The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has decided to make the list of nominated documentaries shorter by imposing new restrictions.
One of them: If your work wasn't reviewed by The Los Angeles Times or the New York Times then it is NOT eligible.
So at the exact time that the world of big screen media is opening up to more and more creative folks because the price of "prosumer" video equipment has plummeted, the Academy has decided to virtually eliminate those new bodies of work.
Opined The Washington Post:
If there are just too many entries, name panels of regional judges and let them select the ones that go to the final judging by the members. Or something. But don't give those two papers the power of life or death, the ability to shut up new emerging artists.
Oh, that's the way it was done before the changes? I see.
The Oscars air live on ABC February 26th. Here's a cute promotional trailer for the broadcast, hosted by Billy Crystal.
One of them: If your work wasn't reviewed by The Los Angeles Times or the New York Times then it is NOT eligible.
So at the exact time that the world of big screen media is opening up to more and more creative folks because the price of "prosumer" video equipment has plummeted, the Academy has decided to virtually eliminate those new bodies of work.
Opined The Washington Post:
But the rule might diminish the prospects of those who make smaller and less prominent movies; these filmmakers have often qualified their documentaries without the kind of commercial release that typically leads to reviews by the two news organizations
If there are just too many entries, name panels of regional judges and let them select the ones that go to the final judging by the members. Or something. But don't give those two papers the power of life or death, the ability to shut up new emerging artists.
Oh, that's the way it was done before the changes? I see.
The Oscars air live on ABC February 26th. Here's a cute promotional trailer for the broadcast, hosted by Billy Crystal.
Well THAT puts a damper on the Heartland, doesn't it?
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