The ‘Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences’ (©A.M.P.A.S.®), publicly known as the ’Academy Awards’ is a professional organization that represents members of the motion picture industry, both technical and artistic. The organization consists of more than 6000 members and has 14 branches, which are writers, directors, actors, producers, film editors, cinematographers, sound, visual effects, animation, art directors, executives, music, short films and documentary.
To be a member of the Academy, sponsorship of minimum two members of the same branch is required and the candidate must have ‘achieved distinction in the motion pictures arts and sciences’. The revenue of the Academy comes from the member dues. Additional income comes from theater rentals and publication of Players Directory’. More than 120,000 union actors from all over the world are listed in the Players Directory. The Academy sells the rights to telecast the annual Academy Award ceremonies and this makes the main financial source.
Magic of Motion Picture
A.M.P.A.S. does not only distribute Oscar statues to people but supports training and technological advancements in motion picture industry. Academy organizes seminars for training. It has a huge library and film archive as a resource for researches. Academy encourages educational activities in several ways as well as the promotional activities. Read the rest of this entry »
