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Posted on 9th April 2026

Join BAFTA albert for the Sustainability Zone and Series at MPTS 2026

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For 10 years, MPTS (Media Production and Technology Show) has been the meeting place for media, production and broadcast professionals to explore new technology, share ideas and connect with the people shaping the industry. 

In 2026, and for the second year, BAFTA albert is partnering with MPTS to present the Sustainability Zone and Sustainability Series across the two days of the show, which takes place on 13 & 14 May at The Grand Hall, Olympia, London. 

The Sustainability Series includes two panel events focussing on landmark reports ACCELERATE 2025 and SPARK: Clean Temporary Power by 2030.  Professionals from across the UK film and TV industry include Stevie Kotey (Transportation Manager, Netflix), Michael Leo (Corporate Black Cabs), Katherine Nash (Head of Studios at The Bottle Yard), Feyi Osifuwa (Sustainability Manager, Warner Bros Studio Leavesden) and April Sotomayor (Head of Industry Sustainability, BAFTA albert). 

There will also be opportunities to meet members of the wider BAFTA albert team and organisations from the Supplier’s Directory, including Get Set Hire, Palmbrokers and Zero Marine.   

Stevie Kotey

Transportation Manager, Netflix

Feyi Osifuwa

Sustainability Manager, Warner Bros Studio Leavesden

Katherine Nash

Head of Studios at The Bottle Yard

April Sotomayor

Head of Industry Sustainability

BAFTA albert Sustainability Series

13 May

On 13 May, BAFTA albert’s first panel Accelerate: EV Solutions That Work will be chaired by Feyi Osifuwa (Sustainability Manager, Warner Bros Studio Leavesden) with a panel that includes Stevie Kotey (Transportation Manager, Netflix), Michael Leo (Corporate Black Cabs) and April Sotomayor (Head of Industry Sustainability, BAFTA albert). 

First-hand experiences of prioritising EV, practical advice and the direct actions screen industry professionals can take for more sustainable productions will be shared during this panel. It has been convened in response to evidence that travel & transport accounted for 65% of the carbon footprint for film and TV as measured by BAFTA Albert, for the landmark report ACCELERATE 2025. 

14 May

On 14 May, SPARK: Action plans for clean power by 2030, will explore how productions are making the transition to clean temporary power on set and on location, and the momentum growing for the commitment to SPARK: Clean Temporary Power by 2030 – the UK’s film and TV industry’s roadmap, 

This  panel will be chaired by BAFTA albert’s Head of Industry Sustainability April Sotomayor with a panel that includes Katherine Nash (Head of Studios at The Bottle Yard), with further panellists to be announced. 

 

Supplier’s Directory in the Sustainability Zone

BAFTA albert will be joined in the Sustainability Zone by Get Set Hire and Palmbrokers and adjacent to the space, Zero Marine. Other organisations will be announced in the coming weeks. 
 
All exhibitors are listed on BAFTA albert Suppliers Directory. To be featured on the directory, suppliers must meet sustainability standards set out in a criteria developed with sustainability industry partners. Suppliers are reviewed regularly to reflect evolving best practice and industry guidance.   

Get Set Hire 

Get Set Hire is a specialist hire company supplying location and production equipment to productions across the UK. From Motorola radios to rain tents, from costume and makeup packages to battery power solutions, from heaters to sofas, they provide everything crews need behind the scenes. Get Set Hire help film and TV productions reduce their carbon emissions through the equipment they supply and the way they deliver it.   
 

Palmbrokers 

Palmbrokers supplies trees, plants, greenery and theatrical props for the film, television, retail and events industries. It has a vast stock of indigenous, tropical and temperate plants and trees, artificial flowers, cut forestry, foliage, landscaping materials and props; all rented and returned for re-use where possible. Palmbrokers experienced team of greenspeople, set-dressers, artists, florists, and horticulturalists have decades of combined knowledge and are as happy offering advice as dressing on set. 

Zero Marine 

 Zero Marine has the world’s first and only entirely electric zero emissions fleet of boats for safety tasks, filming and crew transfer. These unique, UK manufactured from recycled materials and recyclable, state of the art vessels are solar charged and towed to location by EV. Zero Marine’s exclusive service eliminates over a tonne of carbon per day, relative to conventional vessels and they deliver a pollution and carbon free guarantee.

MPTS & BAFTA albert

Speaking about the partnership, April Sotomayor, Head of Industry Sustainability at BAFTA albert said: “We’re delighted to be partnering with the Media Production and Technology Show to deliver the Sustainability Zone, in our fifteenth anniversary year.  The film and TV community have made so much progress in terms of sustainable screen practices in the past decade and a half, but there is still so much to do. 

“MPTS is the perfect place to share the latest direct actions the industry can take in 2026, outlined in our ACCELERATE report and SPARK: Clean Temporary Power by 2030. We look forward to discussing these during our panels, celebrating industry successes and the great work of those listed on the Suppliers Directory, in the Sustainability Zone too.”  

Mark Chapman, Sales Director of MPTS said: “We’re delighted to be partnering with BAFTA albert once again at MPTS 2026. Sustainability sits at the heart of our industry, and it’s essential that MPTS reflects this by putting it front and centre across the show floor.

Through our partnership, we’re delivering the BAFTA albert Sustainability Series in the Production Theatre, alongside the return of the Sustainability Zone for its second year. This dedicated space brings together approved suppliers from the BAFTA albert Suppliers Directory, giving visitors the opportunity to connect directly with organisations driving more sustainable production.”  

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