BAFTA has announced the Green Light Season, an industry programme of events in partnership with BAFTA albert aimed at promoting climate change awareness through sustainable production practices and climate storytelling.

The season launches on Thursday 19 June and runs through to the autumn, with events across the UK, including talks, screenings, panels and masterclasses alongside a series of speaker sessions with climate champions and activists from across film, games and TV.

Jane Millichip, CEO of BAFTA, says: “Great strides have been taken to ensure that film, TV and games production is adhering to more sustainable ways of working. UK broadcasters and streamers are leading the way internationally in adopting a co- ordinated emission reduction programme through BAFTA albert certification. Increasingly, they are also showcasing content which highlights the climate crisis. At BAFTA, we understand that this is complex and ever-evolving work. The BAFTA Green Light Season provides a platform to showcase great work in climate content, to discuss honestly the ongoing challenges, and to encourage more content creators to adopt both sustainable production practices and embrace climate storytelling.”

The Green Light Season opens with a screening of the new film Ocean with David Attenborough. The Season also includes panel discussions at the Sheffield Documentary Festival and following on from Refugee Week, highlighting storytellers who are covering the climate refugee crisis in inspiring ways. There will be screenings and Q&As of upcoming climate content as well as masterclasses, speaker sessions, an entertainment panel discussion and an interactive comedy event included in the season.

Participants for the season include Keith Scholey (co-director, Ocean with David Attenborough), Tom Beck (Head of Live Events and Commissioning Editor, Reality & Entertainment, Channel 4), Emily Hudd (executive producer, Joe Lycett’s Got Your Back; Joe Lycett vs Sewage; Joe Lycett vs The Oil Giant), Nada Issa (producer, Joe Lycett vs The Oil Giant), Tom Davies (executive producer, The Great British Sewing Bee), and Susanne Rock (executive producer, Interior Design Masters) with more names to be confirmed in the coming days.