FSC Lifts Production Hold, Subject to Guidelines

The Free Speech Coalition released a pair of statements Friday, one announcing the FSC’s preliminary health and safety guidelines for adult film production and the other a FAQ on the COVID-19 related modifications to the Performer Availability Screening Services (PASS) system.

“Since late April, the FSC COVID-19 Task Force has met twice a week — as well as spoken with advisory groups of producers, performers, and medical experts — to discuss benchmarks for lifting the production hold and developing the guidance needed to safely resume production,” the FSC said in its statement. “We are now releasing those guidelines and removing the voluntary production hold that has been in place since March 15, for productions that meet the following criteria:

• Mainstream film production is permitted in the jurisdiction where the shoot will occur.
• The company or independent producer responsible for the shoot has a written safety plan that includes COVID-19 infection prevention and response protocols.

The FSC has also created a page for COVID-19 resources for the adult industry. The page includes a link to download the Preliminary Health and Safety Guidelines for Adult Film Production.

To read the FSC’s full announcement on its COVID-19 guidelines, click here. To read its FAQ on the COVID-19 modifications, click here.