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Los Angeles (AFP) - At just 14 years old, Ja'saray Juarez debates what makes a good ad with her friends -- catchy music, clever camera work and appealing characters are all part of the mix. She will eventually film her own commercial to show her class. In a few years, the freshman hopes to launch her career behind the camera, thanks to a special program at her Los Angeles high school for hundreds of young people from underrepresented communities looking to break into showbiz. Since September, the public high school has been home to a magnet program for film and television studies that has rece...
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New York (AFP) - From the first openly lesbian governor to the first Generation Z member-elect of Congress, early results in the US midterms heralded a good night for diversity. - 'Proud' - In Massachusetts, voters elected Democrat Maura Healey as America's first out lesbian governor, TV networks projected. The 51-year-old defeated Geoff Diehl, who had been endorsed by ex-president Donald Trump, to flip the office from the Republicans. She said she was "proud" of her historic victory, telling cheering supporters that it sent a message "to every little girl and every LGBTQ person out there, you...
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Los Angeles (AFP) - Audiences for more diverse television shows have grown during the pandemic, but Latino actors and writers remain underrepresented and transgender actors are "virtually absent," says a major new study released Tuesday. The annual Hollywood Diversity Report produced by the University of California, Los Angeles found a correlation last year between show ratings figures and the diversity of casts and writers' rooms, particularly in minority households. Broadcast ratings figures for white households were highest for shows with casts considered "relatively diverse" -- 31-40 perce...
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Los Angeles (AFP) - Female and minority actors were proportionately represented in Hollywood for the first time last year in a "watershed moment for diversity," said a report released Thursday suggesting change may have been accelerated by the pandemic. While praising "enormous gains" in representation, authors warned 2020 had been an anomalous year that saw major releases postponed due to the pandemic, and low-budget streaming titles with more diverse casts and crew coming to the fore. Darnell Hunt, co-author of the Hollywood Diversity Report, said it was "encouraging to see skyrocketing numb...
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Los Angeles (AFP) - Female and minority actors were proportionately represented in Hollywood for the first time last year in a "watershed moment for diversity," says a report released Thursday. But authors warned the "enormous gains" could be the result of an anomalous year that saw major theatrical releases postponed due to the pandemic, and low-budget streaming titles with more diverse casts and crew coming to the fore. Darnell Hunt, co-author of the Hollywood Diversity Report, said it was "encouraging to see skyrocketing numbers this year in front of the camera" for women and people of colo...
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Los Angeles (AFP) - Actors of color are favorites in each category, and two female directors are nominated for the first time -- this year's Oscars could set new benchmarks for diversity, thanks to long-brewing industry changes as well as Covid-19's transformation of Hollywood, experts say. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has drastically reformed its membership in recent years, admitting large batches of new Oscars voters each year who better reflect society's diversity, after much criticism for its mainly white, male base. "I think that this Oscars will be forever remembered a...
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Los Angeles (AFP) - Hollywood's motion picture academy unveiled strict new eligibility rules to boost diversity among best picture Oscars nominees and the wider movie industry in a landmark announcement Tuesday.From 2024, all films hoping to win Tinseltown's most coveted prize will need to either employ a minimum number of cast, crew and administrative employees from under-represented backgrounds, or directly tackle themes affecting those communities.The groundbreaking move comes after years of criticism over a lack of diversity among the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences' members, a...
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