About the session
As intimacy coordination continues to evolve across the entertainment industry, approaches to performer safety, consent, communication, and production practices continue to develop. This session will explore best practices in intimacy coordination and how production expectations shape the role. The discussion will cover consent documentation, power dynamics, pre-production integration and on set best practice.
Designed for professionals in the motion picture, television, and performing arts industries, attendees will gain insight into how intimacy coordinators work within different production environments while maintaining a shared commitment to safe, respectful, and collaborative spaces. Attendees will gain practical insights into best practices, and strategies for advocating safe, respectful sets regardless of where filming takes place.
Janka Neustupová
H&S/MH & Wellbeing Advisor, IPA-certified Intimacy Coordinator, New Era Safety
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Janka Neustupová is a film and television professional specialising in production, health and safety, and workforce wellbeing. With academic backgrounds in Civil Protection and Crisis Management, Film Studies, and Directing for Film and TV, she has worked across independent features, broadcast television, and international productions.
Drawing on both professional experience and personal insights into workplace burnout, Janka has become a passionate advocate for mental wellbeing in the entertainment industry. During the COVID-19 pandemic, she supported international productions as a Health & Safety/COVID-19 Supervisor and championed initiatives to improve worker support on and off set. This journey led her to specialise in intimacy coordination—combining technical safety knowledge with psychological insight to create safer creative environments.
She is an IPA-certified Intimacy Coordinator and EMCC certified Coach, and creator of the Insight initiative—developed through New Era Safety with support from Motivation Labs—which uses workforce wellbeing data to drive evidence-based change across the audio-visual industry. Whether working directly on set or informing broader industry standards, her approach ensures all individuals feel empowered to deliver their best performances while upholding professional standards in scenes involving intimacy—promoting emotional safety on set while enhancing the overall quality of the creative process for cast members and directors alike.