splash and won an Oscars this year, also the recipient of the Chevalier dans l'Ordre des Arts et des Lettres.

On the announcement of her appointment, Guneet said, “It's an honour to take on this Ambassador role, following in the footsteps of AR Rahman to help raise the profile of emerging talent across the creative industries in India. Having served as an industry supporter and jury member for BAFTA Breakthrough in 2022, I can confidently say that the scheme has benefited some outstanding independent Indian talents."

"I have witnessed careers accelerate with the type of unique platform organisations like BAFTA and Netflix can provide and forward to seeing the wealth of applications of homegrown talent this year," she added.

Originally launched in the UK 10 years ago, The BAFTA Breakthrough aims to identity and support talents from the fields of Indian film, games and television. Previously, acclaimed composer AR Rahman was BAFTA Breakthrough India Ambassador for 2020-2022. The applicants, who are successful, will be availing a grant to support their international networking opportunities.

Tim Hunter, Executive Director of Learning, Inclusion, Policy and Membership at BAFTA, said, "We are delighted to welcome Guneet as the Breakthrough India Ambassador this year. The programme is dedicated to identifying and nurturing new Indian creatives and will surely benefit from her exceptional talent and rich industry expertise as an accomplished producer and filmmaker."