The entertainment industry has released its blueprint for resuming production amid the COVID-19 pandemic. The 22-page “white paper” was delivered Monday to New York Governor Andrew Cuomo’s office and will also be delivered to California Governor Gavin Newsom along with the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health. […]
As numerous Hollywood studios, guilds, lobby groups, streamers and local politicians form task forces to blueprint how the industry can safely get back to work amid the coronavirus pandemic, a group of below-the-line workers are taking matters and recommendations into their own experienced hands. With a plan that could easily be scaled for TV series and […]
Six weeks ago, Hollywood’s biggest unions were applauding a government plan that would extend unemployment benefits to self-employed and independent contractors that dominate the entertainment industry. But now some are calling for a fix after finding many of their members were locked out. SAG-AFTRA, which represents 160,000 actors, musicians and […]
The Motion Picture and Television Fund is seeking matching contributions to double the $250,000 pledged by the John and Marilyn Wells Family Foundation to help defray the cost of PPE and food for caregivers at its skilled nursing home in Woodland Hills, where six residents have died of COVID-19. Several caregivers have also contracted the virus […]
So far, 18 residents have tested positive and five have died due to complications from COVID-19, the disease caused by the novel coronavirus, including 87-year-old TV producer Joel Rogosin (The Virginian, Ironside), 77-year-old Oscar-nominated cinematographer Allen Daviau (E.T.: the Extra-Terrestrial, The Color Purple), 80-year-old character actor Allen Garfield […]
The Motion Picture Industry Pension and Health Plans has implemented a temporary eligibility change for IATSE members who are out of work amid the coronavirus crisis. Specifically, the Plan’s board voted to credit up to 300 hours toward the next eligibility period for members who are actively enrolled in its health plan and whose benefits period ends on June 30. […]
Los Angeles County saw a second consecutive day of fewer COVID-19 deaths, as local health officials confirmed a “flattening of the curve” as residents continue to practice social distancing. Meanwhile, however, the county’s stay-at-home and business-closure orders were extended to at least May 15. The earlier […]
Two residents at the MPTF’s skilled nursing facility in Woodland Hills have died of complications from COVID-19, and four staffers have tested positive for the virus. The MPTF reported the first case of coronavirus on March 31, and six more on April 3. “We lost a resident yesterday and a second one today,” said Bob Beitcher […]
Very soon it will be no mask, no service at Los Angeles’ grocery stores. Mayor Eric Garcetti on Tuesday night mandated that, “starting Friday, April 10th, employees and customers at many non-medical essential businesses such as grocery stores will be required to wear face coverings.” He also authorized businesses […]
In its latest response to the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) crisis, Congress has passed a third package of emergency relief legislation, the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security “CARES” Act. This bill will provide tangible and immediate economic relief for entertainment workers across the United States […]
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