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British Showbiz Charity Appeals for Additional Donations for Covid-19 Fund After Coffers Empty

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By Leo Barraclough Senior International Correspondent The charity behind an emergency relief fund established to support the U.K.’s showbiz community in the wake of Covid-19 is “urgently appealing for donations” after its coffers were left empty.

Britain’s Film and TV Charity is to re-open the Covid-19 Film and TV Emergency Relief Fund, revealing that nearly 3,000 people have applied for more than £5 million ($6.17 million), exceeding the limits of the fund.

The fund will provide one-off grants from £500 ($617) to £2,500 ($3,085) to active workers in film, TV and cinema facing significant financial hardship as a result of Covid-19.

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