Impact Producer Accelerator Programme

BAFTA albert, in collaboration with Together Films, launch the Impact Producer Accelerator – a free, industry focused, hands‑on programme designed to power the next generation of Impact Producers in the UK.

Through immersive workshops, expert-led sessions and high‑value networking opportunities, participants will gain the practical tools, strategic frameworks and creative confidence needed to craft bold, effective social impact campaigns for Film & TV.

Designed for professionals with over 6 year’s industry experience, BAFTA albert’s Impact Producer Accelerator Programme is a springboard for emerging talent ready to shape culture, shift conversations and drive real-world change as an Impact Producer.

Who can apply?

BAFTA albert invites applications from mid‑level professionals ready to step into Impact Producing and lead meaningful social impact campaigns across UK Film & TV.

The role of an Impact Producer is dynamic, creative, and multi-faceted and the skillset for the role is diverse.

Ideal applicants may come from backgrounds such as:

Film or TV production (editorial or production management)
Social impact and campaigning
Impact Production
Marketing and public engagement

If you believe in the power of storytelling to spark real change – and you’re driven to make that impact happen – this programme is for you.

The Programme includes:

3 days of bespoke workshop training, designed specifically for emerging Impact Producers. Including:

2 Days of In-depth workshops on Impact Producing run by Social Impact Agency Together Films.
Certified BAFTA albert Climate Content & Sustainability training tailored for TV & Film.
Career development sessions designed to power up your career with personal branding and networking skills

A full toolkit of guides, templates and resources to jump‑start effective impact campaigns.

Access to a BAFTA Impact Networking Event with members, funders and producers.

Exclusive invite to The Business of Impact Pitch Day (June 2026), hosted by Together Films, supported by the BFI Creative Challenge Fund, awarding National Lottery funding.

Key Dates:

Applications open: 26 Jan 2026.
Applications close: 13 Feb at midnight.
Applicants Shortlisted: 16- 20 Feb.
Shortlisted applicants invited to Virtual Interview: 25- 27 Feb.
Successful Applicants confirmed: 3 March
Accelerator Workshop Dates:
- Online – 25 & 26 March.
- In Person in London – 1 April. Followed by evening Networking Event at BAFTA 195.
Additional Event Dates across 2026 to be announced.

Please note that you must be able to attend the interviews, workshops and in-person events on the days above.

Why apply?

Why apply?

Top-tier training from BAFTA albert and Together Films – one of the UK’s leading social impact agencies.
Invites to two major Impact Producer networking events in 2026.
Join a standout cohort of emerging Impact Producers.
Fully funded, with transport funding support available on request.

Storytelling doesn’t just entertain, it can spark real world change

Impact Producers bridge the gap between brilliant stories and real-world outcomes. They can create tangible social, cultural, political and environmental change by working behind the scenes of issue driven productions. They ensure that the content doesn’t just reach audiences but inspires them to act.

Why it matters:

The entertainment sector is increasingly aware of its positive influence:

79% of organisations agree they would like to do more to ensure their content has a positive impact

73% of organisations they would like more information on how to measure the impact of their content

Source: OKRE Report: Delivering Social Impact in Entertainment Content, 2024

As the demand for meaningful content grows, so too does the need for skilled professionals who can ignite powerful moments on screen into action.

What do Impact Producers do?

They develop and execute measurable initiatives, that align with the goals of a production, designed to create real world change. Their work is grounded in four key principles:

Changing Minds: shifting perceptions and attitudes
Changing Behaviours: encouraging audience to feel inspired to act
Changing Communities: creating community movements or actions.
Changing Structures: creating policy change.

How?

Activities might include educational campaigns, community engagement projects, lobbying and advocacy, creating strategic media campaigns, partnerships with organisations and charities, or live events and screenings to key audiences.

Where do they fit in?

Impact Producers are often brought in early, ideally during development or pre-production, so they can shape the outreach strategy from the start. They collaborate closely with producers, directors and funders to align creative vision with impact goals. However, in some cases a film might capture the public’s imagination and that can be harnessed by an impact producer who can create a campaign to create action. E.g. Following on from the success of Adolescence, Stephen Graham recently launched the “Letters to our Sons” Initiative, which launched 6 months after the release of Adolescence as a tool for more fathers to start conversations with their sons.

Does it work?

Case Study: Ocean with David Attenborough

Award Winning nature documentary, Ocean with David Attenborough, has a clear call to action: protect our oceans.

Embedding an impact producer from the start, Ocean targeted two key changes – 1. Creating Marine Protected Areas and 2. Banning the destructive practice of Bottom Trawling.

How?

Awareness. They exposed the harmful practices by featuring groundbreaking footage exposing the seabed’s destruction from bottom trawling.

Timing. The film’s release was timed to align with the 2025 UN Ocean Conference, where the UN was aiming to get 60+ countries, to make formal commitments to ratify the High Seas Treaty (protecting 30% of the world’s seas by 2030).

Political Action. To engage the UK Govt a shortened version of the film was screened at 10 Downing Street with 50+ MPs (incl. Prime Minister)

Public Engagement. They built discussion guides, had free screenings for schools and info sheets for teachers, and provided links to actions the viewer could take.

Wins:

In Sept ‘25 60 countries ratified the High Seas Treaty to protect Marine areas. Including the UK.

Mass engagement: Released on Attenborough’s 99th birthday, highest-grossing nature documentary of the decade (580+ cinemas and NatGeo, Disney+ and Hulu). They also created a free school screening programme to engage a younger audience.

This impact campaign was developed and executed by Open Planet.

Case Study: Roma

Roma centres on the story of Cleo, an indigenous woman who works as a live-in domestic worker for a middle-class family in 1970s Mexico City. 

How?

Awareness. Partnering with action led non-profits, they built a campaign to spark conversations around the treatment and rights of domestic workers which was successfully picked up by the media.

Public and Political Engagement. They targeted key audiences such as Roma movie goers, domestic workers, employers and govt. officials and led discussions on the treatment of domestic workers.

Wins:

In Dec 2018, 2.4m domestic workers were given access to social security by the Mexico Supreme Court.

In March 2019 the Mexican Representative to the U.N., coined the term the “Roma effect” for “helping Mexico to strengthen the government’s conviction to continue the fight for gender equality and commit to ratifying the ILO Convention 189.”

The National Domestic Workers Bill of Rights was introduced in US Congress.