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British Film Institute Taskforce to Deal With ‘Unprecedented Challenge’ of Coronavirus

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The British Film Institute has set up a taskforce to deal with what it has called the “unprecedented challenge” presented to the film industry by coronavirus.

In a letter to the industry, BFI chief executive Ben Roberts said the organization was “keenly aware that the wide-ranging and damaging impact of the virus is being felt across the entire industry and at every possible level.” The letter was sent soon after the U.K.

government called on the public not to visit cinemas and theaters, and also comes as a number of film and TV productions have put production on hold due to coronavirus.

Roberts said the BFI is in discussion with key industry partners, stakeholders and government to urgently assess the scale of the short and long-term

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