UK Publishes Details For $646M Film & TV Production Insurance Restart Scheme
By Andreas Wiseman September 17, 2020 4:11am The UK government has published the awaited eligibility criteria and guidelines for its £500M ($646M) film and TV production restart program. The scheme is aimed at helping UK productions that have been suspended and are not… Read More
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Producers Guild COVID-19 Guidelines Offer Extensive Tips on How Production Can Resume
It’s been nearly three months since two separate industry guidelines offered a blueprint for COVID-19 protection on film and TV sets. But as production has slowly started ramping up, independent producers have found those rules are just a starting point in safely… Read More
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Georgia Streamlines Multibillion-Dollar Film & TV Tax Credit Process: Clearer Guidelines, Required Audits
By Jill Goldsmith August 5, 2020 4:43pm An amendment to a Georgia law will streamline the process of applying film and television tax credits in the state as officials said current rules have been outstripped by the explosion production in the state over the past… Read More
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Temporary Interruption Fund will cover COVID-19 risk
30 June, 2020 by Don Groves The Federal Government has confirmed the $50 million Temporary Interruption Fund (TIF) will provide coverage if productions incur additional expense due to delays caused by COVID-19. That will protect producers if key cast or creatives… Read More
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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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Austria to Cover Costs for Productions Delayed or Shut Down Due to COVID-19
3:05 AM PDT 6/19/2020 by Scott Roxborough Austria has introduced the first government-backed fund to compensate film and television companies if they are forced to shut down or delay a production due to COVID-19. The program will pay out grants of up… Read More
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