The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences turned its annual membership assembly right into a roadshow on Saturday morning, convening on the Lucasfilm places of work in San Francisco and streaming on its members-only web site.
By and huge, the proceedings had been routine, as chief govt Bill Kramer and president Janet Yang addressed the state of the establishment, and underscored a message he had despatched the group, together with audited financials, through electronic mail on Friday. “Overall, our financial results are positive,” Kramer had stated within the electronic mail, however the stresses of a strike yr, Covid restoration and museum assist.
At Saturday’s assembly, one member query caught the eye of a minimum of some who watched. Would the Academy prolong assist to those that had been struggling to pay their $450 annual membership dues following months of strike-induced unemployment?
The reply was sure, there’s a plan to supply help—excellent news for these simply now rising from one of many rougher Hollywood years in current reminiscence.
For these fortunate sufficient to be within the Bay Area, the assembly was adopted by a reception on the close by Sessions restaurant, members solely, plus one.
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