News from the Office of Film + Music
Vol. 15, No. 22 | October 9, 2020
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Governor Inslee Announces Movie Theater, Alcohol Service, and Event Updates to Safe Start Reopening Plan
This week Governor Inslee announced updates to Washington’s Safe Start reopening plan. Alcohol service is extended from 10pm to 11pm in Phase 2 and Phase 3 counties, per the updated guidance. Movie Theaters are now allowed 25% occupancy in Phase 2, and 50% occupancy in Phase 3, per the updated guidance. New guidelines for outdoor recreation in Phase 2 and Phase 3 now make allowance for limited run, walk, and ride events, per the updated guidance.
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Film Task Force: Equity and Inclusivity Subcommittee
Civil rights are human rights. The Seattle film industry, like all industries in the United States, is inequitable to people of color, women, queer, transgender, nonbinary, people with disabilities, and people from economically disadvantaged areas. This Film Task Force Equity and Inclusivity subcommittee advises the Office of Film + Music on developing policies, initiatives, and procedures that address equity and inclusivity for underserved communities and persons of color access to and integration within Seattle’s film industry.
Read more about the Equity and Inclusivity Subcommittee on the OFM Blog
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Keep Music Live: A Campaign to Save Independent Music Venues
Music lovers around the state have come together to create Keep Music Live, a COVID-19 relief fund for small, independently-owned venues across Washington state. This fundraising campaign to save hometown, community-based music venues with the capacity of less than 1,000 guests will publicly launch this fall. Keep Music Live aspires to raise more than $10 million dollars to provide venues with critical financial support. To learn more about Keep Music Live and sign up to receive critical updates, visit www.KeepMusicLiveWA.com.
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Musicians and performers: Take the REVS survey
Reopen Every Venue Safely (REVS) pilot cities partner with public health and local and state government to ensure venues, once reopened, are safe for staff, patrons, and performers. REVS is looking to better understand performer and musician fears and tolerances for performing to help define what good stewardship looks like, and to inform safety reopening protocols for the live music industry. We don’t know when it will be safe to re-open live music venues, but we know that when we do, performer safety is a top priority. With strong survey participation, we can ensure venues are addressing safe and sustainable working conditions for our performing artists.
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ecording of last week’s Mixer: Invoice of Payroll? Options for Creative Businesses and Workers
In the September edition of The Mixer, the Office of Film + Music, Washington Filmworks, and Whipsmart hosted a discussion on the distinctions, benefits, and drawbacks between independent contractor and employee classifications. Check out the recording and download a copy of the slide deck on our blog.
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Submit Your Music to PlayBack!
Seattle Public Library is seeking submissions for their free music collection, PlayBack. Playback contains 250 albums by Seattle area artists including; SassyBlack, Tomo Nakayama, BEARAXE, The Black Tones, Lori Goldston, Whitney Monge, NAVVI and many more!
The public can download or stream these albums for free, and slected artists receive $200 and lots of library love.
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Black Business Prosperity Grant
Are you a black-owned small business effected by the impacts of COVID-19?
Are you in need of direct cash assistance?
In an effort to support and uplift minority owned businesses within King County, Urban League Metropolitan Seattle (ULMS) would like to introduce the Black Business Prosperity (BBP) Grant. Our goal is to provide direct cash assistance to black small business owners.
Four (4) minority business owners will be selected to each receive one (1) grant of $5,000.00 in direct cash assistance
Five (5) minority business owners will be selected to each receive one (1) grant of $1,000.00 in direct cash assistance
Applications will be accepted until 11:59pm PST on Monday, October 12th, 2020
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Upwork Foundation
The Upwork Foundation initiative was established to further the vision of Upwork, Inc. to create economic opportunity so people have better lives. The Upwork Foundation initiative is a program designed to open up new prospects for those at risk of being left behind by the Fourth Industrial Revolution. The mission of the Upwork Foundation centers on envisioning a future of inclusive learning and economic opportunity. Applications are due October 16, 11:59PM.
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Women In Film Seattle Invite You to Meet the Seattle Film Task Force
Join WIF October for a conversation with Seattle Film Task Force. Find out what these industry folks are doing to support filmmakers and film crew, and how they will advise the Mayor and City Council to create a Seattle Film Commission. Be there. Ask questions. Get answers. Join the conversation October 13, 7PM-8:30PM. Learn more at the WIF facebook page.
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Love4Live Meditation Support for the Live Concert Industry
Love4Live is a free online meditation portal providing community, compassion, and support for the thousands of concert industry workers impacted by the COVID-19 shutdown. The program features weekly conversations with the world's foremost meditation experts, bi-weekly online meditation classes, and a virtual meditation retreat, all free-of-charge. For more information, click here.
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Seattle Film Summit 2020
The Seattle Film Summit combines the art and business of film making to advance the funding, creation, and distribution of stories that reflect the thriving, socially aware film culture around the world and in the Pacific Northwest.
This year’s event will be 3-weeks, November 1 –21 aimed at the following goals:
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Training the next generation of filmmakers and enthusiasts through educational ‘how-to’ sessions and panels with industry professionals.
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Providing avenues for up and coming screenplay writers, actors, and producers to showcase their work through screenplay contests, table-reads, and pitch sessions.
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Raising awareness of the potential added value that film, video and digital industries bring to the Pacific Northwest regional economy.
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Giving blood at the Moore Theatre, a music writer hopes the city’s struggling venues will live to see an encore.
At a recent visit to the Moore Theatre for a pop-up blood drive, Charles Cross reflects on the “hallowed ground” of Seattle’s storied music scene – its live music venues. Cross describes how these businesses, and the musicians that normally grace their stages, are responding to the challenges of pandemic-induced closures.
Read more here.
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Art Zone with Nancy Guppy
The talented duo Aline & Wes perform a tune from their new EP “Armageddon of Love;” local photographer Mari Tamura captures the high energy of live rock and roll in her new book “Early Works;” world-renowned sculptor and muralist Marela Zacarias transforms MadArt Studio into an inspired imagining of the emblematic "Temple of the Feathered Serpent" located near her hometown in central Mexico; Roaring Mouse Creative Studio inspires kids to get their art on; Nancy demonstrates Seattle fashion; and Joe attempts to fly a kite. Watch here.
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