The Film and Television Charity

British charitable organization

The Film and TV Charity

Abbreviation| FTVC
Formation| 1924, as Cinematograph Trade Benevolent Fund until 1964, then renamed Cinema and Television Benevolent Fund until 2017[1]
Type| Nonprofit organization
Purpose| To support people who work in the Film, TV and Cinema industries
Headquarters| 22 Golden Square, London W1F 9AD

Region

| United Kingdom

Official language

| English

CEO

| Marcus Ryder

Chair of Trustees

| Claire Tavernier
Staff| 40
Website| https://filmtvcharity.org.uk

The Film and TV Charity, formerly the CTBF (Cinema and Television Benevolent Fund), is the leading UK charity for people who work in the film, cinema and television industries, whose careers cover all aspects of pre-production and beyond, from script to screen and in a variety of roles.

Operating out of its main office in London, their services are available across the whole of the UK.

The charity owns the trademark for the Royal Film Performance, an event that has previously been attended by The Queen and other members of the British Royal Family. The most recent Royal Film Performance was in 2022 for the UK premiere of Top Gun: Maverick and was attended by William, Prince of Wales and Catherine, Princess of Wales.[2]

The charity runs a 24/7 Support Line. The support line is available to discuss legal queries, mental health and wellbeing, financial troubles, family issues, or bullying and discrimination.

## Campaigns

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### Better Mental Health/Looking Glass Survey

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In 2019, the charity launched the Looking Glass Survey to explore the mental health conditions of the UK Film and TV industry. The results of this survey led the charity to create the Whole Picture Programme.[3][4]

In 2021, the charity ran the Looking Glass Survey again and it showed there were still major problems within the industry in relation to work strain, bullying & harassment and Mental Health.[5]

In 2022, the charity launched the third iteration of the Looking Glass Survey to measure the progress of work being done to tackle the Mental Health crisis facing the industry.[6]

### Diversity, equity and inclusion

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In 2020, the charity added a new goal to their mission.[7] As part of this process, the charity published two written reports focusing on racism in the industry.[8][9]

### Let's Reset

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In 2021, the charity launched a year-long campaign titled "Let's Reset", supported by various major studios, production companies and industry bodies:[10][11]

* Banijay
* BBC
* BBC Studios
* BFI
* Channel 4
* Channel 5
* The Walt Disney Company
* IMG
* ITV
* Amazon Prime Video
* SKY
* SKY Studios
* SONY pictures entertainment
* ViacomCBS
* WarnerMedia
* BAFTA
* BECTU
* British Screen Forum
* Coalition for Change
* Creative Industries Federation
* Directors UK
* Film Distributors Association
* Framestore
* Independent Cinema Office
* ScreenSkills
* Time's Up
* UK Screen Alliance
* Women in Film and TV

## Vice-patrons

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Anne Bennett, Debbie Chalet, Derek Cooper, Stan Fishman, Sir Paul Fox, Lord Grade, Stephen Jaggs, Barry Jenkins, Ian Lewis, David McCall, David Murrell, Sir Alan Parker, Denise Parkinson, Lord Puttnam, Jeremy Thomas, Michael G. Wilson.[12]

## References

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1. ^ Film and TV Charity: Our history
2. ^ Ward, Victoria (19 May 2022). "Top Gun: Maverick – Duke and Duchess of Cambridge attend premiere with Tom Cruise". The Telegraph. ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 8 June 2022.
3. ^ "Better mental health behind the scenes - Film and TV Charity". Retrieved 21 October 2021.
4. ^ Florisson, Heather CareyMelanie WilkesRebecca. "The Looking Glass: Mental health in the UK film, TV and cinema industry". www.lancaster.ac.uk. Retrieved 21 October 2021.
5. ^ Ritman, Alex (16 February 2022). "Work Intensity in U.K. Film, TV Putting Major Strain on Mental Health: Study". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 8 June 2022.
6. ^ Calnan, Ellie (6 June 2022). "UK's Film and TV Charity calls for entire industry to participate in new mental health survey". Screen Daily. Retrieved 23 October 2024.
7. ^ "Diversity, equity and inclusion - Film and TV Charity". Retrieved 21 October 2021.
8. ^ "Anti-Racism in the Film and TV Industry: a Perspective from The Film and TV Charity - Film and TV Charity". Retrieved 21 October 2021.
9. ^ Ritman, Alex (21 September 2021). "U.K.'s Film and TV Charity Launches Anti-Racism Initiative". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 21 October 2021.
10. ^ Rosser, Michael (6 October 2021). "UK's Film and TV Charity launches 'Let's Reset' mental health campaign". Screen Daily. Retrieved 21 October 2021.
11. ^ Goldbart, Max (6 October 2021). "Biggest Names in UK Broadcasting Back Year-Long Mental Health Campaign From Film & TV Charity". Deadline. Retrieved 21 October 2021.
12. ^ "Our history - Film and TV Charity". Retrieved 6 October 2021.

## Further reading

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* "Film & TV Charity launches online mental health community". Broadcast. 18 May 2020. Retrieved 4 June 2020.
* "Pioneering better mental health behind the scenes". NewStatesman. 15 May 2020. Retrieved 4 June 2020.
* "BBC donates £700,000 to support The Film and TV Charity". Production Guild. Retrieved 4 June 2020.
* "The Prince of Wales and the Duchess of Cornwall will attend the premiere of Sam Mendes' new film". Tatler. 21 November 2019. Retrieved 4 June 2019.
* Slawinski, Emma (20 July 2009). "Cinema and Television Benevolent Fund Chief Executive retires". ScreenDaily.com. Retrieved 5 January 2010.

## External links

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* Official website