As the Covid-1nine pandemic continues to devastate the country, Netflix has pledged more than 8.3 million rand to South African entertainment artists, creatives and artists.
It was announced Tuesday that the country would connect a Covid-1nine film and television support fund, in part with the SA Screen Federation (SASFED) and the Independent Producers Organization (IPO).
The fund will provide a unique grant of 15,000 rand to those who suffer more from South Africa’s artistic community, adding electricians, carpenters, hairdressers and makeup artists, drivers, clients and freelancers, who earn an hourly wage and paintings in an assigned task.
It will be administered through Tshikululu Social Investments, which will review programs and disburse funds.
Nominations can be opened on Monday, August 3 on the company’s website, where applicants will see if they are eligible for the grant and download an application form.
The country of Netflix comes from a larger $2.4 billion ($150 million) aid fund announced in March to support the arts industries suffering from the pandemic.
Netflix’s leader for African Originals, Dorothy Ghettuba, said in a statement that the compassionate apple prides itself on helping South African creatives in those difficult times.
“We are proud of the paintings with the SA Screen Federation and the Independent Producers Organization for staff with the utmost influence on television and imagine the production. The SA group station is central to the wise singing of Netflix and we prefer to support freelancers who prefer the maximum in those unprecedented times.”