The Faith Inclusion Production Standard
Faith on set, decided at prep instead of on the day.
Prayer, food, dress, fasting, festivals, language and conscience, written down as production decisions so that nobody has to ask twice. The Faith Inclusion Production Standard is published by Futures in Film CIC and free to read.
Two readers
Written for the production, and for the person.
For a production
Something a line producer can act on before the recce.
Who does what, at which stage of prep, and what goes on the call sheet. Adopting it costs nothing; help implementing it is quoted in writing.
For a person
So you know before you accept the job.
Somewhere to pray, a catering brief written properly, covering and PPE agreed with costume in advance, and a named person to raise something with.
What is in it
What the Standard covers.
The three Abrahamic faiths, one page each
One page each on Christianity, Judaism and Islam, for a crew member who would rather not ask.
Covered
Prayer and quiet space
Where it sits on the base plan, who protects the time in the schedule, and what happens when the day overruns.
Covered
Festivals and holy days
Named observances for all three faiths, so a schedule is built around them at the start. Dates move each year and the Standard is reissued with them.
Covered
Fasting, and Ramadan in particular
Timing, breaks, hydration, when to place physically demanding work, and iftar on a unit that wraps after sunset.
Covered
Dietary requirements
Halal, kosher and equivalent catering settled at the catering brief, including travel days and unit moves.
Covered
Modesty, dress and religious symbols
Covering, PPE, costume, changing arrangements and wardrobe agreed before a fitting.
Covered
Alcohol and language
Wrap drinks, sponsor events and networking. What is careless, what is actionable, and the difference.
Covered
Issues of conscience
Being asked to shoot content that conflicts with belief, and how a production handles it.
Covered
The law it rests on
The Equality Act 2010, ECHR Articles 9, 10 and 11, and the relevant employment provisions, with worked examples. Guidance, not legal advice.
Covered
Reference
The observances a production schedule runs into.
Status
Piloted on a live production.
Running Riot, Ramadan 2024, Abdullah Quilliam Mosque, Liverpool, with Screen Sisters CIC trainees in DIT, sound and 2nd AC positions. Prayer breaks, halal iftar and modesty-aware PPE were built into the schedule from the start.
Ownership
Ours, and deliberately shared.
The Faith Inclusion Production Standard belongs to Futures in Film CIC. It is published free for productions to adopt; licensed where an organisation wants to train its own people against it.