Direk Erik Matti laments the cost of producing films amid the COVID-19 pandemic
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Direk Erik Matti: “Yes, if this continues, we will end up not making any movies anymore.”
Film director and producer Erik Matti offers a dire warning about the current state of the local film industry which is hugely affected amid the ongoing health crisis brought about by the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19).
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In his Instagram post, Direk Erik gave his followers a glimpse of the cost of producing movies today, especially the huge amount being spent to implement the health and safety protocols.
He lamented, “This is what producers spend for a 10-day shoot just on health and safety protocols. These tests are on top of what we usually spend in producing our movies before the pandemic. Most people think the difficulty of producing content only lies with the producers.”
Erik added that at the rate this is going, it is entirely possible that producers will stop making any movies and just shift to TV or advertising.
“We always hear people say, “If you can't afford to make movies, then don't make them.” Yes, if this continues, we will end up not making any movies anymore. People will just go to tv and advertising.
“Movies will die. Everything that this pandemic brought upon us has put its burden to the producers in making sure we continue making films.
“With the cinemas closed and with no assured income for our movies, where do we go? To some, they say, “well, it's just the movies.”; the least of our concerns in these trying times. But to most of us, movies are our life. We can't just let this die.”
Even the international movie scene was severely affected by the COVID-19 pandemic last 2020.
Check out some of the films that were delayed last year in this gallery:
