The Film Development Council of the Philippines (FDCP) on Friday, May 29, appealed to legislators to include the audio-visual (AV) content industry as among the beneficiaries of the COVID-19 economic stimulus package that they are preparing.

 

MANILA, Philippines — While the country’s entertainment industry is among the most “hard-hit” by the COVID-19 pandemic, audio-visual and cultural workers appear to be in the “blindspot” of the government’s cash assistance programs.

“The sad plight of freelance artists has been made more manifest by the COVID-19 pandemic. Kawawa po kami talaga," said musician Pope Operaña, president of the Dagupan Musicians' Organization.

Live Events was the first to feel the impact of the crisis when events were canceled as early as January 2020 when news of the pandemic broke out. Live Events is now deemed the last to recover.
 

Live Events is an “experience industry” with a chain linking various sectors—from theatre, weddings and social events, AVL (audio-video and lights) and staging suppliers, agencies and activations, concerts, gigs, and festivals, freelance production workers, conventions and venues.

 

The Filipino Audio-Visual (AV) industry was one of the first casualties and the most terribly hit by the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) pandemic due to the cancellation of events, performances, production work and activities, especially when the Enhanced Community Quarantine (ECQ) was implemented in different parts of the country.

 

MANILA, PHILIPPINES, MARCH 5, 2021 — The Film Development Council of the Philippines (FDCP) welcomes the great news that cinemas may reopen in both general community quarantine (GCQ) and modified GCQ (MGCQ) areas as stated in a Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) memorandum circular (MC).

MANILA, PHILIPPINES, MARCH 12, 2021 — The Film Development Council of the Philippines (FDCP) celebrates National Women’s Month as it holds Cine Filipina this March.

MANILA, PHILIPPINES, MARCH 16, 2021 — The Philippines and the Province of Córdoba in Argentina are joining forces to encourage cooperation between their film and audiovisual industries through the virtual Córdoba-Philippines Film & TV Production Industry Roundtable and Networking Event from March 17 to 18.