COVID-19 Relief Resources for the Entertainment Industry
State Updates
LA CORONAVIRUS UPDATES FOR FILM COMMUNITY
LA PUBLIC HEALTH REOPENING PROTOCOL FOR FILM AND TV
GA CORONAVIRUS FILM GUIDE AND UPDATES
OVERALL UP-TO-DATE- COVERAGE OF CORONAVIRUS FOR FILMMAKERS
Unemployment links
Peer-to-Peer Covid-19 Freelance Filmmaker Resource Help
Free Trials
Apple Free 90-day Trials to its Video and Music Editing Apps, *Link for Final Cut Pro X*
MasterClass *Watch One Free Class/Week*
Arc Studios Offers Free screenwriting Program
Cinema Technology Community – free membership during Covid-19 crisis
Skills
Free GA COVID Compliance Course through the GA Film Academy
Covid Compliance Training for Non-Union Productions *this training follows LA guidelines*
Screenwriting Program to Get Your Idea Off of the Ground
Free Classes on Social Media Storytelling
Skillshare Courses on Filmmaking Skills
Sundance Co//ab, Free Webinars and Masterclasses
Film Distributors’ Association, Film Distribution: Connecting Films with Audiences *Free Course*
ARRI Masterclasses for Cinematographers *Selected Classes for Free*
DOC NYC Seminar New Strategies for Distribution in response to Covid-19
Covid-19 Support Links for Small Businesses, Startups, Lifestyle, and More
Grants
Voltage Pictures, Jamie Carmichael, AGBO among LA-based Covid-19 relief efforts
Sundance Institute Respond and Reimagine Plan
Film Independent’s Emergency Filmmaker Support Fund
It Takes Our Village, industry initiative to support the film & tv crews
Field of Vision and Topic Studios’ Documentary Freelancer Relief Fund
Film & TV Charity Emergency Relief Fund, Repayable Grants Scheme
Webinar for Filmmakers on How to Apply for Aid
Resource Designed to Serve Freelance Artists
Producers Guild of America COVID-19 Relief Fund
ASIFA-South *Animation studio operations impacted by COVID-19*
NETFLIX Emergency Support for Creative Industry Community
Articles on Entertainment and Coronavirus Information
“Hollywood Charges Forward with Production Plans Despite Virus Surge”
“Adam McKay Developing Covid-19 Vaccine Drama”
“What the $2 Trillon Coronavirus Relief Bill Means for the Entertainment Industry”
“Netflix Establishes $100 Million Fund to Aid TV & Film Industry”
“Adam Schiff On Coronavirus Crisis: Entertainment Workers Need Help”
“How Can Hollywood Get Back to Work: This Commercial Might Have the Answer”