Large-scale film and TV production is set to resume in the UK in late June or July. That is the message as the government-endorsed ’British Film Commission Production Guidance for Film and High-End TV Drama’ is published on Monday (June 1).

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 country or state recommendations to date, addressing in detail every aspect of production.

 

VICTORIA -- It will be lights, camera and action again for the film industry on Vancouver Island soon, potentially as early as next month.

 

The province says the industry can resume shooting by June, as part of phase three of the economic reopening.

 

Ric Nesh is the producer of a television series that was being shot in Victoria prior to the COVID-19 outbreak. His crew had filmed the first installment of a five-part series, “The Ruby Landry Saga,” before shooting was interrupted by the pandemic. 

 

Multi-awarded film producer-director and socio-civic influencer Romm Burlat has won two major international awards for his two film entries, namely “Cuckoo” and “Agaw-pansin.”

 

The news was relayed recently to Burlat straight from the organizers of the Oniros Film Awards (OFA) 2020 of Vicenza, the capital city of the Veneto region in northern Italy, famous for the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization World Heritage Site, Olympic Theater City of Palladio.

 

Our production industry faces an unprecedented challenge as countries emerge from lockdowns designed to minimize the spread of COVID-19 and prevent unnecessary burden on local health services.  How to resume filming in a safe and comfortable environment for everyone to do their best creative work.

A look beyond the doom and gloom of filmmaking during the pandemic reveals industry renewal in the making. True to form, several positive takeaways from last week’s Screen Daily / KFTV industry shoptalk  delivered a welcome booster shot for filmmakers continuing to take unprecedented measures to keep cameras rolling on live action in many film hubs worldwide.

2ND UPDATE with more details and reaction, 9:17 PM:: Mandatory Covid-19 vaccinations on film and TV productions now will be allowed, on a restricted basis, under a new agreement reached Monday between Hollywood’s unions and the major companies. The new protocols, they said in a joint statement, will give producers “the option to implement mandatory vaccination policies for casts and crew in Zone A on a production-by-production basis.” Zone A, where unmasked actors work, is the most restrictive of the safe work zones on sets.

Metro Manila (CNN Philippines, May 11) — With the entertainment industry among the hardest hit by the COVID-19 pandemic, film producers told the Senate Committee on Economic Affairs they are barely surviving during this health crisis.

GMA NEWS - Broaden your knowledge of films with the help of these independent theaters. Cinema Centenario is gone (at least its physical cinema), but it doesn't mean that all hopes are lost for film buffs out there. Some of the micro cinemas around Metro Manila are still standing, waiting for a go-signal to resume operations. Of course, no one really knows how our movie viewing experience will look like after the months-long pandemic.

The government is preparing for the entry of international travelers fully vaccinated against the coronavirus to the Philippines. An inter-agency group has been formed to craft the protocols governing the inbound travel of vaccinated individuals based on the latest decision of the government task force in charge of the pandemic response.