Dave McNary Film ReporterThe Assn. of Independent Commercial Producers has agreed with Hollywood unions to adopt COVID-19 testing for workers on sets.A rep for one of the International Alliance of Theaterical Stage Employees confirmed to Variety that the deal has gone into effect.
The Directors Guild of America and the Intl. Brotherhood of Teamsters have also been in discussions about the protocols, which require testing of those working on sets.The AICP, which represents independent companies producing film and digital commercials for advertisers and agencies, declined to comment.The development comes on the heels of producers of feature films and television agreeing to notify the entertainment industry’s unions when a member of casts and.
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