[From the industry] BAFTA announces Green Light Season

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BAFTA today announces 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 ground breaking climate storytelling.  

The season launches on Thursday 19 June and runs through to the autumn, with events across the whole of the UK, including talks, screenings, panels and  masterclasses alongside a series of short, high-impact speaker sessions with inspiring  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, short, high-impact  speaker sessions, a popular 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.