Case studies
Get a feel for what we're doing to encourage greater diversity and inclusion in film.
Equal Projects
Equal is a European Social Fund community initiative, providing funds to projects which test and promote new means of combating discrimination and inequalities in the labour market. Through Equal, we support:
identities
The identities project is a national programme, developed in the regions, which enables people of all ages and backgrounds to make films and other screen-based material that reflect their social and cultural experiences. Participants' work is being screened in a series of spaces across the country.
The programme is led by the UK Film Council and managed by Era Ltd. UK partners include: EM Media, Tribal CTAD, South West Screen, Film London, Cumbria Vision, Cumbria Institute for the Arts, B3 Media, Madcap, the British Film Institute, the Commonwealth Foundation, Metaphor and Sheppard Robson.
Audio Visual Entrepreneurship Development Partnership
Audio Visual Entrepreneurship Development Partnership is a multi-agency initiative led by Skillset in partnership with the UK Film Council. Its goal is to provide people from under-represented groups (women, disabled people, minority ethnic groups, older workers and young people from economically disadvantaged areas) with opportunities to develop the skills, knowledge and experience they need to develop successful businesses, including self-employment, in the audio-visual sector.
The partnership consists of 24 UK partners, 3 transnational partners (Sweden, Holland and France) and 22 individual projects across England, Scotland and Wales.
Want to see more of me?
Commissioned by the UK Film Council and produced by photographer Donald Maclellan, Want to See More of Me? is a photographic exhibition and consultation project featuring 25 striking portraits of the UK's leading acting talent from the Black community.
Breakthrough Brits
Women remain under-represented in many areas of the film sector. In November 2005, the UK Film Council hosted the inaugural Breakthrough Brits luncheon in Los Angeles, which honoured thirteen British women from various disciplines in film who are being tipped for mainstream success.
In Focus: Working with disability in the film industry
Disabled people are particularly under-represented in the film workforce. In Focus features a range of film professionals talking about their work and their experiences of disability in this exciting and challenging sector.
Get in the Picture: Insiders' experiences of working in the film industry
In 2005, the UK Film Council produced Get in the Picture, a DVD aimed at inspiring young people – particularly those from minority ethnic groups – to consider a career in film. Presented by TV presenter June Sarpong, the film includes interviews from a number of actors and directors.
The DVD was distributed for free to schools, colleges and careers services across the country. The trailer for the project was screened in cinemas and appears on retail DVDs of several films. The project was supported by Working Title Films, New Producers' Alliance and Skillset.
