Today The Film and TV Charity (@filmtvcharity ) has released Principles for Mentally Healthy Productions, to help address the systemic roots of poor mental health across the industry, and give those in leadership roles—such as directors—the tools to foster safer, fairer and more supportive working environments.
Read the Principles via the link in our bio.
#MentalHealthInFilm #HealthyProductions #ScreenSectorSupport #BurnoutPrevention #WorkplaceWellbeing #CollectiveResponsibility #ProductionGuidelines #EvidenceBasedPractice #UKFilmIndustry
In the latest episode of the Directors UK Podcast, Kate Winslet joins Francis Lee to discuss the work that went into making her emotional directorial debut, Goodbye June.
Kate shares what her experience directing for the first time was like, how she went about assembling a cast and crew that collaborated seamlessly, and what she's learnt from her experience working with some of the industry’s most accomplished directors.
Listen now via the link in our bio!
📸@whatchristophersaw
We’ve just paid out our largest international distribution to date - £4.46 million in payments to 2,616 Directors UK members for the re-use of their work overseas.
Payments came, in part, from 5,969 television series broadcast across 528 international channels.
30,494 episodes in total.
10,701,560 minutes to watch them all (without pausing).
Today we published an open letter signed by the directors of Slow Horses, Peaky Blinders, The Crown, F1: Drive To Survive, Clarkson's Farm, Last One Laughing and more, calling on the streamers to conclude negotiations over royalties. "You know the value we directors bring – now we need you to show it."
Read the open letter via the link in our bio.
#LordOfTheFlies director Marc Munden joins us for an exclusive online masterclass, sharing rare insight into his creative and collaborative approach to directing.
In conversation with fellow director Wayne Che Yip, Marc will talk us through how he and his team crafted key sequences in the series and explore how he balanced a strong authorial vision with deep collaboration.
Booking now open for Directors UK members.
📅Tuesday 28 April, 6.30-8pm.
💻Online
🎟️Book now via the link in our bio.
“Industries don’t transform only when rules change. They transform when expectations do.”
In his latest industry blog, Directors UK Head of Industry Relations Paul Evans speaks about the power of building consensus and influencing opinion, and why it’s one of the most effective tools directors have to help change the industry for the better.
Read now via the link in our bio.
Last week, @cisacnews published their new Private Copying Global Study 2026. Its findings strongly support and reinforce the case for the Smart Fund, a sustainable and future-proof solution to supporting the UK’s arts and culture sector.
Proposed by creative industry organisations (@dacsforartists , @becs_performers , @directors_uk , @alcs_uk and @picselcollective ), the initiative would ensure creators and performers are fairly paid when their work is copied and stored on digital devices. It does this using a small percentage from sales of electronic devices which copy, store and share creative content, potentially generating up to £300 million per year.
Visit the link in bio to find out what this new report could mean for the Smart Fund and the future of the creative industry 🔗
Join our team!
We're on the lookout for a Head of Digital Content (Fixed Term 6-8 Months) to manage, plan and shape content for our digital channels.
📅The deadline for applications is Friday 10 April.
Find more info and apply via the link in our bio!
Congratulations Paul Thomas Anderson on being named Best Director at the 98th Academy Awards!
In November he joined us to discuss how he approached directing #OneBattleAfterAnother. Full conversation on the Directors UK Podcast #PaulThomasAnderson @warnerbrosuk@onebattleafteranothermovie #Oscars #BestDirector #BestPicture
💫Congratulations to all the winners from last night's #Oscars.
Great to see the work of the directors who joined us to discuss the craft this past year celebrated, including:
🏆Paul Thomas Anderson, #OneBattleAfterAnother taking home 6 Academy Awards including Best Director
🏆Ryan Coogler, #Sinners taking home 4 Academy Awards
🏆Guillermo del Toro, #Frankenstein taking home 3 Academy Awards
🏆Chloé Zhao, #Hamnet taking home 1 Academy Award
Listen to our conversations on the #DirectorsUKPodcast. Link in our bio!
Announcing the mentees taking part in #DirectorsUKInspire 2026🚀
Welcome to this year’s cohort as they take the next step in their directing careers, supported by one another and guided by experienced mentors along the way.
Inspire is Directors UK’s peer-to-peer mentoring programme, designed to empower directors to make their next career leap through the power of community and meaningful, mutually beneficial mentoring relationships.
We can’t wait to see what this talented group achieves✨
🤝Get to know the mentees via the link in our bio!
This week marked the launch of the All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) for Freelancers, a new cross‑party group created to ensure the realities of freelance work are properly represented in policy and legislation.
Chaired by @pollybillington MP, the APPG will begin by focusing on the creative industries, where freelance working is deeply embedded, before expanding its scope across other sectors. The group’s early priorities include learning from the impact of COVID on freelancers, improving understanding of freelance working models, and strengthening financial support, protections and long‑term stability.
Other members include Lord Banner KC, Baroness Caine of Kentish Town and Matt Turmaine MP who were elected as Officers.
The APPG secretariat is provided by @bectuunion , @alcs_uk , @dacsforartists , @directors_uk and @freelancersmaketheatrework . The group committed to ensuring that wider sector organisations and stakeholders are kept informed about and invited to contribute to the upcoming work of the APPG.
Find out more about the new APPG via the link in bio 🔗
