Organisation will periodically review membership rolls that could rescind voting privileges for less active supportersBafta’s LA branch has voted in favour of an initiative designed to overtake its membership,which will see voters who are not considered active members of the film industry removed, according to the Hollywood Reporter.
The British Academy of Film and Television Arts is undergoing a similar exercise as the US’s Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (which votes for the Oscars) as they react to suggestions that their membership does not reflect the reality of the modern film world. While Ampas has been convulsed by the recent #OscarsSoWhite campaign, or is currently rushing through measures to try to increase the organisation’s diversity,Bafta is concerned that its voting cap (only 6500 members are allowed to vote) will exclude newer, more active members. The Hollywood Reporter suggests Bafta will periodically review its membership rolls and rescind voting privileges for those who haven’t worked within the industry for more than 20 years or “within the last five years”.
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Source: theguardian.com