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Waad Al-Kateab & Kelley Kali Named 2021 Recipients of Academy Gold Fellowship for Women

Filmmakers Waad Al-Kateab and Kelley Kali are the recipients of the 2021 Academy Gold Fellowship for Women. According to Screen Daily, the respective “For Sama” and “I’m Fine...

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Samantha N. Sheppard and J.E. Smyth Named AMPAS’ 2021 Academy Film Scholars

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) is supporting the work of scholars Samantha N. Sheppard and J.E. Smyth. They have been named as the 2021 Academy Film Scholars and will each...

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Susanne Bier to Co-Chair Academy’s International Feature Film Executive Committee

Susanne Bier, director of the Oscar-winning “In a Better World,” is set to lead one of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences’ (AMPAS) awards committees. Deadline reports...

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Academy Introduces Representation and Inclusion Standards for Best Picture Oscar

Films will soon have to up their inclusion game if they want to be considered for the Best Picture Oscar. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) has announced and outlined new...

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AMPAS Launches Conversation Series Focusing on Inclusion in Industry, First Ep Features Whoopi Goldberg

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS), the organization behind the Oscars, has released the first installment of “Academy Dialogues: It Starts with Us,” a conversation series...

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Academy Invites 819 New Members, 45 Percent Are Women and 36 Percent POC

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS), the organization behind the Oscars, has invited 819 artists and execs from 68 countries to join. A press release announcing the 2020 class...

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Academy Invites 842 New Members, 50% Are Women and 29% POC

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS), the organization behind the Oscars, has invited 842 people from 59 countries to join as members. According to the Academy’s website, 50...

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Laura Dern, Jennifer Yuh Nelson, & More Elected to Academy’s Board of Governors

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has held elections for its 2019-2020 Board of Governors. According to a press release, the 54-person board’s number of women has risen from 22 to...

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The Academy Launches Action: The Women’s Initiative, Events Planned in LA and London

The Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences — the body behind the Oscars — has a famously bad track record when it comes to recognizing female filmmakers: just one woman, Kathryn...

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