Looking Glass Survey 2026

Thank you for your interest in taking part in the Looking Glass survey.

This survey will take around 10 minutes to complete, depending on your answers.

Taking place every two years, the Looking Glass survey is an important piece of research that allows the Film and TV Charity, and the industry overall, to understand the mental health and wellbeing of people working behind the scenes in film, TV and cinema.

Your voice is needed to help us understand the current situation, whether and how things have changed over time, and ‒ ultimately ‒ to help inform what needs to change in order to create healthier workplaces that allow the industry to thrive.

The survey will include a number of questions relating to your mental wellbeing, covering your experiences of working in the industry, workplace influences on your wellbeing, the working culture, and your mental health in general.

Who can take part in the Looking Glass survey?

  • Anyone working behind the scenes in film, TV, or cinema in the UK ‒ whether freelance or a permanent employee ‒ is eligible.
  • This includes people in roles across the full production and exhibition value chain (at all levels of seniority), as well as people in corporate services roles such as sales, marketing, HR and legal.
  • Please note: individuals working solely as actors or other on-screen talent are not eligible. This scope reflects the Charity’s remit.

Confidentiality

  • The survey is completely anonymous, and all responses will be treated as confidential.
  • Responses will only be used for this research and related work led by us and our not-for-profit research partners.
  • Your data will never be sold or used for commercial purposes.

Accessibility

  • If you require accessibility assistance in completing the survey, please contact research@filmtvcharity.org.uk. We endeavour to accomodate every request.

Sensitive content

  • A section of the survey will offer you the opportunity to respond to questions around suicide and self-harm. These questions are entirely optional and you will be given the option to skip them.

You and your work


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Based on your answers, you haven’t worked in the industry in the last 12 months.

Some upcoming questions ask about industry experiences over the past year and may not apply to you. Where they don’t, please select “not applicable”.

Your answers – and your continued participation – are still important to us.

Industry attitudes and culture

To what extent do you agree or disagree with the following statements:


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Thinking about your current or most recent work in the industry, to what extent do you agree or disagree with the following statements?




Mental health, loneliness and wellbeing measures

The next few questions ask about your mental health and wellbeing. Please note that there are a number of established ways of measuring this in surveys. To allow us to benchmark the film, TV and cinema industry against other sectors we have included a few different measures of mental health and wellbeing in this section.

Please answer the following questions on a scale of 0-10, where '0' is not at all and '10' is completely




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To what extent does your work in the industry positively or negatively affect the following?


Reporting mental health issues at work


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Self-harm and suicidal thoughts

Please Note: The following questions are about suicidal thoughts and self-harm. We're asking these questions to understand more about the particular experiences of people working in the film, TV and cinema industry. They are completely optional, and if you would prefer you can skip to the next section.

Support available

Samaritans is available round the clock, every single day of the year, for anyone who is struggling to cope. You can call Samaritans for free from any phone on 116 123, email them at jo@samaritans.org or visit the Samaritans website to find details of your nearest branch.

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Working practices


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Are you aware of, or have used, any of the following services offered by the Film and TV Charity?
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Are you aware of the following tools and initiatives from the Film and TV Charity?
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Industry capability


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Please note: if you have had multiple employers or workplaces, please answer based on your "typical" experience. If you are employed by a company which is contracted by a larger organisation (e.g. a broadcaster) please answer based on the company that directly contracts you.

Bullying, Harassment and Discrimination

The next few questions ask about instances of bullying, harassment, or discrimination you may have experienced or witnessed whilst working in the film, TV, and cinema industry. Please remember that all responses are collected on an anonymous and confidential basis.



Definitions

  • Bullying is any unwanted behaviour occurring in (or associated with) the workplace that makes someone feel intimidated, humiliated or offended.
  • Harassment is any bullying behaviour that is related to a protected characteristic (including age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion, sex, and sexual orientation).
  • Discrimination is when somebody is treated less favourably than others because of a protected characteristic (including age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion, sex, and sexual orientation), and there is no legitimate aim or proportionate reason for doing so.


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Reminder of definitions

  • Bullying is any unwanted behaviour occurring in (or associated with) the workplace that makes someone feel intimidated, humiliated or offended.
  • Harassment is any bullying behaviour that is related to a protected characteristic (including age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion, sex, and sexual orientation).
  • Discrimination is when somebody is treated less favourably than others because of a protected characteristic (including age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion, sex, and sexual orientation), and there is no legitimate aim or proportionate reason for doing so.

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Thinking about your current or most recent work in the industry, to what extent do you agree or disagree with the following statements?



You and your work

In this section you will be asked about the areas of the film, TV and cinema industries that you usually work in. We appreciate that you may work across more than one of these areas and that some of these areas intersect. However, at each question please select just one option based on the industry area that you most strongly identify with and/or accounts for most of your recent work. If answering on this basis is not possible for you, please answer based on your most recent job.


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What is your job role?

Please select the job role which most closely applies to you. If a relevant job role for you is not listed, you can use the ‘other ‒ please specify’ option at the bottom of the list.




























About you

Nearly there - you've almost finished the survey!

The final few questions are about you. Collecting this information allows us to make sure we're reaching a representative group through this study and to understand the experiences of people with similar characteristics.

All information is collected anonymously and confidentially. There is a "prefer not to say" option at each question which you can select if you do not want to answer any of them.

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Ethnic group/background


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Religion


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Optional - please leave blank and continue if you do not want to answer

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Thank you!

Thank you so much for taking the time to respond to our survey. It is very much appreciated.


Please note: this is for the purposes of better understanding factors impacting wellbeing at work and we have no way to respond to individual comments. If you would like to talk to someone about a specific issue, or if you need support, please contact our free and confidential 24/7 Support Line on 0800 054 0000.