Production industry coming together on a COVID-19 task force

OTTAWA – The Canadian Media Producers Association and 10 other producer associations, funding agencies, as well as provincial and municipal agencies will announce Friday morning a new task force to monitor the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on the media production industry in Canada. “We understand every sector of our economy is being affected by the pandemic; the lockdowns, travel restrictions, urgency to self-isolate and maintain social distancing have put our country on pause. This includes the screen-based sector, where productions have been halted, studios emptied, and cast and crews no longer working,” says the statement announcing the new working...