tarting in 2019, If Your Film Isn’t Diverse, It Won’t Be Eligible for a BAFTA Award

[Soundbwoy]

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. BAFTA will also remove the requirement that newly admitted voters be recommended by two existing members.
https://www.google.ca/amp/amp.slate...ms_that_are_not_diverse_starting_in_2019.html

 

[Khalil's_Black_Excellence]

So diversity is brings tarty flavor to films in 2019. Cool...

 

[NoGutsNoGLory]

Thats fukking stupid if Im reading this right. What if a film is set in a time and place where there is no "dieversity"?

 

[TheGodling]

Thats fukking stupid if Im reading this right. What if a film is set in a time and place where there is no "dieversity"?

It's not just about on-screen diversity, it's about the entire production thus including the crew. I have no idea how the hell they want to implement the part about audience access and appeal to underrepresented audiences though. Who the fukk are these underrepresented audiences supposed to be, and how accessible (and in what way) is the movie supposed to be?