TV mogul Greg Berlanti has committed $1 million as part of a COVID19 relief effort that will see funds going directly to staffers-in-need as well as industry organizations that have stepped up to help Hollywood workers during the pandemic
at Warner Media last month totaling $100 million to help its crew members and shows across the portfolio of films and TV shows affected by the shut downs. Other top Hollywood companies have done the same, including Netflix which increased its initialand committed, along with prolific creator Ryan Murphy, to help the MPTF.
Berlanti, a noted philanthropist, who only recently stepped into the spotlight to be honored for his work with such organizations as GLAAD, SAG-AFTRA Foundation and the Los Angeles LGBT Center, went on to encourage employees to reach out directly to his office so funds can be directed to those to most in need right now. In closing, he writes: "Until then, please stay safe and know that we are very much looking forward to and planning for that time when we are all working together again.
Until that time, I know not knowing when your job might return creates a significant financial and emotional hardship for many. It is very important to me, and everyone at Berlanti Productions, that we are doing all that we can to help you during this time. To that end, in addition to the pay that WarnerMedia generously committed to employees who had work halted, I will also be donating a million dollars to relief efforts.
Given that we are associated with 17 shows in various stages of production, with over 5,000 crew and production staff members working on them, unfortunately this fund can’t support every single person and we will need to prioritize supporting those most in need. We would like to start by first opening it up to the shows that were shutdown with production incomplete.
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