U.K. Government Launches $647M Emergency Insurance Fund for Film, TV Production
9:17 AM PDT 7/28/2020 by Alex Ritman The U.K. government has launched an emergency £500 million ($647 million) film and TV production insurance fund, a move expected to help give a much-needed boost to the indie sector as it attempts to emerge… Read More
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NYC Enters Phase 4 Monday With Fewer Restrictions On Film, TV Production But Still No Movie Theaters
By Jill Goldsmith July 17, 2020 3:00pm New York City enters Phase 4 — the last region in the state to do so — on Monday, Gov. Andrew Cuomo confirmed in a Friday afternoon conference call, allowing film and TV production to ramp up… Read More
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Indie Producers, Completion Bond Firms Create Task Force To Push For COVID-19 Liability Protection, Federal Aid
By Jill Goldsmith July 16, 2020 12:41pm A group of production companies, distributors, sales agents and completion bond guarantors have created a new tasks force to push for government funding and support to independent production threatened by the COVID-19 pandemic. The American… Read More
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California Announces New Tiered Coronavirus Testing Guidelines That May Impact Film And TV Production Restart
By Tom Tapp July 14, 2020 8:26pm On the same day that CBS became the first broadcast network shift its fall schedule by pushing Survivor, California officials held news conference to announce testing guidelines that could have profound impacts on film and television production. During the… Read More
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SAG-AFTRA Board Approves New Film & TV Contract
By David Robb June 29, 2020 10:42pm SAG-AFTRA’s national board tonight approved the union’s tentative new three-year film and TV contract by a vote of 67.6% to 32.4%. The union says the new pact with management’s AMPTP will boost members’ incomes… Read More
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