Movie studios have been accused of laying off film crews in the United Kingdom with little or no pay as a result of the ongoing Hollywood strikes despite receiving a record $2.1 bn in government subsidies last year to drive employment in the screen sector.
The film and TV industry has always relied on financial precarity for the people who make it tick. It only takes one shock to put freelancers into hardship, says film-maker Elise Tyson
Star image makers say industry pay practices are "unsustainable," as a labor lawyer advises forming a guild is the best route to effect change.