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A new documentary directed by Sophie Compton and Reuben Hamlyn follows a graduate student as she attempts to uncover who created deepfake porn videos of her – and why Read the full article here: Another Body: how deepfake porn is destroying young women’s lives

FOR TAYLOR KLEIN, it starts with a weird Facebook message from a friend. A Pornhub link. She doesn’t open it. Must be spam, she figures. “I think you’ve been hacked?” she replies. Nope. Her pal insists the link is real. She clicks, and her nightmare begins. Read the full article here: Putting a Real Face on…

A new report has concluded that the UK’s film and screen industry is failing to tackle sexual harassment, with some victims punished or victimized if they do speak out. The lead … Read the full article here: UK screen industry failing to deal with sexual harassment: report

The UK’s film and TV industry is “failing employees” in its approach to tackling sexual harassment six years on from #MeToo, according to a first-of-its-kind study.  The Safe to Speak Up? report interviewed 18 people who described in detail 22 instances of sexual harassment, assault or violence experienced at work since December 2017, including sexualised comments, having…

New research from the University of York suggests that the UK’s film and TV industry is “failing employees” in its approach to tackling sexual harassment, with some victims punished or victimised if they do speak out. Read the full article here: https://www.prolificnorth.co.uk/news/university-of-york-report-uk-screen-industry-failing-employees-over-sexual-harassment/

Social events, filming on location and international industry events were identified as the riskiest settings. Read the full article here: https://www.screendaily.com/news/sexual-harassment-is-still-rife-in-uk-film-and-screen-industry-report-finds/5187185.article

Victims of sexual harassment in film and TV experience the “worst of both worlds” because they are encouraged to speak out but face a backlash for doing so, a study has found. Read the full article here: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/oct/23/harassment-victims-in-film-and-tv-face-backlash-after-metoo-study-finds

Training institutions have been slow to address some of the challenges facing them, says The Stage editor Alistair Smith – how they respond to harassment and bullying claims chief among them Read the full article here: Drama schools need to sign up to independent standards body

CIISA, the independent body set up to police bullying and harassment complaints in UK TV and film, will officially go live next year.  The announcement is a long-anticipated one, especially in light of recent scandals such as the allegations against Russell Brand. Read the full article here: UK Anti-Bullying Body Tackling Complaints In Film & TV…

The Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, The Rt Hon Lucy Frazer MP, together with all UK broadcasters. British talent, including Dame Heather Rabbatts, Barbara Broccoli, Rebecca Ferguson, Stephen Graham, Keira Knightley, Lord Puttnam, Sule Rimi, Varada Sethu and Ruth Wilson, have now joined the music and theatre sectors committing to the…