[UPDATED: 1/10/23]
Filmmakers, actors, and other creatives are navigating their careers and lives in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic. We have information below on best practices, helpful resources, and current safety regulations for the entertainment industry.
Please Note: This list does not represent SAGindie’s endorsement of any organization but is simply an informational listing. Please do your due diligence and research before donating or applying for any assistance.
For more helpful information on filmmaking in the pandemic, check out the SAGindie virtual panel Working Through, Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, and Part 4.
Safety Protocols & Union Resources
- The Safe Way Forward (DGA/SAG-AFTRA/IATSE/Teamsters)
- Directors Guild of America COVID-19 Resources and Updates
- IATSE Coronavirus Active Response and Engagement Service (C.A.R.E.S.)
- Producers Guild of America COVID-19 Resources
- SAG-AFTRA COVID-19 Safety Protocols
- Writers Guild of America West COVID-19 Resources
Relief Funds
- Entertainment Community Fund Social Services and Emergency Financial Assistance
- Motion Picture & Television Fund COVID-19 Emergency Relief Funds
- Musicians Foundation
- PEN America Writers’ Emergency Fund
- SAG-AFTRA Foundation Emergency Financial Assistance and Disaster Relief Fund
- Will Rogers Motion Picture Pioneers Foundation
General Assistance and Information
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- COVIDtests.gov
- HealthCare.gov
- Medicaid.gov
- Occupational Safety and Health Administration
- Vaccines.gov
Local Resources
- Alabama
- Alaska
- Arizona
- COVID-19 Production Resources (Arizona Commerce Authority)
- Arizona Department of Health Services
- Arkansas
- California
- COVID-19 Resource Center (FilmLA)
- Entertainment Industry Resources During COVID-19 (California Film Commission)
- California Department of Public Health
- Colorado
- COVID-19 Resources for Film, Television and Media (Colorado Office of Economic Development & International Trade)
- Colorado Department of Public Health & Environment
- Connecticut
- Delaware
- District of Columbia
- Florida
- Coronavirus Updates (Film Florida)
- Florida Department of Health
- Georgia
- Guam
- Hawaii
- COVID-19 Guidelines for the Film Industry in Honolulu (City & County of Honolulu/Honolulu Film Office)
- Hawaii State Department of Health
- Idaho
- Illinois
- Indiana
- Iowa
- Kansas
- Kentucky
- Louisiana
- Maine
- Coronavirus Update (Maine Film Office)
- Maine Department of Health and Human Services
- Maryland
- Massachusetts
- Reopening Massachusetts (Massachusetts Film Office)
- Massachusetts Department of Public Health
- Michigan
- Minnesota
- Mississippi
- Best Practices for Production During COVID-19 (Mississippi Film Office)
- Mississippi State Department of Health
- Missouri
- Montana
- Nebraska
- Nevada
- COVID-19 Updates (Nevada Film Office)
- Nevada Department of Health and Human Services
- New Hampshire
- New Jersey
- New Mexico
- COVID-19 Safe Practices (New Mexico Film Office)
- New Mexico Department of Health
- New York
- COVID-19 Resources (New York City Mayor’s Office of Media and Entertainment)
- Reopening New York: Media Production Guidelines for Employers and Employees (New York State Department of Health)
- New York State Department of Health
- North Carolina
- COVID-19 Proposed Health and Safety Guidelines (North Carolina Film Office)
- North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services
- North Dakota
- Ohio
- Oklahoma
- Emergency Resources for Film & Music Workforce (Oklahoma Film & Music)
- Oklahoma State Department of Health
- Oregon
- Production Protocols for COVID-19 (Oregon Media Production Association)
- Oregon Public Health Division
- Pennsylvania
- COVID-19 Industry Resources (Greater Philadelphia Film Office)
- Pennsylvania Department of Health
- Puerto Rico
- Rhode Island
- COVID-19 Information (Rhode Island Film & Television Office)
- Rhode Island Department of Health
- South Carolina
- South Dakota
- Tennessee
- Media Production Guidelines (TN Entertains)
- Tennessee Department of Health
- Texas
- Coronavirus Resources & Response for Media Production (Texas Film Commission)
- Texas Department of State Health Services
- U.S. Virgin Islands
- Utah
- COVID-19 Health & Safety Protocols (Utah Film Commission)
- Utah Department of Health
- Vermont
- Virginia
- COVID-19 Updates (Virginia Film Office)
- Virginia Department of Health
- Washington
- COVID Resources Set Safety (Washington Filmworks)
- Washington State Department of Health
- West Virginia
- Wisconsin
- Wyoming
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If you know of a COVID-19 relief resource for film industry professionals, send us a tip at blogadmin@sagindie.org.