The Film and Television Charity

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.

The Film and TV Charity

Abbreviation	FTVC
Formation	1924, as Cinematograph Trade Benevolent Fund until 1964, then renamed Cinema and Television Benevolent Fund until 2017[1]
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
Official language	English
CEO	Marcus Ryder
Chair of Trustees	Claire Tavernier
Staff	40
Website	https://filmtvcharity.org.uk

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 The Queen and other members of the British Royal Family. The most recent Royal Film Performance was in 2022 for the UK premiere of Top Gun: Maverick and was attended by William, Prince of Wales and Catherine, Princess of Wales.^[2]

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.^[3][4]

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.^[5]

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.^[6]

Diversity, equity and inclusion

In 2020, the charity added a new goal to their mission.^[7] As part of this process, the charity published two written reports focusing on racism in the industry.^[8][9]

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:^[10][11]

• 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.^[12]