This week on TIFF Long Take, Rob sits down with Shawn Finnie, Associate Director of Member Relations at the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, to talk about how the Academy has worked to address concerns over the lack of diversity when it comes to its membership, nominees, and award winners. In 2012, the Academy was 77% male and 94% white. Today those numbers have shifted to 69% male and 84% white, a sign that while change is definitely slow going, things are trending in the right direction.
Finnie talks about his vision for the future of the Academy, how he helped create the Academy's most diverse class ever, and why a ‘Moonlight’ Best Picture win ten years ago likely would have been impossible.
He also talks about why invitations to join the Academy should be based on more than your resume, and why he saw #OscarSoWhite as an opportunity.
Ep. 83: Looking Back on TIFF’18
Ep. 82: How Steven Yeun Went From ‘The Walking Dead’ to ‘Burning’
Ep. 81: 'Icebox' Takes us Inside the World of Child Migrants
Ep. 80: Piers Handling on TIFF’s Past and Future
Ep. 79: Are we in a Golden Age of Documentary Film?
Ep. 78: What Does a Festival Award Mean to a Young Filmmaker?
Ep. 77: What the Disney-Fox Merger Means for Audiences and the Industry
Ep. 76: Is Artificial Intelligence Good for the Future of Film?
Ep. 75: A Guide to Festival 2018
Ep. 74: Boots Riley on the Long Road to Making 'Sorry to Bother You'
Ep. 73: Debra Granik on How to Direct A Breakout Role
Ep. 72: How Ben Foster Became one of his Generation's Greatest Chameleons
Ep. 71: Is the Future of TV not on TV?
Ep. 70: How to Breathe New Life Into a Classic Genre
Ep. 69: What’s it Like to Work at Pixar?
Ep. 68: How to Build a Career in Documentary Filmmaking
Ep. 67: How to Crowdsource the Cure to an Industry Problem
Ep. 66: How to Update a Classic Work for 2018
Ep. 65: Can MoviePass Save the Cinematic Experience?
Ep. 64: Mark Duplass on the Changing Economics of Film
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