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Oscars Announce New Inclusion Requirements for Best Picture Eligibility

Representation standards will apply to the Oscars from 2022. Films nominated for Best Picture must meet two out of four Academy Inclusion Standards, which address race, gender, LGBTQ+ and disability.

'In 2016, after they failed to nominate any person of color among their 20 acting nominees, Cheryl Boone Isaacs, who was Academy President at the time, took historic action by committing to doubling the number of women and diverse members by 2020, which they have achieved.'

BFI diversity standards 'failing to tackle race discrimination in UK film industry'

Article on an evaluation of the BFI Diversity Standards in relation to Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) participation after six years in operation by Dr Clive Nwonka from the London School of Economics.

'The research, conducted with the co-operation of the BFI, suggested that BAME participation in the industry remained considerably lower than other under-represented groups, particularly in behind-the-camera roles.'

Seeing Ourselves

Second edition of Screen Australia's Seeing Ourselves, charting slight improvements in representation since the first edition on 2016. The report found that there was uncertainty in the industry around who can tell stories, and that stereotypes, gaps and tokenism persists in storytelling and that power structures contribute to poor representation. However there is greater recognition of both the cultural and commercial value of diverse content and increased demand for authentic diverse stories.

UK film sector failing to tackle systemic discrimination of BAME individuals

Summary article and link to research on the effectiveness of the British Film Industry Diversity Standards, launched in 2016, which require funded productions to meet diversity criteria, by Dr Clive Nwonka, from the London School of Economics and Political Science.

'Britain’s black and ethnic minority population remain excluded from key areas of the industry, with BAME representation still mostly located in secondary roles rather than as lead characters or in key production roles.'

Arts bodies threatened with funding cuts over lack of diversity

Arts Council England moves towards diversity targets tied to funding as 2020 diversity data shows little change.

"We need to be very clear: if organisations are not delivering, they could lose their funding. There has been a lot of development support for organisations to get to grips with the challenges. We are moving to a point where targets are going to be set and if organisations are not delivering or meeting targets there will be implications and repercussions.” - Abid Hussain

BBC Diversity Commissioning Code of Practice

The BBC's policy on diversity and inclusion in commissioning, setting out its diversity targets and its commitment to leading by example, with authentic portrayals, open and fair casting, a diverse workforce, maximising audience engagement and to measurement, monitoring and reporting.

Policy change at Darlinghurst Theatre Company

Darlinghurst Theatre Company in Sydney makes a public commitment to:

'having, at minimum, 50% of all artists in our employ, every year, belonging to an Indigenous, Black or Culturally and Linguistically Diverse community and to having diversity of representation across our season and programming. This will include employment of playwrights, actors, directors and designers.'

Creative Industries Council Diversity Charter

One-page charter adopted by members of the UK's Creative Industries Council, including Arts Council England, British Film Institute, Crafts Council, UK Music and UK Interactive Entertainment. It commits the industry to take action in eight areas, including collecting data, increasing talent pipelines, promote diversity at senior levels and setting meaningful targets.

Diversity & Inclusion Progress Report 2019/20

An analysis of progress made since the adoption of the Creative Industries Diversity Charter. The report provides analysis and case studies of progress for each sector - such as Advertising, Publishing, Arts and TV and Film - focusing on three headline commitments of the charter: Diversity Monitoring, Strategies to Widen Talent Pipelines and Leadership Engagement. It makes recommendations for improvement in each of these areas.