Please support The WonderWorks’ Keeping Families In Film campaign by signing this letter. With your collective support, we can push for much-needed change within the industry that will allow families to stay in film, and the industry to thrive.

Read the full letter below.

Dear studios and production companies in the UK, 

Those who work in film and TV know that life is not always easy. They know that work is unpredictable, often changed at the last minute, and that the hours are often variable. They know they will need to make some sacrifices in order to do the job they love and have worked hard to become skilled at, be that in front of or behind the camera. 

What they don’t know is that at one point in their career, some will find that they have to make a choice between staying in ‘the dream job’ or starting a family. We believe that this is not a choice that should have to be made, which is why we are asking for your support to bring change. Without flexible and accessible childcare, equality and inclusion within the film and TV industry cannot be achieved. 

This is an issue that affects both men and women within the industry. 79% report feeling that having a child negatively impacts their career progression, with 63% working freelance or self-employed and citing financial stability as a major concern*. This means that regular childcare solutions often do not work. 

Our mission is to make the film and TV industry more accessible for families, meaning we do not lose highly talented people over an issue that should – and can – be solved. 

We are calling on industry leaders to not only acknowledge that a lack of high-quality, flexible childcare is creating a barrier, but that action needs to be taken by industry decision makers to bring about change.

We are asking industry leaders to make on-set childcare solutions a priority; be they full nursery spaces for major productions, or assistance with childcare provisions for smaller productions. We want to see a line in every budget for childcare, and we need your help to make this a reality.

Many thanks,

The WonderWorks team

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“I support The WonderWorks’ #KeepingFamiliesInFilm campaign to see a line in every Film & TV production budget for childcare. You can’t talk equality without talking childcare – let’s take action to keep families in film. Please sign the open letter bit.ly/3rIa55w and lend your voice to accelerate change” @familiesinfilm/@wonderworksnursery

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*Raising Films: Making it Possible survey, 2016