
In
light of the extension of the enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) in Luzon, the
Philippine film industry along with many other local businesses continue to be
impacted as normal operations and services are put on halt. Globe recognizes
this pressing need and continues its efforts to help frontliners and daily wage
earners who have been affected by these developments through a new unique
collaborative effort with film artists.
Globe Studios via .giff festival of new
cinema has teamed up with Lockdown
Cinema Club, a coalition of independent Filipino filmmakers who wish to
reach and help their colleagues amid the COVID-19 pandemic, to raise funds for
daily wage film industry workers in the country. Workers affected by the crisis
include crew members, electricians, caretakers, camera men, artists,
post-production assistants, and everyone who is vital in creating a film.
Majority of them are freelancers and are compensated on a per project basis.
To raise funds, directors, writers, producers, cinematographers,
production designers, production managers, film editors and film students will
showcase their best works online and for free via https://giff.ph/watch/.
Film enthusiasts and audiences from all walks of life can visit the page to
stream, enjoy their favorite films, and take part in raising funds through
donations via GCash – all while staying connected, inspired and #SafeAtHome.
As of April 7, the initiative has extended aid
to over 1000 film workers. Through the combined efforts of .giff, Lockdown
Cinema Club and local film aficionados, the goal is to raise P3,000,000 in the
succeeding weeks of the extended ECQ.
Everyone is invited to watch all they want
through the .giff site https://giff.ph/watch/ and
give what they can via the GCash QR code found within the same page. For
updates, you may visit the official Globe Studios FB page at https://www.facebook.com/globestudiosph/ .