 The Office of Film + Music continues our work to support the film, music, nightlife, events industries, communities, businesses, and workers during this challenging time. Our weekly industry newsletter is here to help you access local, state, and federal resources.
For industry-specific resources, please visit our Film, Music + Nightlife, and Events and COVID-19, or contact our industry liaisons here.
The City's Office of Economic Development has also prepared a new online resource hub for business, workers, and non-profit organizations impacted by the COVID-19 crisis.
Thank You For Attending Our *Virtual* April Mixer!
Thank you to the 72 people who attended our Mixer yesterday! We had a Q&A session covering tips and how-to's for streaming content.
We had a special guest panel from the following organizations:
- Simone Pin Productions
- Arts Corps
- BIG BLDG RCRDS series “Grounded”
- NASH (NW Arts Streaming Hub), Money Match Gaming
- YES Music Productions
- Live Concerts Stream
- Northwest Film Forum
- CreativeMornings, Oblong Pixel
- Annex Theatre
- Office of Arts & Culture
- PPC Community Markets
- Twitter
Check out the community whiteboard, where the audience added their virtual tips, questions, event ideas, resources, and upcoming events. View the Mixer's Slack channel to keep in touch!
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Now available: OFM’s Relief Resources for Musicians, Crews, and Venues
As the Music and Nightlife industries are particularly challenged by the impacts of the COVID-19 crisis, the Office of Film + Music is sharing resources that may be helpful to individuals and businesses working in these industries.
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State Unemployment Assistance for Musicians, Filmmakers, and Creatives
Unemployment benefits in Washington state are expanding under the federal CARES Act to cover independent contractors and self-employed individuals. Anyone who is receiving or will be receiving weekly unemployment benefits will receive an additional $600 per week. These new benefits are also available for workers who did not work enough hours to qualify for traditional unemployment benefits (workers who worked fewer than 680 hours).
The City of Seattle encourages anyone who has lost work due to COVID-19 to apply including delivery drivers, rideshare drivers, and domestic workers who are house cleaners, nannies, cooks, home care workers, gardeners or household managers. You can apply to receive unemployment assistance from the Washington State Employment Security Department (ESD) at esd.wa.gov/unemployment.
Here’s how to prepare to apply:
- Sign up for Action Alerts
- Check out the application check list
- If you are an independent contractor or are self-employed, gather documents to show your work hours. Tax information like a tax return or 1099 is best, but other documents may be accepted.
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