Standalone tools
At Forum events, we harness the collective brainpower of those attending to develop useful outputs and standalone tools for wider use. This page collates some of those developed so far.
E-Learning module: Human Rights and the Screen Industries
Work:wise for Screen is hosting a short online training module to give a basic understanding of human rights risks in the screen industries and actions to take
Location due diligence
A white paper looking at how to factor in human rights to location briefs and risk assessments
Supply chain map
An example of a supply chain map for a TV production
Inclusive security practices
A white paper exploring good practices to prevent, mitigate and respond to identity-related security issues in TV production
Inclusive Personal Safety on Location
A one-page aide memoire to prompt senior members of production about individual-specific safety considerations when planning overseas deployment
Checklist when using intermediaries
A good practice checklist to consider when working through intermediaries overseas
Due diligence on post production facilities
A set of due diligence questions to ask post production facilities with guidance on red flags and good practices
Psychological safety and TV productions
A white paper summarising the main themes from a discussion on this topic held in November 2025
Sustainability and human rights
A white paper exploring the opportunities and overlaps between the sustainability and human rights agendas
Meaningful stakeholder engagement
A white paper exploring opportunities to take human rights into account when dealing with people around a TV production
Inclusive security risk management
A summary paper exploring how to incorporate attention to diversity and inclusion into security practices for a TV production
TV production and remedy
A white paper exploring broadcaster and production company responsibilities for remedying human rights harms when things go wrong
Working with 'fixers' in international productions
A white paper summarising the main themes from a discussion on this topic held in June 2023, identifying quick wins for improvement and systemic challenges
German Supply Chain Act
Examples of potential human rights and environmental risks in TV productions with reference to the German Supply Chain Due Diligence Act
A set of minimum expectations that broadcasters and production companies can refer to in their planning and monitoring of productions
Countries with contextual human rights issues
Access short country summaries of human rights challenges and how they could intersect with TV production
Read our white paper exploring factors to consider when making TV in any country with contextual human rights issues
Contributors
A white paper exploring human rights risks to subjects, contributors and participants in TV productions
Risks in working through third parties
A summary of human rights risks when working with or through third parties on international productions
Engaging people with lived experience
A one-pager looking at the dos and don'ts of asking people who are 'expert by experience' to share their stories
Video interview on security practices
A short video produced by ICOCA on the need for all TV productions to factor in the human rights risks of their security practices