“In an incredibly bold move, the British Academy of Film and Television Arts announced last week that, beginning in 2019,works that do not demonstrate inclusivity in their production practices will no longer be eligible for its annual awards, the BAFTAs, often considered the U.K. equivalent of the Oscars. Eligible projects must showcase this in two of the following ways, as the BBC reported: On-screen characters and themes, senior roles and crew, industry training and career progression, and audience access and appeal to underrepresented audiences.”
The angry whites in the comments really tell me that this was a necessary and good decision to combat the overpowering whiteness of film. Representation, on and off screen, matters.
Please note that this article is from 2016. Here’s a link from Batfa’s own website that was published June, 2018: http://www.bafta.org/media-centre/press-releases/new-diversity-requirement-film-awards
Starting in 2019, If Your Film Isn’t Diverse, It Won’t Be Eligible for a BAFTA Award
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