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Pressing PLAY in the UK: British Film Commission Guidance for Working Safely During COVID-19
Experts discuss new safety guidelines and how the British Film Commission is supporting producers through the process of getting back into production
June 17, 2020
Entertainment Partners’ Joe Chianese and Kate McLaughlin, founder and President, of EP’s We Got Pop Ltd., will lead a panel of UK experts in a conversation about how and how soon the UK will be calling “Action”. Come listen to Samantha Perahia, Head of Production UK, British Film Commission; Matt Spooner, Production Safety Consultant; Jamie Christopher, Executive Producer, and others discuss the new guidelines, what the guidelines will mean in practice, and how the British Film Commission is supporting and guiding Producers through the process, as they get ready to “press play” for UK Film and High-end TV Drama Productions. (Runtime: 1 hr, 29 min)
Topic: COVID-19
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