The last year has been a huge challenge for people who work in film + TV, so The Film and TV Charity has relaunched the Looking Glass survey on mental health and wellbeing in the industry. It’s so important to have a clear picture, over time, so please take part and share. Thank you.

V grateful to Sasha Salmon Clive Chijioke Nwonka + Sarita Malik for this incredibly important work with The Film and TV Charity towards anti-racist action

Production folk, please take a look at The Whole Picture Toolkit - creating positive changes in the film + TV industry. Make improvements towards mental health from today, read how 🔗 bit.ly/3pVfbNQ Or find out more by visiting The Film and TV Charity #LetsReset

Community, grassroots + peer-support groups - take a look at The Film and TV Charity Freelancer Connector Grants, awarding up to £3.5k for new or existing peer-led projects that bring professional film & TV freelancers together. EOIs by 25 March Info + apply 🔗 bit.ly/3tKtupE

Such important work from Bectu Sir Lenny Henry Centre for Media Diversity and Marcus Ryder Please do share/complete as appropriate

A timely and typically smart short piece from Christa van Raalte & @Wallyo at media@bournemouth on the gendered dimension of talent leakage, especially apropos of PMs. Chiming very much with our various findings here The Film and TV Charity

Calling industry folk interested in exploring the size, composition + employment conditions of UK’s film + TV workforce: check this fully-funded PhD University of Glasgow with ace Profs @DEikhof + Melanie Simms & support from The Film and TV Charity + SGSAH. Deadline 30/05. gla.ac.uk/colleges/arts/…

Want to make the industry better? Know your stuff and have a taste for thinking and research? Interested in a #PhDScholarship at University of Glasgow with The Film and TV Charity with @DEikhof Melanie Simms and me? Deadline 30 May.

The Film and TV Charity needs your help to make a difference this winter! We’re open 24/7 throughout Christmas for our industry to talk about anything that’s troubling them and connect them to financial and mental wellbeing support. lnkd.in/e4aYQ546

We’ve just released the @filmtvcharity Looking Glass ‘22 Report, showing progress is starting to be felt in our industry when it comes to tackling poor mental health. Read their report in full – bit.ly/3XEFplA #WeAreFilmandTV and please feel free to share

Following the death of Sir Horace Ové, we are opening our doors for the Black film & TV community and allies to gather to celebrate and remember a true giant of Black British filmmaking. 🕔WHEN: 5-8pm, Tues 26th Sept 📍WHERE: 22 Golden Square, W1F 9JW

Please help us support industry colleagues by taking and sharing our new financial survey. We were able to use out last financial survey to raise over £250k, all of which went to colleagues in greatest need. It makes such a difference.

Watch our Winter Appeal video -bit.ly/47SejwW 2023 has unleashed a wave of challenges for people across the industry - We need your donations to help them through this tough winter. A huge thanks to Lenny Henry @josierones Steven Moffat & Maxine Peake for supporting!

Stark findings about the huge financial challenges facing people in the new Money Matters report from The Film and TV Charity. Particularly worrying re debt, savings, those in film, disabled colleagues, freelancers and those caring for adult dependents. Much to be done at a systemic level

Long working hours, financial worries, bullying and harassment: sound familiar? Have your say about the issues in our industry impacting your mental health by taking part in the The Film and TV Charity’s 2024 Looking Glass mental health survey: bit.ly/4cdRJ4C

I'm really pleased to be part of a great looking programme from New Writing North and North East Screen with The Film and TV Charity colleague Lucy Powell and other excellent panelists to discuss screenwriting, mental health and our new Looking Glass research. Newcastle, 31 Jan–2 Feb 25.

Please do watch and share this powerful new video from The Film and TV Charity

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