As part of the Tasmanian Government’s COVID-19 support package, new funding of $1.5 million and operational measures of over $2 million have been introduced to support the individuals and organisations in the cultural sector.
Streaming platform iwonder is inviting Australians living here and overseas to record their day-to-day experiences of life affected by COVID-19 for a user-generated documentary series.
The closure of Australian cinemas and entertainment venues as well as licensed clubs, hotels and pubs, casinos and nightclubs is a body blow to Village Roadshow Ltd (VRL) and the exhibition and distribution sector.
The initial findings of Screen Producers Australia's survey on the impact of COVID-19 estimate the damage to the sector is greater than $2 billion, affecting more than 20,000 employees, freelancers and contractors.
In addition to our usual coverage, our priority is on sharing the most up-to-date developments on COVID-19's impacts on the sector, as well as spotlighting how businesses and individual practitioners are navigating this environment.
Amid production shutdowns and job losses, the ADG, AWG, MEAA and SPA have penned a joint letter to the Federal Government to seek urgent support for the screen industry.
The impact of COVID-19 is having far reaching effects on the entire world and no one industry is immune to the fallout, however freelancers and casual workers (including independent filmmakers) are the canaries in the coal mine.
In a bid to present a holistic picture to government of how COVID-19 has impacted the screen industry, Screen Producers Australia (SPA) has called on the entire sector to share how coronavirus has affected their production slate and release schedule, and launched an industry survey.