Industry-Wide Task Force’s “White Paper” On Restarting Film & TV Production Expected To Be Ready Soon

County health officials have approved film and television production to recommence on Friday, June 12, in line with state guidelines, amid COVID-19. The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors and Department of Public Health made the announcement on Wednesday, with L.A.

There is genuine concern in Los Angeles county that the increasing number of COVID hospitalizations may mean a dangerous lack of ICU beds, but that doesn’t seem to be stopping a continued relaxing of state and municipal stay at home orders. Restaurants and hair salons were allowed to open at reduced capacity last week.

There is genuine concern in Los Angeles county that the increasing number of COVID hospitalizations may mean a dangerous lack of ICU beds, but that doesn’t seem to be stopping a continued relaxing of state and municipal stay at home orders. Restaurants and hair salons were allowed to open at reduced capacity last week.

Cynthia Littleton Business EditorStorytelling will change, at least for a little while. The length of the work day will change and there’ll be new job specialities on the set.

may be able to resume in California on June 12, but major studios are still weeks — if not months — away from rolling cameras.Before shooting can start or resume on movies and TV shows, the various labor unions that represent everyone from the grips to the actors to the directors, have to sign off on safety procedures for how sets should operate in the age of coronavirus.

Film and television productions in British Columbia has a greenlight to restart a couple months after the coronavirus pandemic shuttered local shoots for Netflix, Warner Bros. and other Hollywood studios and streamers.

Tom Tapp Deputy Managing EditorCalifornia Governor Gavin Newsom released on Friday his long-awaited guidelines for restarting film and TV production in the state amid the ongoing COVID-19 crisis.

By Patrick Frater

The Quebec provincial government and health officials have given the green light for film and TV production to resume on June 8 amid the coronavirus pandemic. Provincial soundstages will be able to host movies and series production, and Montreal-based visual effects and postproduction houses may also resume full operation under social distancing guidelines.

By Tom Tapp

After a 20-year old clip of Saturday Night Live resurfaced on social media last week that featured Jimmy Fallon in blackface, the comedian has issued a formal apology on air and he claims that he is “not a racist.” Fallon opened up Monday’s episode of The Tonight Show by promising his fans “a different kind of show” to address the controversy. The clip was from a 2000 episode of SNL that saw Fallon in blackface while impersonating his fellow comedian and SNL alum, Chris Rock.

Manitoba has become the first Canadian province to allow its film production sector to reopen amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. The move to reopen local soundstages beginning June 1 comes as rival jurisdictions in Canada roll out new technologies and social distancing guidelines to make soundstages safe for returning Hollywood studios and streamers.

After weeks of deliberations between Hollywood’s guilds and studios, the Industry-Wide Safety Committee has submitted a white paper to New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo and California Gov. Gavin Newsom offering its recommendations for safety guidelines to resume film and television production.

Just when we thought it seemed inevitable that Warner Bros. is planning to move ahead with its July 17 release date for Christopher Nolan’s “Tenet,” San Francisco releases news that doesn’t bode well for the film’s expected debut, as well as the rest of the summer movie season.

Jamie Foxx is speaking out in support of Jimmy Fallon, after the late-night host apologized for performing in blackface in a 2000 sketch.

Making amends. Jimmy Fallon apologized for taking part in a blackface skit on Saturday Night Live 20 years ago, after the clip resurfaced on social media on Tuesday, May 26.

Jimmy Fallon is catching heat on social media over a resurfaced 2000 “Saturday Night Live” sketch featuring the former cast member in “blackface.”

Jennifer Lopez faced off against Jimmy Fallon in a TikTok challenge on the latest episode of the at-home Tonight Show. Spoiler: she won.