Barbara Broccoli, who produced the James Bond films for three decades, has been named president of the UK’s National Film and Television School (NFTS) in Beaconsfield. She is the first woman to hold the role. The school announced the appointment on 12 November 2026, and the BBC reports that she takes over in February 2027.
What has been announced
Broccoli succeeds the producer David Puttnam, whose films include Chariots of Fire, and who becomes president emeritus. Her father, Albert R. “Cubby” Broccoli, co-founded the Bond films, and the school’s new Cubby Broccoli Building opens on the Beaconsfield campus in January 2027. “My father believed in the power of filmmaking and in giving talented people the opportunity to succeed,” she said.
Why it matters to Bond fans
With her half-brother Michael G. Wilson, Broccoli produced nine Bond films, from GoldenEye to No Time To Die, before Amazon MGM Studios took creative control of the series in 2025. This role is separate from the next film, which Denis Villeneuve is directing for Amazon MGM, but it keeps the Broccoli name at the centre of British film training.
Sources: BBC News, 12 November 2026; Variety; The Hollywood Reporter; Deadline.