Welcome by Academy governor and Oscar®-winning actor Whoopi Goldberg and hosted by Oscar-winning actor Marlee Matlin Panelists include Eryn Brown, Jenni Gold, Zack Gottsagen, Jorge Gutierrez, Jim LeBrecht, Millicent Simmonds, Danny Woodburn, Kaitlyn Yang and Maysoon Zayid In celebration of the 30th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences will present… Continue reading Academy Spotlights Filmmakers With Disabilities With Virtual Program In Honor Of ADA 30th Anniversary
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“Academy Dialogues” Focuses On Importance Of “Owning Your Brand” In Hollywood
With DeVon Franklin, Franklin Leonard, Debra Martin Chase and Phillip Sun WHAT:Part of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences’ Academy Aperture 2025 initiative, “Academy Dialogues: It Starts With Us” is a new series of virtual panels, with conversations about race, ethnicity, gender, history, opportunity and the art of filmmaking. The latest episode in… Continue reading “Academy Dialogues” Focuses On Importance Of “Owning Your Brand” In Hollywood
Delroy Lindo, Gina Prince-Bythewood And T.J. Martin Speak To The Black Experience In Hollywood In Latest “Academy Dialogues”
WHAT:Part of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences’ Academy Aperture 2025 initiative, “Academy Dialogues: It Starts With Us” is a new series of virtual panels, with conversations about race, ethnicity, gender, history, opportunity and the art of filmmaking. In partnership with ICON MANN, a media and consulting company committed to positively transforming the… Continue reading Delroy Lindo, Gina Prince-Bythewood And T.J. Martin Speak To The Black Experience In Hollywood In Latest “Academy Dialogues”
Academy Reveals Winning Nicholl Screenwriters
Scripts to be presented at virtual table read in December Five individuals have been selected as winners of the 2020 Academy Nicholl Fellowships in Screenwriting competition. The fellows will each receive a $35,000 prize and be highlighted at the Academy Nicholl Fellowships in Screenwriting Awards and Virtual Table Read on Thursday, December 3, where an… Continue reading Academy Reveals Winning Nicholl Screenwriters
Academy Reveals 2020 Student Academy Award Winners
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has voted 18 students as winners of the 47th Student Academy Awards® competition. This year, the Student Academy Awards competition received a total of 1,474 entries from 207 domestic and 121 international colleges and universities. The 2020 winners join the ranks of such past Student Academy Award… Continue reading Academy Reveals 2020 Student Academy Award Winners
New ‘Academy Dialogues’ Conversation Focuses On Documentary Storytelling
Academy Dialogues: “Documentaries Through Our Own Lens”with Lisa Cortés, James LeBrecht, Bao Nguyen, Dawn Porterand Roger Ross Williams WHAT:Part of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences’ Academy Aperture 2025 initiative, “Academy Dialogues: It Starts With Us” is a new series of virtual panels, with conversations about race, ethnicity, gender, history, opportunity and the… Continue reading New ‘Academy Dialogues’ Conversation Focuses On Documentary Storytelling