A new, landmark report has been published detailing representation of disabled people in the U.K. TV industry on and off the screen.
The report, from Creative Diversity Network (Cdn), shows it will take almost two decades for disabled people to be properly represented in the industry. While 17 of the U.K. workforce is disabled, and 18 of the U.K.’s population, in the TV industry there are only 4.5 of disabled people working behind the camera and 6.8 in front of it.
13,000 additional disabled individuals need to enter the industry in order to reflect the general population.
“Diamond at 5: A deep dive into the representation of disabled people in U.K. television” draws on 5 years of data, from Aug. 2016-July 2021, making it the most comprehensive analysis of the state of the industry to date. It was commissioned as part of Cdn’s Doubling Disability initiative.
While the report shows some improvements in representation,...
The report, from Creative Diversity Network (Cdn), shows it will take almost two decades for disabled people to be properly represented in the industry. While 17 of the U.K. workforce is disabled, and 18 of the U.K.’s population, in the TV industry there are only 4.5 of disabled people working behind the camera and 6.8 in front of it.
13,000 additional disabled individuals need to enter the industry in order to reflect the general population.
“Diamond at 5: A deep dive into the representation of disabled people in U.K. television” draws on 5 years of data, from Aug. 2016-July 2021, making it the most comprehensive analysis of the state of the industry to date. It was commissioned as part of Cdn’s Doubling Disability initiative.
While the report shows some improvements in representation,...
- 12/7/2022
- by K.J. Yossman
- Variety Film + TV
The UK TV industry needs to attract another 13,500 disabled people to be truly reflective of the workforce and population, according to a landmark disability in TV report issued today by diversity body Diamond.
Analyzing disability progress over the past five years, the report said the scale of growth required is “substantial and the key challenges are systemic and lie at industry level,” especially behind the camera, in order to properly represent a minority that make up around one-fifth of the UK population.
Diamond’s top line number crunching found 5.8 disability representation off-screen and 8 on-screen in 2020/21 – the most recent period for which data is available – which would need to see a rise of 13,519 people to match the general population.
Working with UK broadcasters, Diamond had initially been pushing for the industry to double its 4.5 off-screen disability representation by the end of 2021, but this 9 figure is now more likely to be achieved...
Analyzing disability progress over the past five years, the report said the scale of growth required is “substantial and the key challenges are systemic and lie at industry level,” especially behind the camera, in order to properly represent a minority that make up around one-fifth of the UK population.
Diamond’s top line number crunching found 5.8 disability representation off-screen and 8 on-screen in 2020/21 – the most recent period for which data is available – which would need to see a rise of 13,519 people to match the general population.
Working with UK broadcasters, Diamond had initially been pushing for the industry to double its 4.5 off-screen disability representation by the end of 2021, but this 9 figure is now more likely to be achieved...
- 12/6/2022
- by Max Goldbart
- Deadline Film + TV
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- 3/6/2018
- by Steve Pond
- The Wrap
Stars: Maika Monroe, Keir Gilchrist, Olivia Luccardi, Lili Sepe, Daniel Zovatto, Jake Weary, Linda Boston, Ruby Harris, Bailey Spry, Debbie Williams | Written and Directed by David Robert Mitchell
Horror is at its most affective when it takes real world situations and inserts the strange and unnatural into them. When that subtle little oddity stands out to the camera, suddenly nothing is safe and everything can be a danger. This is exactly why It Follows is one of the best horrors you’ll see this year.
When Jay (Maika Monroe) goes out on a date, everything seems fine until she finds herself tied to a chair and unable to move. As he tells her of a creature that is going to start following her, at first she doesn’t believe him, until she starts to notice its presence everywhere she goes. Often somebody she knows, or somebody odd enough to stand...
Horror is at its most affective when it takes real world situations and inserts the strange and unnatural into them. When that subtle little oddity stands out to the camera, suddenly nothing is safe and everything can be a danger. This is exactly why It Follows is one of the best horrors you’ll see this year.
When Jay (Maika Monroe) goes out on a date, everything seems fine until she finds herself tied to a chair and unable to move. As he tells her of a creature that is going to start following her, at first she doesn’t believe him, until she starts to notice its presence everywhere she goes. Often somebody she knows, or somebody odd enough to stand...
- 6/28/2015
- by Paul Metcalf
- Nerdly
Stars: Maika Monroe, Keir Gilchrist, Olivia Luccardi, Lili Sepe, Daniel Zovatto, Jake Weary, Linda Boston, Ruby Harris, Bailey Spry, Debbie Williams | Written and Directed by David Robert Mitchell
Over the last few months we have been spoilt for choice when it comes to interesting indie genre fare. The Guest, Predestination, The Babadook and Coherence all seem to have chimed with the very particular audiences they attract and David Robert Mitchell’s It Follows seems to be treading the same path. Debuting at Sundance last year, the film has built up a head of steam since and along with the aforementioned Babadook, it has been rather difficult to escape it on film related social media for the last little while. On the basis of the film itself, this is hard to understand.
The concept behind It Follows carries on the strong throughline of horror in having a threat metaphorically represent a...
Over the last few months we have been spoilt for choice when it comes to interesting indie genre fare. The Guest, Predestination, The Babadook and Coherence all seem to have chimed with the very particular audiences they attract and David Robert Mitchell’s It Follows seems to be treading the same path. Debuting at Sundance last year, the film has built up a head of steam since and along with the aforementioned Babadook, it has been rather difficult to escape it on film related social media for the last little while. On the basis of the film itself, this is hard to understand.
The concept behind It Follows carries on the strong throughline of horror in having a threat metaphorically represent a...
- 3/2/2015
- by Ian Loring
- Nerdly
It Follows UK Trailer 2. David Robert Mitchell‘s It Follows (2014) international movie trailer 2 stars Olivia Luccardi, Maika Monroe, Lili Sepe, Jake Weary, Debbie Williams. It Follows‘ plot synopsis: “For 19-year-old Jay, fall should be about school, boys and weekends out at the lake. But after a seemingly innocent [...]
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Continue reading: It Follows (2014) International Movie Trailer 2: Horror Infects Maika Monroe...
- 1/25/2015
- by Rollo Tomasi
- Film-Book
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