Coronavirus (Covid-19) Resources

With the impact of the coronavirus being felt across the world, and in each of our lives, we've compiled a list of resources and support currently available to professionals across our creative sectors, as well as links to the latest advice from the UK Government and NHS.

We'll endeavour to update this page regularly; save it to your bookmarks and come back again. If you want to recommend a good website or article to include here, please email it over to [email protected].

See also our resources for those living and working in New York and Los Angeles and previous BAFTA statements on the coronavirus (12/3/2020 and 17/3/2020)

Employment and Financial

Back-to-work guidance

Our summary of all the guidance being issued around the restart of production in film, games & high-end TV in the UK

ACAS

Advice for employers and employees.

The Actors’ Benevolent Fund

Offering help to professional actors and stage managers unable to work due to contracting COVID-19 or self-isolating due to illness.

Arts Council Wales

Offering support and advice to creatives in Wales.

Artists' General Benevolent Institution

Offering financial support to artists in need and their dependents living in England, Wales or Northern Ireland.

Bectu

Includes useful information and advice for freelancers.

BFI

Helps answer key questions and home of relevant resources; contact the BFI for support with specific issues you are facing as an industry professional.

The BFI and the Film and TV Charity's fund, established with a donation from Netflix.

Capacity Interactive

Digital marketing recommendations for the arts community during the outbreak.

Coronavirus Business Support (UK Government)

A new site launched by the UK Government, outlining the full range of business support measures that have been made available to UK businesses and employees. Includes information on how to access the support that has been made available, who is eligible, when the schemes open and how to apply.

Creative England

A collection of advice and resources.

Creative Industries Federation

Daily guidance and information for those working in creative industries.

Creative Scotland

Offering support and advice to creatives in Scotland.

Directors UK

Useful Q&A for directors.

Disability Arts Online

Funding for disabled artists in the UK to pitch ideas for art or content to be produced whilst in self-isoaltion.

Equity

Regularly updated information for performers and creative practitioners across the industry.

Facebook

Grants for small businesses will be launching soon, sign up here for updates.

Federation of Small Businesses

Advice and guidance for small businesses and the self-employed.

Film and TV Charity

Includes a helpline on mental wellbeing and financial advice, incuding one-off grants for artists and freelancers in urgent financial need.

Guild

Information and guidance on working remotely.

Go Fund Me

Artists across the UK have been setting up Go Fund Me pages to help those impacted by COVID-19.

IPSE (Association of Independent Professionals and the Self Employed)

Practical advice for the self employed.

Money Saving Expert

Coronavirus financial help & rights.

Northern Ireland Screen

Information for the screen industry in NI, including information on the Northern Ireland Executive support available

PRS for Music

Information on an Emergency Relief Fund set up for PRS members.

Screen Scotland

Information for the screen industry in Scotland, including information on the Screen Scotland support available

Sheridans

Teaming up with UKIE to offer contract helpline for games.

The TV Mindset

A place to support the mental health of TV & Film freelancers and bring meaningful change to working practices in the industry on Twitter or Facebook.

Ukie

Building support and advice network for Games sector.