Thursday, Aug. 5, 2021

The Hollywood Foreign Press Association on Thursday announced reforms to its bylaws and an overhaul of its membership process in a bid to diversify its ranks and potentially restore the heavily criticized Golden Globes. 

The embattled 84-member press association voted 63 to 19 in favor of...

Thursday, Jul. 1, 2021

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences is extending invitations to join the organization to 395 artists and executives who have distinguished themselves by their contributions to theatrical motion pictures.

Membership selection decisions are based on professional qualifications,...

Wednesday, Jun. 16, 2021

A new study by consumer goods conglomerate Unilever has found that nearly one in two people from marginalized communities--people with disabilities, and Black, Hispanic, Asian, and LGBTQ+ people--feel they have been stereotyped in some way through advertising. The study also highlights that it...

Thursday, Jun. 10, 2021

In late May, ANA issued a new report, “The Growth of Supplier Diversity,” that contained important findings that will likely impact the production industry in the near future.

A supplier diversity program is a proactive business program which encourages the use of women-owned, ethnic/...

Thursday, May. 27, 2021

Tribeca Festival has unveiled the finalists and jury for this year’s Tribeca X Awards, which celebrates the best brand and filmmaker collaborations of the year across four categories: Feature Film, Short Film, Episodic Series and Immersive.  The finalists represent brands ranging from The U.S....

Monday, May. 10, 2021

Amid growing pressure on the Hollywood Foreign Press Association from studios, stars and large swaths of the film industry, NBC said Monday that will not air the Golden Globes in 2022, putting in doubt the viability of one of Hollywood's oldest and most-watched award shows. 

Criticism of...

Sunday, May. 9, 2021

Growing up an avid reader, Kwana Jackson knew where to look for romance novels with Black characters: Segregated in the "African American interest" section where only determined shoppers would find them. 

When Jackson became a published author she saw other ways in which writers of color...

Monday, May. 3, 2021

The One Club for Creativity has advanced its commitment to creative activism by urging agencies, brands, ad schools and other organizations to step up and help support workplace equity in the industry by signing its new Paid Internship Pledge.

The initiative launches with a number of...

Thursday, Apr. 15, 2021

Despite women making history in the top categories at the Oscars, the number of female nominees in the 18 non-acting categories increased by only two percentage points this year, according to a Women’s Media Center analysis.

Of the total of 205 nominees for directing, producing, writing,...

Friday, Apr. 9, 2021

STARZ will partner with Alliance of Women Directors (AWD) to increase representation of female directors through the STARZ #TakeTheLead Directors Program. The partnership--announced by STARZ president and CEO Jeffrey Hirsch during the company’s first #TakeTheLead “Transparency Talk” session--...

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