By Manori Ravindran The U.K.’s Casting Directors’ Guild has called on the local film and TV industry to safeguard the theater sector as it weathers the blistering impact of COVID-19.
Members of the independent guild span all three sectors, but the organization has said film and TV production companies are better positioned to support theater’s talent pool with a range of “financial and creative partnerships” as the industry looks to get back on its feet post-coronavirus.
Speaking to Variety, CDG member Andy Brierley says, “The reality is theaters will have to close and theater practitioners will be left without being paid.
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