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WFTV Awards 2023: A Conversation with Meera Syal CBE
At the WFTV Awards 2023 , Meera Syal CBE FRSL was awarded with our most prestigious honour: The EON Productions Lifetime Achievement Award. Meera Syal is an exceptionally talented actor, writer and comedian, who through forging a decades long career has broken down barriers and elevated the voices of British South Asians.  Syal’s parents immigrated to the UK from New Delhi, settling in a village in the West Midlands. Syal was always drawn to acting and nurtured a love of la
Mar 18, 2024


International Women's Day - why there is still much work to do
Progress has been made but we must acknowledge areas where substantial improvement is needed, says WFTV chair Liz Tucker To mark...
Mar 8, 2022


WFTV looks back at the achievements of Black female talent in the industry.
Black History Month is an annual global event observed in the UK in October to celebrate the culture, history and achievements of Black...
Oct 11, 2021


Diversity line up of the 2021 Euros presenters
WFTV CEO Katie Bailiff was asked to comment for an article in Sunday 27 June 2021's Observer newspaper about the increasingly diverse...
Jun 27, 2021


Why Diversity in TV and Film Sound Production Matters
WFTV member, dubbing mixer and sound designer Emma Butt has written an article for our newsletter based on some research she was inspired...
Apr 25, 2021
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