Oakland News SF Bay Area By Zennie62Media Inc & Zennie Abraham
Oakland News SF Bay Area By Zennie62Media Inc & Zennie Abraham
Los Angeles, CA – Five individuals have been selected as winners of the 2020 Academy Nicholl Fellowships in Screenwriting competition. The fellows will each receive a $35,000 prize and be highlighted at the Academy Nicholl Fellowships in Screenwriting Awards and Virtual Table Read on Thursday, December 3, where an ensemble of actors will read selected […]
Los Angeles – Today, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced new representation and inclusion standards for Oscars® eligibility in the Best Picture category, as part of its Academy Aperture 2025 initiative. The standards are designed to encourage equitable representation on and off screen in order to better reflect the diversity of the […]
Los Angeles – Casting Director David Rubin was re-elected president of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences today by the organization’s Board of Governors. Mr. Rubin was first elected the 35th president of AMPAS last August, 2019. Also elected to officer positions by the Board: Lois Burwell, First Vice President (chair, Awards and […]
Los Angeles – The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences is extending invitations to join the organization to 819 artists and executives who have distinguished themselves by their contributions to theatrical motion pictures. The 2020 class is 45% women, 36% underrepresented ethnic/racial communities (people of color, or p.o.c), and 49% international from 68 countries. […]
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences is a global community of more than 8,000 of the most accomplished artists, filmmakers and executives working in film. In addition to celebrating and recognizing excellence in filmmaking through the Oscars, the Academy supports a wide range of initiatives to promote the art and science of the […]
John Bailey was re-elected Academy President, and after the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) took up an investigation of sexual harassment claims. The Academy statement read like this: John Bailey was re-elected president of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Tuesday night (August 7) by the organization’s Board of Governors. […]
Kendrick Lamar? Daisy Ridley? Academy members? Yes! The Academy Of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences released its list of 928 invited new members, and a glossy presentation of its composition. The results reflect the start of massive change in Hollywood and the entertainment industry, after the stunning revelations of Harvey Weinstein’s alleged serial sexual harassment […]
