INDUSTRY NEWS
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An Open Letter to Film and Television Industry and Cultural Bodies
More than 400 actors and industry figures sign open letter backing trans rights.
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AFF - Action For Freelancers
Advocacy group for Freelancers.
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Announcement of Class Working Group
Edinburgh TV Fest names class working group members.
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Class and Social Equality Working Group
Twenty-four TV professionals, including a range of voices, from freelancers to CEO, and producers to writers, will help steer our work on class and social equality.
They will all bring personal experience and strong and passionate perspectives, on what needs to change to address socio-economic diversity within the industry.
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Coalition for Change
The Coalition for Change is a pan-industry group to improve freelance working practices in the UK TV sector.
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Diamond: The Seventh Cut
The publication of Diamond: The Seventh Cut provides another opportunity to take stock of the most comprehensive and long-term data set exploring how the UK television’s on and off-screen workforce represents the viewers who watch and pay for content.
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Directors of Colour
Directors UK have written two studies that have exposed the shocking inequality that exists behind the camera, and ever since their publication this data has been used by us and others to challenge broadcasters and production companies.
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Taking The Pip - Open Letter to Keir Stamer
Disabled celebrities urge Keir Starmer to scrap ‘inhumane’ benefit cuts.
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Taking The PIP - Sign the petition
Taking the PIP is a campaign led by deaf, disabled and/or neurodivergent (DDN) public figures. We have come together to speak out against the UK government’s inhumane proposal to cut disability benefits, including Personal Independence Payment (PIP) and the health-related component of Universal Credit.
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The 5As
Find out more and access training delivered by the TV Access Project.
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Film Forward 2025
Film Forward 2025 is designed to tackle the lack of representation of Deaf, Disabled and/or Neurodivergent professionals at mid to senior levels in virtual production, post production and VFX in the UK.
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Four Nations Mentoring Scheme Announced - Women in Film and TV
Women in Film and TV (UK) Launches 2025 Four Nations Mentoring Scheme.