Janis Pugh’s Chuck Chuck Baby [with production design by Caroline Steiner] Amrou Al-Kadhi’s Layla and Daniel Kokotajlo’s sophomore feature, Starve Acre are among the eight features selected for Great8, the annual Cannes buyers’ showcase of UK films from emerging directors organised by the British Film Institute (BFI) and British Council.

The showcase, now in its sixth year, presents UK feature films from first and second-time filmmakers to international distributors and festival programmers. It is funded and run by the BFI and British Council, in partnership with BBC Film and Film4.

Read more here and here about the Great8 lineup.