International Film and TV Breakouts of the Year: Owen Cooper, Lisa and More

Key Highlights

• Fujimoto Akio — ‘Lost Land’ Image Credit: Japanese filmmaker Fujimoto Akio broke decisively onto the international stage in 2025.
• His third feature, “Lost Land” (Harà Watan), premiered in the Horizons section of the Venice Film Festival, where it won the special jury prize, immediately putting him on the global radar.
• The film — shot entirely in the Rohingya language and centered on the lives of young Rohingya refugees — went on to secure the Golden Yusr for best feature at the Red Sea International Film Festival, confirming its cross-regional impact.
• Earlier works such as “Passage of Life” and “Along the Sea” had already attracted attention at major festivals, but “Lost Land” elevated Fujimoto from a programmer favorite to a filmmaker with genuine international traction. Naman Ramachandran Owen Cooper — ‘Adolescence’ Image Credit: Netflix Before “Adolescence,” nobody had seen Owen Cooper on screen.
• Quite literally.