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The Film and Television Charity

British charitable organization

Summary

British charitable organization

Field	Value
name	The Film and TV Charity
formation	1924, as Cinematograph Trade Benevolent Fund until 1964, then renamed Cinema and Television Benevolent Fund until 2017
logo	Film+TV-CMYK-Lockup-Dark.jpg
logo_alt	The Film and TV Charity
abbreviation	FTVC
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
language	English
leader_title	CEO
leader_name	Marcus Ryder
leader_title2	Chair of Trustees
leader_name2	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 Queen Elizabeth II and other members of the British Royal Family. The most recent Royal Film Performance was the global premiere of Ridley Scott's Gladiator II at the Odeon Luxe Leicester Square on 13 November 2024. The event was attended by King Charles III. Queen Camilla planned to attend with the King but ultimately cancelled due to a chest infection.

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

Better Mental Health/Looking Glass Survey

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.

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.

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.

Diversity, equity and inclusion

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

Let's Reset

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

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

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.

References

[https://filmtvcharity.org.uk/about-us/history/ Film and TV Charity: Our history]
"Better mental health behind the scenes - Film and TV Charity".
Florisson, Heather CareyMelanie WilkesRebecca. "The Looking Glass: Mental health in the UK film, TV and cinema industry".
Ritman, Alex. (16 February 2022). "Work Intensity in U.K. Film, TV Putting Major Strain on Mental Health: Study".
Calnan, Ellie. (6 June 2022). "UK's Film and TV Charity calls for entire industry to participate in new mental health survey".
"Diversity, equity and inclusion - Film and TV Charity".
"Anti-Racism in the Film and TV Industry: a Perspective from The Film and TV Charity - Film and TV Charity".
Ritman, Alex. (21 September 2021). "U.K.’s Film and TV Charity Launches Anti-Racism Initiative".
Rosser, Michael. (6 October 2021). "UK's Film and TV Charity launches 'Let's Reset' mental health campaign".
Goldbart, Max. (6 October 2021). "Biggest Names in UK Broadcasting Back Year-Long Mental Health Campaign From Film & TV Charity".
"Our history - Film and TV Charity".

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