Academy CEO Bill Kramer: “Our Future Is With International Cinema As Much As American” – Venice
deadline.comAs new Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences CEO Bill Kramer continues his inaugural outreach tour, he stopped in Venice today to discuss AMPAS’ relationship with global cinema and declared, “I think our future is with international cinema as much as with American cinema.”He further told attendees at a “Values of Cinema in a Global Society” panel this afternoon, “When the Academy was founded in 1927, it was much more focused on Hollywood (and the U.S.
industry) and optics and public relations. That’s still a lot of what we do, but we’ve grown into an organization that is so much more international.”More than 25% of the Academy’s membership is international while 50% of the latest class also hails from outside the U.S.
This, Kramer said, “shows our deep commitment to international cinema.”Kramer also talked up the Academy Museum’s multi-year partnership with CineCitta to celebrate Italian cinema and suggested that this will hardly be the last time AMPAS travels to the Lido.
Kicking off awards season, the Venice Film Festival “is so incredibly important. We will continue to grow our relationship.”Speaking more broadly about the Oscars, Kramer was asked about Netflix and its relationship to the Academy. “The theatrical eligibility requirement will not go away,” he said. “At the same time, we have to acknowledge theatrical and streaming will continue to coexist.
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