Kicking off the start of Mental Health Awareness Week, the Film and TV Charity has launched the 2026 Looking Glass Survey to analyse staff wellbeing experiences in the industry.
With this launch, the charity has called on all those working across film, TV, and cinema, whether freelance or permanent, to take part. The survey will remain open until late June 2026. According to the Film and TV Charity, participation takes just 10 minutes and is completely anonymous.
Now in its fifth iteration, the Looking Glass Survey is reportedly the UK’s only tracking study of mental health in the screen industries. It is intended to provide an up‑to‑date picture of what it’s really like to work in the sector in the UK – regardless of whether that work is in production offices, post-production, exhibition, offices, or on set.
Since 2019, tens of thousands of industry workers have participated in the survey. To date, that evidence has shaped the charity’s practical support services and advocacy for systemic change.
Marcus Ryder, CEO of Film and TV Charity, said: “The theme for this year’s Mental Health Awareness Week is ‘take action’. While that campaign may focus on individual steps, we’re asking everyone who works in film, TV, and cinema to see taking the survey as part of something bigger: a collective action that turns lived experience into evidence the industry can’t ignore.
“We’ve seen what happens when people speak up in their thousands. Insights from previous Looking Glass surveys have helped us expand mental health support through our Film and TV Support Line, launch a confidential Bullying Advice Service and Wellbeing at Work support, and create practical tools like the free Whole Picture Toolkit for Mentally Healthy Productions – now used on more than 500 productions. Voices from across the industry have also informed our new Principles for Mentally Healthy Productions and are shaping new digital tools currently in development. In other words: your data drives practical support and real change. So, regardless of where in the industry you may work, and regardless of what stage you’ve reached in your career, just ten minutes of your time gives us the evidence to advocate for systemic change and enables us to target support where it’s needed the most. The stronger the response from the people who power this industry, the stronger the mandate for change.”
Jen Smith, CEO of CIISA, recently detailed how her vision for the future will stem the M&E industry’s £1.8bn annual losses in productivity by rooting out harassment across all levels of the business’s uniquely fragmented structure. Discover more here.
Sky extends Formula 1 deal in UK, Ireland, and Italy
Sky and Formula 1 have struck a multi-year agreement for the exclusive rights to broadcast Formula 1 race weekends in the UK, Ireland, and Italy through the next decade.
Framestore promotes Theo Jones to Creative Director of AI
VFX giant Framestore has promoted Theo Jones to the newly created role, Creative Director of AI.
Bectu calls for government intervention in Paramount–WBD merger
Film and TV industry union Bectu has called for the government to intervene in the proposed merger between Paramount Global and WBD, warning that the deal risks increasing insecurity for creative workers and further concentrating media power in the UK.
Open letter urges UK government to back campaign against on-set injuries
Senior leaders from the film, TV, and theatre industries have come together to urge the UK government to support a campaign to prevent on-set injuries.
Winning bidders revealed for UEFA men’s football in 19 territories
UC3, which manages the commercial rights for UEFA club competitions, has confirmed the preferred bidders for media rights to UEFA men’s club competitions in 19 global territories.
