We are clearly in un-chartered waters with the COVID-19 global pandemic. Not only has it dramatically impacted our personal lives and society at large, it has also challenged the industry that we all work in and love and the uncertainty will continue for a while until we can start to beat and overcome COVID-19 together.  

The whole of DMS has been working from home since mid-March in our locations in London, Sydney and Los Angeles. This transition to work remotely was aimed at protecting our staff and our families whilst enabling us to maintain our 24hr services for our clients. The Governments in each location have subsequently imposed further social distancing and lockdown measures so we remain, for the foreseeable future, in this remote working scenario.  

In order to better manage the business during this unique period, we have also reduced our capacity in several areas by placing a number of staff roles on furlough. This will enable us to manage the business during a time where the theatrical movie industry is in a state of inertia. We are, and will always remain, a talent-driven agency where our people are at the heart of what we do and we will look forward to being able to bring them back quickly into the DMS family as the industry inevitably starts to move again.

I can assure you though, that we still have sizeable teams right across all our services, supported by our robust, cloud-based infrastructure that is enabling them to work with all our clients securely and reliably. Whilst our physical doors are currently closed, we are committed to supporting our clients and delivering to them throughout this challenging time. 

Wishing you and your families good health.

Simon Briggs
Managing Director