The national arts funding body, Creative Scotland, is urging Scotland's film industry to take part in a survey which will look into who works in film and TV.
The survey will gather information on gender, age, ethnicity, disability, and sexual orientation - all defined ‘protected characteristics’ in The Equality Act 2010.
The survey will gather information on practitioners’ socio-economic background, education, occupation, employment status, income and career progression.
It is anticipated that findings from the survey will be published in Spring.
Natalie Usher, director of screen at Creative Scotland said: "A vibrant, relevant screen culture is one which reflects and celebrates Scotland’s diversity.
"We are, however, acutely aware that barriers to access and progression exist within the sector, which need to be addressed.
"Across the UK and internationally, a number of initiatives have focused recently on tackling these issues of diversity and under-representation; Creative Scotland has a responsibility to ensure that it is also responding and that it remains connected to national and international developments in order to serve our Scottish-based constituents fully in this area.
"We need more robust evidence base to identify gaps and support our activities going forward.”
The findings from the survey will be published in April.
On February 26, Women in Film & TV (UK) will be re-launching their programme of events in Scotland.
Kate Kinninmont, Chief Executive, said: “WFTV has learned over the years that accurate information is the key to successful change.
"Without accurate data we cannot identify problems or evolve strategies to resolve them.
"I applaud this initiative and I'm sure the information gained will be an invaluable resource for all of us."
The survey is available at https://www.research.net/r/screenequalities.
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