Netflix is backing a new emergency relief fund set up by the BFI and The Film and TV Charity with a $1.2-million donation. The new Covid-19 Film and TV Emergency Relief Fund will be administered by The Film and TV Charity with support from the BFI, and will provide emergency short-term relief to thousands of workers and freelancers who have been directly affected by the closure of productions across the U.K.
The London-based Film and TV Charity is currently working on the eligibility criteria and level of individual funding, but the fund will be open to those working in production, distribution and exhibition.
Netflix’s donation is part of a broader announcement last week to set up a $100 million fund for creatives whose jobs have been
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