By Mike Fleming Jr Co-Editor-in-Chief, Film Editors’ Note: Michael Shamberg is a tenured AMPAS member whose name is often mentioned when it comes time to name a producer for the Oscarcast.
His credits include Get Shorty, The Big Chill, Erin Brockovich, Out of Sight, Pulp Fiction, Gattaca, A Fish Called Wanda and many others.
He has shared with Deadline an open letter he wrote the Academy to address several areas where he sees shortcomings. The Academy’s response appears below the letter.
MF WILL THE MOTION PICTURE ACADEMY SURVIVE COVID-19?An open letter to the Academy Community AMPAS is facing both a crisis of relevance and a financial crisis which threatens its survival.
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