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Georgia UM Creatives Relief Fund Needs Your Donation of $1 or More

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CARES Act Stimulus checks, EIDL and PPP programs have completely left out most small businesses, sole proprietors and independent contractors who are creatives. As a non-profit, on April 2, 2020 Urban Mediamakers started support for working creatives and indie contractors in #GA by providing grants through the UM Creatives Relief Fund. May 1 is fast approaching and bills are still coming with no revenue coming in to many households.

TO FUND THIS PROJECT, WE DONATIONS TODAY! Right now we have $16,400 in request still waiting to be filled and May 1, 2020 is fast approaching.

So if 16,400 people contributed $1, we can meet this need. Any donation would be greatly appreciated and is 100% tax deductible through the Urban Mediamakers.

Please share this as we go after this goal!

DONATE THROUGH:
Paypal – https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=JQM4DFPZSLFKA&source=
CashApp – $CheryleMoses
Zelle – 4048618187

Feel free to call with questions.

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Urban Mediamakers Announces Creatives Relief Fund in Georgia During Coronavirus Pandemic

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The U.S. is working on a stimulus package that provides help to corporations, state/local governments, hospitals and some small businesses during the COVID-19 pandemic. But we know there are millions of independent creatives and contractors who will be left out of this bailout.

As a 501(c)3, non-profit, charitable organization, Urban Mediamakers will support working creatives and independent contractors in Georgia by providing unrestricted fast cash grants through the Creatives Relief Fund to support independent creatives. Applications are accepted on a rolling basis and selected weekly. These one-time grants range from $50-$2,500 based on the creative’s needs.

We need your donations to fund this relief program – any amount. Please make a donation today!

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Coronavirus: Movies That Have Halted Or Delayed Production Amid Outbreak

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Patrick Hypes, executive managing editor for DEADLINE recently provided a list of film/TV productions that have been halted because of the coronavirus. Hypes writes, “The coronavirus has hit the movie industry hard, with dozens of films around the world halting production or seeing their starts delayed as the outbreak continues to spread. Have a look at our list of impacted feature films. “

Read Hypes full article.

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Public Health Response to the Coronavirus COVID-19 Disease Outbreak

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Source: CDC

An outbreak of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has spread throughout China and to 31 other countries and territories, including the United States. Fourteen cases have been diagnosed in the United States, in addition to 39 cases among repatriated persons from high-risk settings, for a current total of 53 cases within the United States. The U.S. government and public health partners are implementing aggressive measures to slow and contain transmission of COVID-19 in the United States.

What can you do to stay health?

  • Wash your hands often.
  • Cough into your elbow.
  • Don’t touch your face.
  • Keep safe distance from people – 6 feet.
  • Stay home if you can .
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Can the Oscars Ever Overcome Hollywood’s Diversity Problem?

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A new report found that in the industry, writers, directors, and executives are still over 80 percent white and male—and that stat is borne out on the Academy Awards stage.

Cerise Castle, journalist for Los Angeles Magazine, writes, “It’s the time of year when the zeitgeist inevitably turns to the Oscars, a notoriously white award show that consistently overlooks the accomplishments of women and people of color, both in front of and behind the camera. Although some think that Bong Joon-ho’s Parasite could be the first foreign-language film to take home the award for Best Picture, there was a stunning lack of diversity amongst this year’s acting nominees; British actress Cynthia Erivo was the only nonwhite actor nominated for a performance. For almost a century, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Science has maintained a death grip on its status as the gatekeeper to Hollywood acclaim. “

Read the full article.

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Global Film Industry Storylines Set to Dominate 2020

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SCREENDAILY released the set dominate storylines of our global film industry. The storylines include:

  • The Streaming Wars Intensify
  • Festivals Face Up to Challenging Times
  • Don’t Expect Such a Dominant Year For Disney
  • Will China’s ‘Cold Winter’ Continue?
  • The Harvey Weinstein Criminal Trial
  • Will This Be Africa’s Year?
  • What Future for Culture and Cinema Under the New European Parliament?
  • Can the Industry Get Serious About Sustainability?
  • Gender Equality – More Action, Less Talk
  • Will the Indie Film Industry Start Embracing AI?

Read the full article written by Melanie Goodfellow, Charles Gant, Fionnuala Halligan and Wendy Mitchell.