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AMPAS Makes $6M Donation To Help Motion Picture Employees Impacted By COVID-19

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By Anthony D'Alessandro Editorial Director/Box Office Editor The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has pledged $6M to help those motion picture industry employees and their families who have been effected by the financial strain of the coronavirus.

Of that amount, $4M will be dispensed to The Actors Fund, which helps below the line workers and performers, and the Motion Picture & Television Fund.

AMPAS will also give $2 million to the  Academy Foundation to support its grants program. “The Academy has a long history of supporting our colleagues, particularly during the most dire circumstances,” said Academy President David Rubin. “As we face a pandemic, it’s incumbent upon us to help those in the motion picture community who are

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