2026 Looking Glass Survey
Survey closed
The 2026 Looking Glass Survey is now closed. Thank you to everyone who took part. The 2026 Looking Glass report will be published later this year.
The Looking Glass Survey is the UK’s only long-term study tracking mental health across the film, TV and cinema industry. Now in its fifth iteration, it gives behind the scenes workers a way to influence how the industry responds to mental health challenges.
Take action to improve mental health in film, TV, and cinema
The Looking Glass Survey is the most direct way for behind-the-scenes workers to influence how the industry tackles mental health – your participation drives the change. By sharing your experience – good or bad – you help turn lived reality into evidence that shapes action.
Evidence the industry listens to, that shapes decisions, drives accountability, and leads to real change.
Because people like you continue to be incredibly generous and take part in the Looking Glass Survey, it means our data can provide a clear, credible picture of life in our industry – where progress is being made, and where urgent action is still needed.
Together, we’re making a difference
Thanks to the industry’s engagement with previous Looking Glass surveys, you’ve helped us to deliver:
- Expanded mental health support through our 24/7 Support Line
- A confidential Bullying Advice Service and Wellbeing at work support
- The Whole Picture Toolkit for Mentally Healthy Productions, now used on over 500 productions
- The Principles for Mentally Healthy Productions, which evolves the Toolkit, with new digital products and services launching later this year to make running mentally healthy productions even easier
- Evidence and data that continues to inform research, policy, and best practice across the sector – including the House of Commons Culture, Media and Sport Committee’s 2025 report on British Film and High-End Television.
By taking the Looking Glass Survey, you help drive the next phase of change – moving the industry toward fairer, healthier, more sustainable working conditions.
When you share your experience, lived reality becomes evidence – and evidence becomes action.
Frequently asked questions
The Looking Glass Survey is the UK's only long-term mental health study tracking the experiences of film, TV, and cinema workers. Run by the Film and TV Charity since 2019, it collects anonymous data to drive systemic change across the industry.
The survey is open to anyone working behind the scenes in film, TV, or cinema in the UK, whether freelance or in a permanent role, at any career stage and in any department.
The 2026 Looking Glass report will be published late 2026.
Previous surveys have contributed to the expansion of mental health support, through:
- The 24/7 Film and TV Support Line
- The launch of the confidential Bullying Advice Service and Wellbeing at work support
- The development of the The Whole Picture Toolkit for Mentally Healthy Productions, now used on over 500 productions
- The recent launch of the Principles for Mentally Healthy Productions, the evolution of the Toolkit, with new digital products and services launching later this year to make running mentally healthy productions even easier
Related research
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Looking Glass Survey 2024
3 February 2025
The 2024 edition of our landmark mental health survey for behind the scenes workers
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Looking Glass Survey 2022
18 February 2023
The 2022 edition of our landmark study of mental health and wellbeing among the industry workforce