Bullying, harassment and discrimination remain rife in the U.K. screen industry, according to a new report. Over 50% of respondents to the survey set by the Film and TV Charity reported they had ex…
Over 50% of respondents to the survey set by thereported they had experienced “bullying, sexual or racial harassment or discrimination, or other harassment or discrimination in the past year alone.”
The figures are among a plethora of worrying details contained in the charity’s second report on wellbeing in the industry. The Looking Glass ’21 report is a follow up to a similar 2019 report which, according to the charity, “uncovered a mental health crisis in the U.K. film and TV industry.” Discrimination also continues to be endemic, with over a third of Black, Asian and minority ethnic respondents reporting they had experienced racialized harassment or discrimination, causing 43% of them to consider leaving the industry altogether, while 74% of disabled respondents have considered leaving the screen industry due to the impact on their mental health.
Research for the Film and TV Charity’s new report was conducted during the summer of 2021, against a backdrop of the COVID-19 global pandemic and the U.K. production boom.
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