Sunday, September 13, 2020

Worth a Look

 Here are a few posts from last week's Greenpage that might be worth your time...

The Oscars Announce Sweeping New Inclusion Requirements for Best Picture

The Mary Sue: The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced new inclusion rules yesterday, with specific standards that must be met for films to be eligible for nominations. This means that by 2024, when these changes go fully into effect, we can hopefully say goodbye to the days of #OscarsSoWhite.

 

Coronavirus impact on Denver's art scene: Years of growth is lost

theknow.denverpost.com: A pair of new reports from the city detail staggering losses in Denver’s arts and culture scene after six months of coronavirus-related shutdowns, which come just after a decade of unprecedented growth.

Issued this week by Denver Arts & Venues, the two reports focus on the city’s creative economy and its music industry, respectively.

 

The play’s not the thing, the theatre is: returning to live performance is like returning to humanity

Theatre | The Guardian: The last time I went to the theatre, I knew I wouldn’t be back for a while. It was mid-March, the final Sunday of Adelaide’s festivals; the government was “advising against” gatherings of more than 500 people from Monday.

 

Hollywood's inclusion problems still run deep, study finds

CANVAS Arts: As Hollywood searches for a response to the reckoning brought on by the death of George Floyd and the Academy Awards move to make Oscar nominees more inclusive, a new study captures how the film industry has improved in diversity and how it still lags.

In the most popular films of 2019, protagonists were more diverse than ever, and there were more women were behind the camera. But in many other areas — speaking roles, behind-the-scenes jobs, LGBTQ representation, parts for people with disability — Hollywood remains far from reflecting the makeup of its American audiences

 

Career Development: Fixing The Entertainment Industry’s Problem When It Is Needed Most

www.forbes.com: Like much of the world, the US has crossed the six-month mark since the pandemic forced most in-person gatherings to halt, which was primarily signified by South By Southwest's cancellation, one of the most well attended entertainment-based events globally. Predictions are now spanning well into 2021 and beyond to return to a "normal" state of events. The entire industry has been impacted, from musicians not able to perform and live crew out of jobs to countless industry professionals furloughed from music companies.

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