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Film and TV Charity’s Reel Impact announces first grant awardees
Funding has been awarded to five organisations and eight individuals
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Survey finds worsening mental health in film and TV industry
Releasing the data, the Film and TV Charity also announced plans to develop pan-industry mental health standards ahead of a revamp of its Whole...
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Film and TV Charity survey holds Looking Glass up to industry mental health
The charity hopes to "rewrite the script" on industry mental health
Production & Post
The Film and TV Charity launches fund for Black and Global Majority professionals
Funding will be awarded in three rounds over two years, with applications for the first round of funding open from May 13th until June...
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More than 80 per cent of UK screen workers impacted by production downturn
According to Marcus Ryder, CEO of the Film and TV Charity, too many behind the scenes workers are being asked to deal with structural...
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Film & TV Charity shines spotlight on below-the-line talent ahead of ‘toughest winter in its 100 year history’
According to the Charity, an unprecedented set of circumstances is leaving many people working in the film and TV industries in need of support,...
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Film and TV Charity investigates financial impact of industry slowdown
The charity is calling on workers outside London and the Southeast, as well as under-represented or marginalised groups to take part in its latest...
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UK’s Film and TV Charity sees 800 per cent rise in requests for financial aid
The Charity has announced a £500,000 increase in its financial budget in order to help it meet the requirements of workers across the industry...
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Marcus Ryder appointed Film & TV Charity CEO
Ryder joins the organisation from the Sir Lenny Henry Centre for Media Diversity, where he was head of external consultancies
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UK’s Film & TV Charity offers financial support to workers hit by Hollywood strikes
The charity's stop-gap grants are available to help people working across the film, TV, and cinema sectors to meet urgent financial needs
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Film and TV Charity urges industry to listen, acknowledge, act on bullying
The new guidance aims to provide managers with the advice and skills needed to deal with incidences of bullying and harassment
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BBC, Sky, and ITV among champions of charity toolkit
The Film and TV Charity's 'Whole Picture Toolkit' for mentally healthy productions is being adopted by Banijay, BBC, Channel 4, Sky, and ITV, amongst...
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Leading broadcasters commit to supporting Film and TV Charity’s mental health initiative
Other organisations from across the industry are expected to follow suit
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TVBEurope April 2023 issue now available
The new issue focuses on sustainability in the media technology industry, as well as looking at high-end TV, mental health and the TV and...
People
Film and TV Charity CEO to step down
Alex Pumfrey's tenure has seen the organisation focus on enabling better mental health and wellbeing for people working behind the scenes in film, TV,...
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Report: Fewer people considering leaving TV and film industry due to mental health
Some 80 per cent of respondents to the Looking Glass 2022 survey agreed that they sensed a positive change to the industry’s culture and...
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Film and TV Charity launches initiative to celebrate the #HiddenHero
Charity is launching an inaugural week-long celebration of everyone who works in TV and film
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Up to 5,000 industry workers could be pushed into poverty, warns Film and TV Charity
Charity has launched a fundraising campaign to support film and TV workers who are already facing financial and mental health pressures
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The Film and TV Charity introduces grant for Black and Global Majority industry workers
The grant is named after Sir Horace Ové CBE, known as the godfather of Black British filmmaking
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UK’s Film and TV Charity announces tools to help freelancers with cost of living crisis
The Charity has released three tools, including a budget planner, bills prioritiser and savings calculator
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Looking Glass Survey deadline extended
The Charity said it especially wants to hear from people outside of London
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Report: Keep over-50s in the TV industry to plug the skills gap
Report from UK Film and TV Charity finds industry could gain 35,000 workers if it embraced the over 50s
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Film and TV Charity launches latest mental health survey
The biennial survey aims to understand what issues people working across the UK's media industry are dealing with
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BAFTA, BFI launch Action List to combat bullying in TV and film industry
A new suite of bullying support services has also been launched by The Film and TV Charity
Production & Post
Amazon donates £1.5 million to Film and TV Charity’s Covid-19 fund
"It is essential for us to help community through this pandemic," said Amazon Studios boss Jennifer Salke
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Sky donates £500K to Film and TV Charity Fund
Follows contributions from the BBC and Netflix
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Nine in ten freelancers no longer working due to coronavirus crisis
Figures revealed as Covid-10 Film and TV Emergency Relief Fund launches
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BFI, Film and TV Charity, Netflix establish Covid-19 relief fund
Aims to support those affected by closure of UK productions
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Film and TV Charity finds “a mental health crisis within the UK film and TV industry”
Film and TV Taskforce on Mental Health established