WarnerMedia Internal Memo Reveals $100 Million Relief Fund for Shutdown Production Staff (EXCLUSIVE)
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variety.comWarnerMedia will pledge $100 million in relief to workers affected by wide production shut downs in film and television, CEO John Stankey said in a Friday staff memo obtained by Variety. “We have paused many productions for the health and safety of employees, cast, crew and community.
We are stepping up with a commitment of more than $100 million to assist team members of those productions during this time,” Stankey wrote of the extraordinary impact of the coronavirus pandemic.
IATSE, a union representing artisans and crew members on Hollywood productions, announced nearly two weeks ago that 120,000 workers had been displaced by shuttered sets — a number that has surely risen as planned shoots have been cancelled while regions like New York
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