“For us, this sends out a clear message to the industry that employees have a responsibility to provide safe work environments,” Emma Baehr, BAFTA’s director of awards and content, toldIt will also be mandatory for films submitted to outstanding British film category to have had a sustainability policy in place as part of the production, and while the Diversity Standards requirements haven’t changed, BAFTA is asking entries to supply data with regards to the British Film Institute’s new...
“There’ll be a period of transition where it’s not mandatory, but we will need to collect the data so that we can monitor it alongside the BFI to see where there might be areas we need to offer more guidance and more clarity,” said Baehr. Elsewhere, in the director category, the rules for which were revamped as part of the major review in 2020, has been tweaked to include directors who identify as non-binary. For 2024, the top female, male and non-binary identifying directors will be longlisted to a maximum of 17, with gender parity between male and female directors upheld.
The inclusion of non-binary directors wasn’t “reactive,” explained Baehr, who said it was “just to ensure that we are being inclusive,” adding that “we look at every single role and every single part of our awards and need to make sure that, looking at the longer term, we’re remaining relevant and fair.”
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