Emergency fund created by The Film and TV Charity in partnership with the BFI launches today. The fund rallies to help those hit hardest by impact of Covid-19 pandemic after survey finds 74% of film and TV freelancers fall outside government support schemes. The relief fund launches alongside Film and TV Charity urgent fundraising appeal and new repayable grants scheme
The global campaign for Accor Hotel Group’s All – Live Limitless was produced by Frenzy Paris and serviced by Turkey’s Panda Films.
South Africa’s Moonlighting Film production Services completed a remote production with London's 1st Ave Machine using conference platform Zoom as a foundation for a "virtual video village" that streamed a live feed from on set cameras to international participants. CEO Philip Key outlines the main communication protocols that enabled a successful and smooth shoot, just as if all participants were on set.
With much of the world’s population under lockdown, airlines suspending international flights, and limits on numbers of gatherings limiting the possibilities of crews, remote production is one of the most viable forms of production at the industry’s immediate disposal.
Submissions for the 7th Annual Location Managers Guild International Awards are now open. This year’s gala, themed “2020 Vision: We See It First” spotlights the creative contributions of locations to film, television and commercial productions.
After the recent postponement of the 2020 Cannes Lions festival, from June to a contingency date of late October, the Young Director Award has announced that its own awards will go ahead this summer, but as an online event. Entries are open
In lieu of delayed or non-existing governmental support available for freelancers and the self-employed in many countries, the global industry has stepped up to support the backbone of the production industry.
Weathering the coronavirus current storm is the key concern, as agencies and production companies continue to discuss possibilities with clients, necessitating agility and creative solutions. But what do the next few months hold?