Barbara Broccoli Turns into Nationwide Movie & Tv College President

EXCLUSIVE: Barbara Broccoli has been named the primary feminine president of the UK’s Nationwide Movie and Tv College (NFTS).

The storied James Bond producer turns into President only a few weeks earlier than the opening of a constructing devoted to her father, the legendary Cubby Broccoli.

Barbara Broccoli will construct on her longstanding relationship with the NFTS and dedication to championing rising filmmaking expertise.

She succeeds David Puttnam, one other iconic British producer who takes on the honorary function of President Emeritus in recognition of his excellent contribution to the NFTS and its continued success.

Broccoli is without doubt one of the business’s most influential producers. She and her brother Michael G. Wilson got an Honorary Academy Award in 2024. A 12 months later she handed inventive management of the enduring James Bond spy franchise to Amazon MGM Studios. The world is now eagerly anticipating Amazon’s announcement over who will play the following 007.

The NFTS’ Cubby Broccoli Constructing at its Beaconsfield campus will open in just a few weeks. Formally named by Barbara Broccoli earlier this 12 months in honour of her late father, the constructing will present educating amenities, inventive areas and the college’s first on-site scholar lodging.

Broccoli stated: “It’s an amazing honour to turn into President of the Nationwide Movie and Tv College, following in Lord David Puttnam’s footsteps. Having been concerned with the NFTS for a few years, I’ve seen first-hand the extraordinary expertise it develops and the important function it performs in shaping the way forward for our business. With the opening of The Cubby Broccoli Constructing happening in January, that is particularly significant. My father believed within the energy of filmmaking and in giving proficient individuals the chance to succeed.”

NFTS chair Sophie Turner Laing welcomed the “landmark second” and thanked Puttnam, “whose assist, knowledge and unwavering perception within the NFTS have been invaluable.”

Final month, British producer Pippa Harris and YouTube UK boss Alison Lomax joined the NFTS board.