Film and audiovisual workers are essential, too

Films and TV tend to imitate life — real-life situations, conditions and settings. This is why the film and audiovisual (AV) industry, as it depicts real-life scenarios in production shoots, encounters a unique challenge posed by the necessities of adapting to the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic.

There is a need for the sector to be moved up in the priority list and be considered as essential workers. CONTRIBUTED PHOTO/JAYMAR TALABON