FWICE, CINTAA issue post COVID-19 guidelines, ask actors to do hair & make-up at home

After coronavirus has caused a nationwide lockdown, everyone including film industry is expecting a smooth functioning of work once lockdown is over. However, post-COVID-19 guidelines will specify and introduce new rules to furr combat highly contagious disease. Cine & TV Artistes Association (CINTAA) along with Federation of Western India Cine Employees (FWICE) have created a new set of rules to impose minimum human contact during filming of shows post coronavirus subsides. Reports suggest that apex bodies in films and television industry are expecting things to go back to rmal after month of June, and have thus stated new rules to be followed after that-

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FWICE and CINTAA’s post COVID-19 guidelines

After flattening of curve and furr counter, COVID-19 situation FWICE and CINTAA resorted to an online meeting. Both involved bodies are ideating plans for after lockdown. new guidelines for smooth functioning of filming sets have been put out by Siddharth Roy Kapur, head of Producer’s Guild. All cast and crew members of filming set will under-go swab and rmal testing. report of ir readings will be thoroughly tested every day.

Actors will have to let-go of ir army of stylists and make-up artists. y will have to do preparation at home. While on arrival, y should be ready to start with schedule. Only important staff members will be allowed to be on set with actor.

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Ar report suggests that 24*7, around clock medical staff, should be made available on-set. shift of doctors must be mand. Furrmore, re will be masks provided to all members of cast and crew. For initial three months, actors above 60 years of must t be hired for moment.

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president of Federation of Western India Cine Employees (FWICE), BN Tiwari mentioned that social distancing and all safety regulations will be followed religiously on set. health of artists and crew involved is top-most priority for producers. According to a vague presumption made by bodies, by July, shooting of several halted projects can once again be resumed. se are some of FWICE and CINTAA’s post COVID-19 guidelines. 

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