Advocacy
Research
Over the years, our research has revealed the trends and patterns that shape our industry.
Our insights and published reports have helped set the agenda and capture the bigger picture that directors are working in.
From pay and working conditions to gender and diversity, our reports have shone a light on the obstacles directors face in the course of their career, and what still needs to be addressed in one of the UK’s most successful industries.
Read our published research below
Directors of colour
We published two studies that exposed the shocking inequality that exists behind the camera, and ever since, this data has been used by us and others to challenge broadcasters and production companies.
Earnings and working practices
An independent survey that directors commissioned by Directors UK, exposed a lack of sustainable employment for directors.
Gender equality in TV
Our gender inequality report — Who’s Calling the Shots? A Report on Gender Inequality Among Screen Directors Working in UK Television — was published in August 2018.
Gender equality in film
Our Cut Out Of The Picture study explored factors affecting women directors in the UK film industry, such as career progression, industry culture, budgets, genres, critics, audiences and public funding.