Leave a legacy

Mary Lund OBE was a great supporter of the Film and TV Charity, choosing to leave a share of the residue of her estate to us and other charities. Remembered by many as the General Secretary of the former Independent Television Companies Association (ITCA), Mary died at 100 years old.

A trailblazer for women in television, Mary held her position at ITCA until she retired in 1980. At the time, the ITCA represented the collective interest and functions of the 15 regional ITV franchises, such as network programme planning, sports rights acquisition, and film purchase. The appreciation of her contribution to the television industry was recognised first by the grant of a Fellowship of the RTS and followed by an OBE.

By leaving a share of her remaining estate to several charities, Mary was able to support 31 different causes she was passionate about. To date, we have gratefully received £60,000 from Mary’s estate, which we’ll use to continue running our mental health services, giving cost of living grants to those needing it most, and providing opportunities to underrepresented industry colleagues.

Amy Dulake dedicated her whole working life to cinema and decided to leave her estate to the Film and TV Charity to enable others to thrive in the industry she loved. Starting her career as Second Projectionist in 1963 at the Kinema in the Woods, she became part of the all-female team that had run the Kinema projection room since 1943. Amy was also instrumental in the success of several cinemas in the area, including managing a cinema in Spilsbury in 1975, and another in Mablethorpe in 1981. She returned to the Kinema in 1985 to take over the managerial position from her mother, Beatrice, overseeing the installation of the Compton Cinema Organ, which opened in 1987.

The Kinema in the Woods is an historic cinema in the village of Woodhall Spa, Lincolnshire. A family-owned business, it opened its doors in 1922 and is believed to be the only full-time cinema in the UK still using rear projection. Amy worked at the Kinema through to her own retirement.

Amy, who passed away in December 2022, left the entire residue of her estate to the Film and TV Charity, for which we are extremely grateful.