India Publishes Film, TV Production Safety Protocols for COVID-19 Era

Naman Ramachandran Indian studio Yash Raj Films’ “Bunty Aur Babli 2,” starring Saif Ali Khan (“Sacred Games”) and Rani Mukerji (“Hichki”) has wrapped production with the shooting of a song and dance routine.The shoot, at Mumbai’s Yash Raj Films studios, adhered to the Indian government’s recently announced safety protocols that allow movies to restart production in the COVID-19 era.The film was essentially complete, save the song, by March, when the spread of coronavirus halted production

Todd McCarthy Go-her-own-way director Chloé Zhao closes out her exceptional trilogy about the dispossessed and left-behind in the modern American West with Nomadland, a cool, contemplative look at contemporary American outcasts whose foothold in society grows more precarious with every passing year.

Jamie Lang On May 11, Uruguay became the first country in Latin America to resume shooting following shutdowns. Several international productions relocated to the country where revenues from commercial shoots have already surpassed 2019’s, says Roberto Blatt, director of Uruguay’s Institute of Cinema and Audiovisual.Hernán Musaluppi, producer at Cimarrón, confirms its first production service begins Sept.

Ed Meza @edmezavarSweden’s Plattform Produktion is teaming up with Dutch production group Lemming Film on director Ena Sendijarević’s colonial drama “Sweet Dreams.”The film, which is set to shoot on location in Southeast Asia next year, follows tumultuous events triggered by the death of a Dutch sugar plantation owner who ends up leaving his Indian Ocean island estate to his young illegitimate son – the child of his Indonesian housemaid – upending not only his Dutch family’s plans but also

coronavirus pandemic, Tamhane plans to be there.“It’s been my dream, in a way to, you know, (to) be in competition at the festival,” he said. “You know, there would be no bigger high than presenting the film in person at Venice.”“I started off almost like a journalist, you know, attending concerts, interviewing musicians and hanging out in these spaces that they inhabit.

Anna Tatarska Chaitanya Tamhane’s “The Disciple,” the first Indian film in Venice Film Festival’s competition since 2001, is set across three different time frames.

Christopher Vourlias When settlers began opening up the wild frontier of Western Australia in the 19th century, they relied heavily on immigrant cameleers from India, Afghanistan, and Persia.

With just two feature films under his belt, Mumbai director and playwright Chaitanya Tamhane has emerged as one of the new stars of Indian art house cinema thanks to a piercing camera that dissects the social and psychological layers of his characters. His first film, Court, was an award-winning look at the deadly bureaucracy behind India’s justice system, worthy of a nod from Frederick Wiseman.

coronavirus pandemic, Tamhane plans to be there.“It’s been my dream, in a way to, you know, (to) be in competition at the festival,” he said. “You know, there would be no bigger high than presenting the film in person at Venice.”“I started off almost like a journalist, you know, attending concerts, interviewing musicians and hanging out in these spaces that they inhabit.

Nancy Tartaglione International Box Office Editor/Senior ContributorThis is absolutely not a plug for the pandemic, but coronavirus-imposed health and safety protocols at the Venice Film Festival’s press conferences I attended today made for a welcome change.Typically, getting into and out of these briefings and Q&As with film talent features racing, jostling, jockeying for seats and bottlenecking.

Citing audiences’ growing appetite for international content, ViacomCBS’ Nickelodeon International is teaming with an Indian joint venture to co-produce new animated seriesThe Twisted Timeline of Sammy & Raj. NickelodeonIndia, part of the Viacom18 venture between ViacomCBS and India’s Network18, will be the partner on the 20-episode 30 minute 2D series.

As Hollywood producers continue to seek union approval to resume production, the Producers Guild of America has unveiled its latest health and safety guidelines for production amid the COVID-19 pandemic. The 56-page COVID-safety protocols for independent productions, created by the PGA’s production safety task force, use a “producers lens” to break down the guidelines from other unions and guilds as the industry returns to film and TV sets.

Also Read: Hollywood Unions Release COVID-19 Safety Guidelines for Film, TV ProductionIn addition, a section is devoted to “red light” protocols, which are designed to guide producers “in the step-by-step process of determining if and when to shut down the production at any stage (pre-production, principal photography, post).”The full list of guidelines is available on the Producer’s Guild website.“The Production Safety Task Force has been a priority for us at the Guild and we’re grateful to

Naman Ramachandran “Mangrove,” directed by BAFTA and Oscar winner Steve McQueen (“12 Years a Slave”), will open the 64th edition of the British Film Institute London Film Festival.Written by McQueen and Alastair Siddons, “Mangrove” is one of five films that make up the “Small Axe” anthology. Set from the late 1960s to the mid-1980s, the films each tell a different story involving London’s West Indian community.

As it launches a new feature film division, the India-based animation company DQ Entertainment Ireland Ltd. is greenlighting a new, 3D animated version of Rudyard Kipling’s The Jungle Book.

Brent Lang Executive Editor of Film and MediaAs cinemas welcoming back audiences this summer, the National Association of Theatre Owners (NATO) is introducing a set of health protocols that it claims will keep customers safe from COVID-19.Dubbed “CinemaSafe,” the standards include asking patrons to social distance and wear masks, encouraging the purchase of tickets online, and making hand sanitizer more readily available.

Naman Ramachandran Directors U.K., the professional association of U.K.

ABC’s flagship comedy series “The Conners” is back in production on its upcoming third season. I hear production started today, with the first taping slated for later this week.

Nellie Andreeva Co-Editor-in-Chief, TVABC’s flagship comedy series The Conners is back in production on its upcoming third season. I hear production started today, with the first taping slated for later this week.

Now that the industry is beginning to start filming blockbusters again, news of the many stringent precautions being taken by studios in the face of the global pandemic. One such blockbuster is “Jurassic World: Dominion,” which is back in production in London, with an extra $9 million for safety protocols added to the budget by Universal.