Baftas 2024 winner tells The Independent how film industry can be more ‘accessible’

Baftas 2024 winner tells The Independent how film industry needs to be more 'accessible'Source: Original

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00:00 Continuing to support films from all different filmmakers and that also means going out to cinemas.

00:08 I'm here on the ground at the BAFTAs 2024. Now let's talk about diversity within this year's

00:14 nominations. Three years after an all-white lineup of actors was nominated, this year it

00:19 is more diverse but there are just six people of colour in the acting categories for 2024

00:24 and there are no women in several categories including adapted screenplay, cinematography,

00:29 original score and sound. So how do famous faces feel about this and how can it be pushed further?

00:36 I think we always wanted to make a working class film where people weren't defined by their class

00:41 and I kind of hope the film industry can become more accessible to those kind of voices.

00:46 Continuing to support films from all different filmmakers and that also means going out to

00:54 cinemas and seeing their films and sharing them online and also if you're a voter continuing to

01:02 recognize films from so many different people.

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