Film Academy, BAFTA, Grammys Heads on Diversity Progress, AI, and Modernizing Awards Shows
Bill Kramer, Jane Millichip and Harvey Mason Jr. discussed "The Future of Awards Bodies," mixing "carrot and stick" and "disruptive" artificial intelligence at TIFF's industry conference section.
How to handle and regulate AI, how to continue making awards shows more appealing to a broader audience, and how key improving diversity is to ensuring relevance and revenue were just some of the questions discussed by the heads of the organizations behind the Oscars, BAFTA Awards and Grammys in Toronto on Sunday morning.
Bill Kramer, the CEO of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS), BAFTA CEO Jane Millichip and Recording Academy CEO Harvey Mason Jr. addressed the hot-button issues during a panel on “The Future of Awards Bodies,” moderated by TIFF chief programming officer Anita Lee, at the industry conference strand of the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF).
