DUBAI: British-Palestinian filmmaker Farah Nabulsi and Tunisian director Kaouther Ben Hania are set to join the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences alongside more than 300 of their peers.
After several years of massive expansion focused largely on diversifying its demographics, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences on Thursday announced its list of 395 invitations for new members, including as Janet Jackson, Robert Pattinson, H.E.R., Henry Golding and Eiza Gonzalez.
Nabulsi directed Oscar-nominated “The Present” while Ben Hania directed Oscar-nominated “The Man Who Sold His Skin.”
Fellow regional names on the list include film producer Ossama Bawardi and Iraqi-Dutch filmmaker Mohamed Al-Daradji.
The 2021 class is 46 percent women, 39 percent underrepresented ethnic/racial communities, and 53 percent international from 49 countries outside of the US, according to The Hollywood Reporter.
