Industry Initiatives
The Forum aims to collaborate with other industry initiatives, amplifying areas of common focus and identifying gaps that we can seek to fill with our resources and research.
We regularly engage with other bodies to ensure that we are not duplicating effort and to map the areas where work has already been done.
The links below are to external resources to address specific human rights impacts relevant to the TV production industry.
Safe and inclusive working environments
The Creative Industries Independent Standards Authority (CIISA) aims to uphold minimum standards of behaviour and practice.
Freelance working practices
Bectu supports freelancers and uses research and campaigns to improve working conditions.
Diversity and inclusion
The Creative Diversity Network exists to enable the UK broadcasting industry to increase diversity and inspire inclusion.
Care for documentary participants
Peace is Loud has developed resources to support the health and wellbeing of documentary participants
Sport And Human Rights
The Centre for Sport and Human Rights works with broadcasters and other stakeholders to address human rights issues in sporting events.
Supporting trans professionals in the screen industries
Transforming Film has developed a toolkit to improve the inclusion and experience of trans professionals working in the screen industries
Parents and carers
Raising Films' mission is to support, promote and campaign for parents and carers in the UK screen industries.
Mental Health
The Film and TV Charity has produced a toolkit for mentally healthy productions as part of its Whole Picture Programme.
Safety
The Mark Milsome Foundation is focused on improving health and safety for all crew, production and cast members, and provides safety training.
Workplace culture
The Call it! app empowers those working in and around TV productions to monitor and prevent bullying, harassment and all forms of discrimination.
Good work
The BFI has launched a programme called Workwise for Screen that aims to understand how to ensure film and TV jobs amount to 'good work'.
Insurance
Insurance for Journalists has designed insurance for all members of the media, including production personnel and fixers.
Safety for freelance journalism
The ACOS Alliance is a coalition working to champion safe and responsible journalistic practices.
Care for documentary participants
Peace is Loud has developed a range of resources for ensuring adequate care for participants when making documentary films.
Accessibility
The TV Access Project has created the TAP Toolkit to support the production sector to embed accessibility and inclusion throughout all processes and meet the commitments of TAP members.
Welfare of freelance newsgatherers
The Rory Peck Trust provides financial assistance, psychological support, safety training and online resources to freelancers globally.
Injury prevention
The Injury Prevention Consultant has developed Best Practice Guidelines as a foundational tool to support producers seeking to establish safer working practices ahead of their next project.
Inclusion in practice
Create Diversity amplifies examples of effective EDI practice through case studies from right across the creative sector showing how diversity creates better ideas, better content, better business performance, and better staff engagement and retention.
Climate Change
Governed by an industry consortium, Albert supports everyone working in film and TV to understand their opportunities to create positive environmental change.
Sustainability
The Responsible Media Forum is a partnership to identify and take action on the social and environmental challenges facing the sector.