Motion Picture Academy Will Slash Annual Number Of New Member Invitations By Roughly Half Beginning This Year
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deadline.comThe Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences is tightening new membership numbers by roughly half of the large class annually admitted in recent years, an initiative originally begun in 2016 when the previous year’s number of new members was doubled.
This was largely in order to correct the inbalance of the organization’s then reported majority of white male members, making it much more diverse and more international in scope.I am told the Academy believes the annual growth since then of 10% was just not sustainable, and by reining it back to what they consider workable numbers it will allow “more personal” attention to members ensuring AMPAS will have the necessary infrastructure, staff resources and environment to support all members
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