European Film Academy to Restructure Board Membership to Ensure Fairer Geographic Representation
variety.comLeo Barraclough International Features Editor The board of the European Film Academy – the organization behind the European Film Awards – has decided to restructure board membership for 2024.
The change will ensure an equal voice for different parts of Europe in strategic decisions. From the upcoming elections onwards, representatives on the board will be chosen from 15 regions in Europe.
The move is designed to give a more equal distribution of voices from across Europe on the board. The restructuring will take place in two stages, allowing current board members elected in December 2022 for a two-year period to finish their mandate until the end of 2024.
Additionally, one of the board seats is to be reserved for a transnational ethnic representative, and academy members belonging to either the Sámi and/or Roma populations in Europe will be eligible to be elected.
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