Applications open for Netflix and Support Act’s COVID-19 Film and TV Emergency Relief Fund

Netflix and Support Act have announced the creation of a new COVID-19 Film and TV Emergency Relief Fund to help the hardest-hit workers in the television and film industry due to the production shutdowns caused by COVID-19 across all of Australia.

Workers such as assistants, coordinators, technicians and operators from different production departments like camera, sound, music, art, make-up, costume design, locations and transportation, among others, are eligible to apply for the $1,000 one-time benefit.

Applications open Monday, 15 June 2020.