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By Ken Dhaliwal
March 16, 2020
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As the entertainment industry in Canada and internationally struggles with the implications of dealing with COVID-19, we are entering uncharted territory. Beginning last week, major studios, streamers and broadcasters from around the world announced that they would be shutting down or suspending their productions in an effort to deal with the widening pandemic and slow its progress. Indie Wire online has provided a sobering summary of all of the productions impacted by COVID-19.

The situation is rapidly evolving and Dentons has established some resources for clients to provide helpful insights on COVID-19-related issues in a number of countries around the world. 

The Dentons Global COVID-19 hub can be found here – https://www.dentons.com/en/issues-and-opportunities/covid-19-coronavirus-hub

The Dentons Canada COVID-19 hub can be found here – https://www.dentons.com/en/issues-and-opportunities/covid-19-coronavirus-hub/canada-covid-19-coronavirus-hub

A recent article on the Dentons Canada COVID-19 hub may be useful to clients grappling with the issue of force majeure and whether COVID-19 qualifies as such an event. The article can be found here.

Another article on the Dentons Canada COVID-19 hub outlines the US travel restrictions for those clients with international ties. The article can be found here.

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About Ken Dhaliwal

Ken Dhaliwal is a Partner in Dentons’ Toronto office; he joined the firm in 2014 from another Canadian law firm and has been practicing entertainment law for over 20 years. Ken focuses on the areas of media, entertainment and intellectual property law. Ken’s national and international film, television and on-line clients are involved in a wide range of activities from financing to production and distribution. Ken acts for independent producers, Canadian and foreign broadcasters, major Hollywood studios, online providers, television and film distributors, banks, private equity as well as creators and artists.

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