By David Robb
05.05.2020 - 17:53 / variety.com
By Anna Marie de la Fuente
Following the mid-April announcement of Netflix’s COVID-19 relief fund allocations for Mexico and Brazil, the streaming giant has unveiled its plans for Colombia where it has partnered with the Colombian Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences to extend aid to over 1,500 below-the-line workers in Colombia’s film and TV industry. To this end, Netflix has donated $500,000 towards the fund, which the Academy will administer.
As it has in Mexico and Brazil, the
A house in Higher Broughton was the most expensive home sold in Salford in March, new data has revealed.
Actress Maisie Williams pocketed almost $500,000 from her new social media app, Daisie.
George Clooney, Michael Douglas, Hugh Jackman, Allison Janney, Jodie Foster and Pierce Brosnan headline an all-star fundraiser next week to benefit the Motion Picture & Television Fund’s COVID-19 Emergency Relief Fund. Hosted by Tom Bergeron and Yvette Nicole Brown, the one-night-only virtual event will stream at 6 p.m. PT May 15 on MPTF’s YouTube page.
Yvette Nicole Brown and Tom Bergeron Will Host and Produce the "We Play Our Part" Benefit
By Anna Marie de la Fuente
MusiCares announced Thursday (April 30) that its COVID-19 Relief Fund is depleted and that it has been forced to stop accepting new applications. "Unfortunately, until we can raise more money for our COVID-19 Relief Fund, we can no longer accept new applica
The latest news reports about Daniel Craig's last film as James Bond, state that the makers will be auctioning the film's clapboard to raise funds for the Coronavirus relief work. The official handle of the James Bond film on Twitter shared the news that the clapboard of No Time To Die, which is Daniel Craig's last outing as 007 will be given for an auction.
Some of the most famous faces in fashion are set to team up for a virtual fashion show to raise money for COVID-19 relief.
Today (April 28), artists from Warner Music Group's Canvasback Music, Atlantic Records and Parlophone joined together — virtually — to cover a Bob Dylan classic.
The U.K.'s COVID-19 Film and TV Emergency Relief Fund, which recently saw its coffers run dry after just two weeks of applications, has received a major boost from the British Academy. BAFTA on Monday revealed that it was to reach out to itsnetworks and encourage donations to the initiative, enabling The Film and TV Charity, which set up the fund alongside the British Film Institute, to create further funding rounds.
Shania Twain, Olivia-Newton-John and Deana Martin will join an array of musicians for a six-hour telethon Monday.
Sony/ATV Music Publishing has made an incredibly generous financial donation to organizations representing working songwriters: the Nashville Songwriters Association International (NSAI) and Songwriters of North America (SONA). The two will split $500,000 and provide additional support to their constituents struggling due to the coronavirus pandemic and shifting needs in the music marketplace.
The U.K.'s COVID-19 Film and TV Emergency Relief Fund, officially launched earlier this month by the British Film Institute and the Film and TV Charity, has now closed to applicants, with almost 3,000 people applying for more than £5 million ($6.2 million), exceeding its financial limitations.
By Tom Grater
By John Hopewell
Manchester United great Patrice Evra has teamed up with Lineage Logistics to raise money for NHS staff working on the front-line during the coronavirus outbreak.