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While the Hollywood unions and studios are still deliberating over protocols for safe return to production amid the coronavirus pandemic, the Australian film and TV industry has released its COVID-Safe Guidelines to help get their industry back to work. Spanning 41 pages, this is the most comprehensive set of official…

EXCLUSIVE: The impact of this global film and TV production shutdown is going to be felt for time to come, and perhaps nowhere more so than in India, where the world's most prolific film industry has been forced to go on hiatus. India produces up to 2,000 movies per year, dwarfing the number made in Hollywood. The…

As the nation continues to navigate the COVID-19 pandemic and businesses begin to reopen, Time’s Up Foundation has released the Time’s Up Guide to Equity and Inclusion During Crisis which offers urgent and practical practices in all sectors to help employers care for their employees, equalize the workplace while…

The reopening of Broadway theaters should not come without as much consideration for actors’ safety as for that of audiences, Actors’ Equity Association made clear today in a presentation by union officials and their public health safety consultant Dr. David Michaels. Actors and backstage workers, said Kate Shindle…

As restrictions begin to slowly lift in Los Angeles, the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health has confirmed 14 new deaths and 940 new cases of COVID-19. Of those who died, 10 were over the age of 65 years old with two between 41-65 years old. Nine had underlying health conditions with eight people over 65…

As the national death toll from COVID-19 approaches the stunning 100,000 milestone, The New York Times is devoting its entire Sunday May 24 front page to a list – a partial list – of the dead. And the grim, powerful impact of the newspaper’s unusual approach might have contributed to yet another round in the ongoing…

The UK has introduced strict quarantine rules for international travelers. The British government will force anyone entering the UK from abroad to quarantine themselves for 14 days. This will likely have an impact on any hope that the numerous international productions, such as Netflix's The Witcher, have in…