L.A.'s Saban Clinic Launches Emergency Relief Fund: "People Are Going to Have Bigger Needs Now"

By Tom Grater

It’s all real! Chris Marek and Amy Roloff announced their engagement in September 2019, but the proposal is just now playing out on Little People, Big World.

The remaining members of Fountains of Wayne will reunite for their first live performance in seven years to pay tribute to their late band member Adam Schlesinger, who passed away earlier this month due to complications from COVID-19.The band’s Chris Collingwood, Jody Porter and Brian Young will be joined by Sharon Van Etten to fill in on bass and backing vocals at the Jersey 4 Jersey all-star benefit for the New Jersey Pandemic Relief Fund that will take place April 22 at 7 p.m.

The Sundance Institute has launched a COVID-19 relief fund for indie artists, with a $1 million pot. "This moment calls for a radical shift in strategy in the way we support independent artists in film, media and theater.

Disgraced funnyman Louis C.K. has pledged $30,000 (£24,000) to a coronavirus relief fund to aid staff at New York City’s fabled Comedy Cellar.

An advocacy group in Ecuador has created a fund to help LGBTQ people and Venezuelan refugees in the country during the coronavirus pandemic.

A new fund to support Irish musicians through the Covid-19 pandemic has been set up by key music industry bodies.

By Tim Dams

By Jake Kanter

An all-star benefit for the New Jersey Pandemic Relief Fund, JERSEY 4 JERSEY, will take place April 22 at 7 p.m. ET and feature a huge assortment of some of the state's favorite sons, daughters and supporters.

The Stage Directors and Choreographers Foundation on Thursday unveiled the creation of an Emergency Assistance Fund to aid members of the Stage Directors and Choreographers Society who are experiencing financial hardship due to the COVID-19 crisis. Combined with SDC’s own relief program, the fund will provide more than $300,000 in aid to affected members.

ViacomCBS is looking to support industry crewmembers, talent and creatives with a $100 million fund launched amid a production shutdown due to the COVID-19 crisis. The emergency fund will be distributed by ViacomCBS to the Motion Picture & Television Fund and The Actors Fund, charitable organizations already supporting impacted industry workers.

Canadian broadcaster CBC has launched a Creative Relief Fund for indie content makers amid the COVID-19 crisis, with a $2 million pot. The fund will offer "immediate" development and production financing for producers of original content across all genres.

By Jill Goldsmith

By Brent Lang

The U.K.'s COVID-19 Film and TV Emergency Relief Fund, unveiled last month by the British Film Institute and the Film and TV Charity, has now launched with an initial £2.5 million ($3 million) pot to distribute to industry creatives impacted by the crisis. Announced with a $1.2 million donation from Netflix, the fund has since received financial support from the BFI, BBC Studios, BBC Content, WarnerMedia and several individuals.

By Tim Dams

First Look Media's Field of Vision and Topic Studios, producer of the Oscar-winning film Spotlight, have launched a $250,000 relief fund offering emergency grants to freelancers in the documentary field severely hit by the COVID-19 pandemic.

By Tom Grater