Philippines Revamps Film Academy to Boost Oscar Campaigns and Protect Film Workers
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Liz Shackleton
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Summary
The Film Academy of the Philippines is undergoing a revamp under filmmaker Paolo Villaluna to strengthen its core missions: campaigning for Philippine cinema at the Oscars and other international awards, and protecting film workers' rights. The academy recently attended the Cannes Film Festival to meet with international film agencies, festivals, awards organizations, campaign strategists, and film worker guilds. Its four major mandates include guild support, worker training, awards and honors, and worker protection, with a longer-term goal of expanding training programs.
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The organisation says it has four major mandates – guild support, worker training, awards and honors, and worker protection – as well as a longer term aim to expand training.
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