The Academy in Los Angeles

This conversation features Academy governor and producer DeVon Franklin (Breakthrough Movie), The Black List founder Franklin Leonard, producer Debra Martin Chase (Harriet Movie), and M88 president, managing partner and co-founder Phillip Sun, as they discuss their professional journeys and finding success outside of the traditional Hollywood system.

Anita Hill moderates this conversation with Geena Davis (Geena Davis Institute on Gender in Media), Alma Har'el, Laura Karpman and Karen Rupert Toliver about their personal journey to becoming agents of change. In their discussion, they explore how women of all ages see themselves depicted in the far-reaching world of movies, and how to bring more role models on screen and behind the camera.

Shawn Finnie moderates a panel with Delroy Lindo, Gina Prince-Bythewood and T.J. Martin discussing how Black artists break through barriers and truly realize the power and meaning behind the saying, We are the culture. Nothing moves without us.

Elvis Mitchell moderates a panel with Academy governor and director/writer Rodrigo García, and casting directors Julia Kim and Victoria Thomas. Can a renewed creative collaboration between casting directors and filmmakers offer a tremendous opportunity to better reflect the world on screen as it truly is today?

Lisa Cortés, Jim LeBrecht, Bao Nguyen and Dawn Porter talk with Roger Ross Williams about the systemic changes needed to give marginalized communities a shot at telling stories through their own lens. #AcademyDialogues

Victoria Alonso, Carmen Cuba, Nadia Hallgren, Eva Longoria Baston and Ivette Rodriguez talk with Lorenza Muñoz about the complexity of being Latin, the legacies of colonialism, identity and solutions for inclusion.

Misan Sagay, Ligiah Villalobos, Elle-Máijá Tailfeathers and Lulu Wang talk with Bird Runningwater about the role that gatekeeping at studios and production companies has played in preventing authentic stories from being told.

Emil Wilbekin moderates a conversation between Lee Daniels and Tarell Alvin McCraney, who share their personal stories about navigating the film industry as Black gay men. #AcademyDialogues

Brr! It's cold in here! It must be the 20th anniversary of "Bring It On"! Watch the virtual reunion with Peyton Reed, Kirsten Dunst, Gabrielle Union and Jessica Bendinger.

Today, we start creating a new narrative for recovery. We're excited to announce Academy Dialogues, a series of virtual panels discussing race, ethnicity, gende...r, history, opportunity and the art of filmmaking. First up, a conversation between Whoopi Goldberg and Bryan Stevenson of Equal Justice Initiative.

A celebration of hopethrough the lens of movies we love.

Tune in to our family-friendly virtual workshop with some of animation's top animators and collaborators including Pierre Coffin (Despicable Me), Kendal Cronkhite-Shaindlin (Trolls), Pete Docter (Inside Out), Michael Giacchino (Up), Miguel Jiron (Spider-Ham: Caught in a Ham), Hyun-min Lee (Frozen II), Peter Ramsey (Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse) and Priscilla Wong (Trolls). Learn about some of the many styles of animation as well as the art of storyboarding, how to make your own flip-book, creating characters, music, production design, voice acting, and more!