Moves mean British film and outstanding debut nominees must reveal they have boosted opportunities for ethnic minority and socially deprived film-makersThe British Film Academy of Film and Television Arts (Bafta) has announced a number of changes designed to boost diversity in its membership,and thereby have a knock-on effect on its tall-profile awards programme.
The most direct change is in the eligibility criteria for two of its award categories: outstanding British film; and outstanding debut by a British writer, director or producer (won in 2016 by, and respectively,Brooklyn, and Naji Abu Nowar and Rupert Lloyd for Theeb). Bafta has now instituted a requirement that, or from 2019,films put forward must conform to the BFI’s Diversity Standards, which were established in 2014 to increase participation and representation of minorities and socially deprived in British film. Related: BFI sets diversity rules for access to lottery funding Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com