The Stage

We're excited to have you back or welcome you in for the first time, check out our Stage programme below:

TUESDAY 24TH MARCH 2026

10am: KEYNOTE SPEECHES + ROUNDTABLE with Film London, Rico Johnson-Sinclair (Warner Bros. Discovery)

2:00pm: FDA SESSION- SALES with Maskelah Gabriel-Adams (Afro-Films Global)

4:15pm: PITCH ‘N’ MIX - Pitching to the Industry with Makalla McPherson (Makalla McPherson Studios) Simon Algie (FifthSeason)

WEDNESDAY 25TH MARCH 2026

10am: KEYNOTE SPEECHES AND ROUNDTABLE with Anita Herbert (Film &TV Charity), Neil Wirasinha, Gower Street Analytics, Bectu, NewComma

11:30am- Advertising Panel with Caroline Bottomley (Shiny)

12:15pm- DEBATE (Provocation) -

Are we getting ‘Mixed-Up’ with Mixed Race? Bi-racial representation on screen

2:00pm: FDA SESSION- DISTRIBUTION with Isra Al Kassi (TAPE Collective)

4:15pm: LION’S DEN- Pitching to Investors with Alice Ojha (BBC Films), Yolanda Lee (SKY/Film Wales) Maggie Ellis (Film London)

THURSDAY 26TH MARCH 2026

2:45pm: TBA

7:00pm: Shorts Showcase

3:30pm: BLACK GIRLS IN ART SPACES PANEL

10:00am: KEYNOTE SPEECHES + ROUNDTABLE with Hazel + Deepa EDI Co-Star AI, Anna Mansi/Chantal (BFI Certification Unit) Representation, 

11:30am: BLACK INVESTMENT with Timi Okuwa (Black Equity Organisation), David Ayeni (Filmmaker - Shades of Survival), Hilary Moore (Shades of Survival)

12:15pm: Q&A PANEL (PROVOCATION) - King, Kang or Konquered: Depiction of Black Men on the big screen

2:00pm: FDA SESSION- EXHIBITION with Kash (Filmbankmedia), Paul Robinson (ex-Disney), TNB Member/CMI

2:45pm: LEARN TO ADAPT-

8:00pm: Quincy Comedy Screening + Podcast Panel

12:15pm: LECTURE (PROVOCATION) - Reality Cheque: Humiliation of Black Women for Clout or Blue Therapy

3:30pm: BLACKTRACK with Montana Darling

3:30pm: Media Talent Manifesto (Black Broadcast Presenters Panel)

4:15pm: BFI NETWORK SHORT SHOWCASE

11:30am: UNDOCUMENTED PANEL with Nana Adwoa-Frimpong (Producer of The Eyes of Ghana)

2:45pm: BLACK FEMALE CINEMATOGRAPHERS PANEL with Ijeoma Akigwe (NFTS Graduate Showcase), Ndrika Anyika, Diara Sow, Aleah Scott and Denisha Anderson (Curated London)

8:00pm: CURATED LONDON MUSIC VIDEO NIGHT+ SHORTS SHOWCASE