Resources
COVID19 Crisis
The fight against COVID19 is having an unprecedented impact not just on our economies but also on the entertainment sector. As theaters, cinemas, festivals and shows of all shape and size are cancelled or closed, performers are facing a sudden and worrying lack of revenue. Most emergency measures required everyone to implement social distancing and other safety measures into their work patterns or, alternatively, to work from home. Needless to say, this is hardly possible for performers.
As performers see their job opportunities vanish, they struggle to get benefits to compensate for these income losses and help them get by. Contrary to workers in standard employment, performers have a highly irregular employment pattern, with multiple short-term contracts punctuated by recurring unemployment periods. Where they have employment status, despite the atypical nature of their work, this job loss may prejudice their ability to build enough rights to claim social benefits. In many other instances, performers deemed independent contractors may have no social security to fall back on during this crisis.
FIA has created this specific section to share resources and information regarding repercussions of the COVID19 Crisis for performers. You will find a selection of articles hereunder and several sub-sections focussed on relieve measures and safety protocols available via the navigation tabs.
Safety Guidelines and Protocols
FIA has created this specific page to share resources and information regarding COVID19 related Safety Guidelines and Protocols for performers going back to work.
In order to help our global membership argue convincingly for ad hoc health and Safety measures to help performers go back to work in optimal conditions, and in order to give everyone access to information about what’s being done elsewhere, we are seeking to collect data and invite you to send us any useful information (e.g. protocols, provisions, negotiations, etc.).
Impact of health measures on the professional activity of lyrical artists in the context of Covid-19
In French – contribution from the SFA, February 2021
Argentina
- Preventive Protocol Coronavirus – SATSAID/ CAPIT (April 2016)
- Preventive Protocol Coronavirus in Advertisement Production
- General protocol for the prevention of COVID-19 in the filming and / or recording and post-production of fictions and documentaries for film, television and content for audiovisual platforms (August 2020)
Australia
Canada
- Protocol for AV Production in French – Quebec CNESST (May 2020)
- Covid 19 Best Practices Guidelines – ACTRA Montreal (May 2020)
- British Columbia Motion Picture Industry COVID-19 Production Guide (August 2020)
Croatia
- Guidelines for the production and filming of audiovisual and music material during the COVID-19 pandemic (August 2020)
Denmark
Finland
France
- Safety Guidelines for AV Production (May 2020)
- Updated Safety Guidelines for AV Production (December 2020)
New Zealand
- COVID 19 Health and Safety Protocols for the NZ Screen Sector (April 2020)
- COVID 19 Standard for the NZ Screen Sector Operations (April 2020)
- COVID 19 Health and Safety Protocols for the NZ Screen Sector (May 2020)
Norway
- Safe Execution of AV Productions (May 2020)
South Africa
Sweden
- COVID 19 Guidelines for AV Production in Sweden (June 2020)
- COVID 19 Guidelines for AV Production in Sweden (June 2020, English version)
Turkey
- Rules and Regulations for safe working conditions in film production under Covid-19 restrictions (May 2020)
Uruguay
United-States
- Summary of Revised and Extended COVID-19 Return to Work Agreement (July 2021)
- SAG-AFTRA and IATSE Joint Protocols for Hair, Makeup, Wardrobe/Costume and Props
- COVID-19 Commercial Production Safety and Testing Protocol Agreement
- Proposed Health and Safety Guidelines for Motion Picture, Television, and Streaming Productions during the COVID 19 Pandemic – White Paper (June 2020)
- Proposed Health and Safety Guidelines for Motion Picture, Television, and Streaming Productions during the COVID 19 Pandemic – White Paper (Spanish version)
- ‘The Safe Way Forward’ Joint Report from the DGA, SAG-AFTRA, IATSE, and Teamsters on COVID-19 Safety Guidelines to Provide Safe Workplaces in a Pre-Vaccine World (June 2020)
- COVID-19 Return to Work Agreement with DGA, IATSE, SAG-AFTRA and TEAMSTERS/BASIC CRAFTS (September 2020)
Canada
France
- Resumption of Dubbing Activity: Joint Charter for Good Health Practices (May 2020, English version)
- Resumption of Dubbing Activity: Joint Charter for Good Health Practices (May 2020, French version)
- Updates to the existing Charter (December 2020, French version)
Turkey
United-States
- COVID-19 Safety Protocols: Individual Voice over Recording (SAG-AFTRA, August 2020)
Argentina
- General Protocol for live theatre and music with audiance (November 2020)
Canada
- CAEA (Canadian Actors’ Equity Association) Covid-19 Workplace Guidelines and Protocols (September 2020)
Croatia
Denmark
United-States
