Jimmy Fallon is learning about the importance of Juneteenth.
01.06.2020 - 02:51 / thewrap.com
The British Film Commission released their safety guidelines for restarting COVID-19 film production late Sunday after weeks of discussions by the British Film Institute’s coronavirus task force with labor organizations, epidemiologists, and studios based in both the U.K. and United States.
The 44-page report, which can be read here, notes that the guidelines are not comprehensive and are not mandatory safety rules. However, the BFC strongly advises that filmmakers and studios use the guidelines
Jimmy Fallon is learning about the importance of Juneteenth.
Jimmy Fallon is attempting to educate Americans on the history of Juneteenth in the most Jimmy Fallon way possible: by crashing Astronomy Club's virtual Juneteenth BBQ and then revealing he knows very little about Juneteenth. The Tonight Showclip is both funny and educational, but it's also a depressing example of how much energy Black people are being asked to expend educating white people on Black history.
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Having come to a screeching halt in mid-March as the novel coronavirus pandemic took hold, U.K. film and high-end TV production – an industry of huge importance both to the local economy and Hollywood, with 2019 reaching a record spend of $4.7 million – has been given a major green light to start moving again.
The British government and health bodies have formerly endorsed a comprehensive set of guidelines that will allow shoots to restart in one of the world's film and high-end production capitals after they were shut down due to the novel coronavirus pandemic.
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The British Film Commission released their safety guidelines for restarting COVID-19 film production late Sunday after weeks of discussions by the British Film Institute’s coronavirus task force with labor organizations, epidemiologists, and studios based in both the U.K. and United States.