For the movies, is global inclusion possible?Utopian as that might sound—the idea of letting the whole world in– it is clearly a goal of the newly awakened Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
The introduction to the Academy’s RAISE platform, an online portal used to screen Oscar Best Picture contenders for inclusiveness, states the case in bold terms. “The representation and inclusion standards are designed to encourage equitable representation on and off screen to better reflect the diverse global population,” it says.In reaching for universal access, the Academy has already expanded its non-U.S.
membership, recruiting filmmakers and executives from around the world. No accident that Parasite, from South Korea, was named Best
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