Our 1-1 support means no one has to deal with issues of bullying and harassment alone. 💖

Book an appointment with our Bullying Adviser and to see how our other resources could help you.

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#Antibullying #GetSupportNow

The meeting Old Diorama Arts Centre is going to be informative and vital. Come along.

Whether you've had more auditions than hot dinners or still looking for your first agent, bookmark this essential advice on the casting process and what to look out for when signing up to a new agency🧐⬇️

Food for thought for voicereel companies.

“If you’re going to use our image and our voice etc, we want to be paid and we want to know about it - and we want to be paid properly”

Equity President Lynda Rooke at today’s #FortuneAI conference, calling for consent, transparency and fair remuneration in AI for Equity members

📍We are currently acting on behalf of a growing number of members owed payment for work contracted by Nick Parkes of Blackpool Shows and Attractions.

If you, or any Equity member you are aware of, is undertaking professional work with this engager please contact us via email

As UK video games industry revealed to be worth a staggering £7.82BN in 2023 - see below 👇🏽- a reminder that Equity is campaigning for best practice to protect performers working in the sector.

Members contact [email protected] for more info 📩

ukie.org.uk/news/2024/04/2…

Major 10-year long Harry Potter TV series expected to be ready to air in 2026. More below 👇🏽

deadline.com/2024/04/harry-…

Two of the UK's most high-profile actors speak out about their negative experiences of the self-tape audition process. More below 👇🏽

Olivia Colman: Asking Actors to Self-Tape Auditions Is ‘Disrespectful’ indiewire.com/news/general-n…

TV production companies facing significant legal costs as investigation into allegations they've breached competition law by informally setting freelancer wage rates is extended. More below 👇🏽

deadline.com/2024/04/cma-in…

A major coup for the BBC. It will adapt the Olivier Award nominated play 'Dear England' for television after producers select them over Netflix. More below 👇🏽

BBC Beat Netflix In Bidding War For Joseph Fiennes Series Amid Fears For UK Drama deadline.com/2024/03/dear-e…

Are you a professional performer in film & TV? Do you want improved terms & conditions at work?

If so, please get involved in shaping Equity's new film & television agreement ahead of negotiations with employers.

More info below🔽

#StrongerTogether 📺🎞️💪🏽

The menopause is a crucial workplace issue for performers. Equity’s Women’s Committee developed guidance on employers’ duties to establish a menopause-friendly workplace, including a template policy.

equity.org.uk/advice-and-sup…

📽️Yesterday, in our second session on our inquiry into British Film & High-end TV, ‘Slow Horses’ & ‘One Life’ Director, James Hawes, told us the “genie is out the bottle” on AI, and that the UK should work to catch up with the likes of the U.S. 👇👇👇

Caroline Dinenage

Bristol City Council’s latest cuts to arts funding is hitting union workers the hardest. Jobs are on the line, with no plan from the Mayor to support Equity members out of work. Please sign and share this petition to oppose the cuts megaphone.org.uk/petitions/mayo… via @megaphoneuk

BFI confirms upward trend for cinema in 2023 as Barbie topped UK box office:

💬.. audiences showed up in record numbers for must-see movies including Barbie, Oppenheimer and Wonka all of which exemplify the talent and artistry of so many UK creatives 💬

bfi.org.uk/news/official-…

Following my letter to Darren Henley CBE this morning, it is positive that Arts Council England are amending their guidance.

Not the power of my pen, but 50,000 Equity members standing up to censorship.

Any update should fully involve the relevant arts unions.

independent.co.uk/news/uk/arts-c…

The government’s austerity squeeze on council budgets has put arts funding on the chopping board time and again.

Soon there won’t be any local government arts funding left. We’ve got to draw the line.

Help us save arts funding in your community. Join our campaign call.

If every one of the more than 1.2 MILLION people who have now watched this signed up to Campaign for the Arts, we could build a movement.

Campaign for the Arts already has people in every UK constituency. What we need now is an #ArtsArmy . Please add your voice here: campaignforthearts.org

📊New figures reveal the UK remained a leading global centre for film & high-end TV production in 2023 attracting billions in foreign investment.

... no surprise that the 'talent and artistry of UK creatives' cited as a key contributory factor💥

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