Momentum, the programme for Black filmmakers designed to support them with mental health wellbeing, mentoring and access to industry professionals returns for 2026.

It is a free, nine-month professional development programme for 30 selected Black UK-based filmmakers and content creators, supported by Channel 4 and Sony Pictures Television.

Meet this year’s cohort

The programme is conceived as a place to build a community of filmmakers through encounters with industry guests and with each other, supporting individual pathways to navigate the complexities of the film and television and content creation worlds.

What the 30 selected filmmakers will receive

• Masterclasses sessions with industry practitioners

• One-to-one mentoring

• Wellbeing sessions delivered in partnership with Inside Out Well-being and led by Vanessa Boachie, Psychotherapist & Coach.

• Industry roundtables for intimate conversations with writers, directors and producers (new for 2026-27) 

  Click here to meet the new cohort