Please see below a letter from Bobby Amm from the CPA :
Dear All
I am sharing with you a letter we sent
out yesterday to CPA members. It goes without saying that the commercial
sector of the industry has been severely impacted by the emergence of the
Omicron variant and the travel bans that have resulted from it. We
estimate that over R500 million has been lost to our industry in the last 10
days.
Despite dozens of cancellations in Cape
Town, there is fortunately still some work on the go however in order to
maintain this we need your assistance please.
Please ask your members to impress upon
the crew and talent they represent that attending large festivals, parties,
gatherings etc that are currently permitted under Adjusted Alert Level 1 is not
conducive to successful shoots as the chances of contracting Covid at these
events - even if you are fully vaccinated - is extremely high.
If crew & talent arrive on set and
test positive for COVID this can have significant consequences for the
production and other commercials that may follow it. Many of our members
are funding testing out of their own pockets to ensure that shoots can go ahead
safely but they are frustrated that some freelancers appear not to be taking
adequate precautions to prevent contracting COVID in the first place.
We request that you please communicate to
your members the importance of us all working together to try to hold on to the
jobs that we do have and, in so doing, create a feeling of confidence that the
industry is able to function optimally. This will be particularly
important if things open up again in the next few weeks as it will be difficult
to attract work to South Africa if there are dozens of active COVID cases.
We realise that the festive season is
upon us and that people want to enjoy themselves however we need those who are
fortunate enough to have work at the moment to please prioritise this and
consider the impact of their choices on others. Please ask the crew
and talent to take proper precautions and do everything possible to prevent the
spread of COVID as this is going to be vital to our collective survival during
the fourth wave.
Many thanks & best wishes,
Bobby
CPA
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