Later today, the first Tuesday in August, the board of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences will meet to install newly elected governors and reorganize its officers, pretty much as usual.
As usual, the governors will almost certainly elect casting director David Rubin, the Academy’s current president, to another term. Re-election of presidents who aren’t termed out is almost automatic.
Also as usual, the group will probably choose a financially competent executive or producer to replace Paramount’s Jim Gianopulos, who is leaving the board, as treasurer. My money is on Participant’s David Linde, who will inherit the headaches that come with a large institution that has been wrestling for several years with growing debt, increased expenses and flat-to-declining income.
So here’s a question: Once having done the expected, will this new board and its officers turn to confront some of the less-expected challenges...
As usual, the governors will almost certainly elect casting director David Rubin, the Academy’s current president, to another term. Re-election of presidents who aren’t termed out is almost automatic.
Also as usual, the group will probably choose a financially competent executive or producer to replace Paramount’s Jim Gianopulos, who is leaving the board, as treasurer. My money is on Participant’s David Linde, who will inherit the headaches that come with a large institution that has been wrestling for several years with growing debt, increased expenses and flat-to-declining income.
So here’s a question: Once having done the expected, will this new board and its officers turn to confront some of the less-expected challenges...
- 8/3/2021
- by Michael Cieply
- Deadline Film + TV
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