Our research and findings
This directory brings together research publications produced or supported by the Film and TV Charity, offering insight into the challenges faced by people working in UK film, TV, and cinema.
Our aim is to produce industry-leading research that helps us and others develop evidence-based, practical interventions to improve the industry’s working culture and conditions.
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Money Matters survey 2025
Help improve the financial resilience of UK film, TV and cinema workersPublished 30 September 2025
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Class and mental wellbeing in the UK film and TV industry
The first in our Looking Glass Deep Dives seriesPublished 7 July 2025
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Loneliness and mental health in the film and TV industry
Report in partnership A new report finds loneliness is a key driver of poor mental health in our industry.Published 11 June 2025
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Make Freelancing Pay
Report in partnership Looking at changes to the UK tax and benefits system, and how that could help film and TV industry freelancersPublished 6 March 2025
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Looking Glass Survey 2024
The 2024 edition of our landmark mental health survey for behind the scenes workersPublished 3 February 2025
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Let’s Fix It In Post
Report in partnership Explores current practices in post production, finding that many people working in the sector have their human rights impactedPublished 10 January 2025
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Understanding loneliness behind the scenes in film and TV
A report from the Centre of Loneliness Studies at Sheffield Hallam University, looking at existing research on loneliness and highlighting the risks and remediesPublished 9 September 2024
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Survey of Arab, Jewish and Muslim colleagues
Understanding experiences relating to the conflict in Israel and Gaza on and after 7th October 2023Published 8 May 2024
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Money Matters Report
Understanding the finances and financial resilience of film, TV, and cinema industry workersPublished 22 January 2024
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Looking Glass ’22 Report
The 2022 edition of our landmark study of mental health and wellbeing among the industry workforcePublished 18 February 2023