| NOTAS: | "The world is currently experiencing one of the classic nightmare scenarios most of us thought would remain confined to films and TV series: a global pandemic the likes of which we have never experienced before. And the film and television industries, indeed the whole creative sphere, have been hugely impacted by lockdown measures. But other measures have also been introduced: the audiovisual industries are fighting back during the COVID-19 crisis. Governments, cultural institutions and industry representatives have introduced support measures to carry the sector through the crisis, sometimes with notable differences between countries. At pan-European level, the EU leaders agreed on 21 July 2020 on a major recovery plan for Europe and a reinforced long-term budget of the EU, leading the way out of the crisis and laying foundations for a modern and more sustainable Europe. This new report offers a clear comparative overview of these support measures in Europe. It accompanies the European Audiovisual Observatory’s online Tracker, which includes most of these measures in tabulated form. The Observatory also organized an event on the impact of the coronavirus crisis on the audiovisual sector during the Cannes Marché du Film online with live testimony from representatives of the various industry players." |
