MPAA Ban on Screeners
Independent filmmakers are raising a loud protest against The Motion Picture Association of America's ban on screeners, those DVDs and videos sent to Academy Award voters, especially for films that don't have wide distribution. Join veteran entertainment journalist Kim Masters for a discussion on The Politics of Culture.
By Sarah Spitz • • 1 min readHost: KIM MASTERS
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Mark Urman
Head of the U.S. Theatrical Division of ThinkFilm; Mark is a former co-President of Lions Gate, where his films garnered 11 Academy Award nominations and won four Oscars, including Monster-s Ball, for which he was Executive Producer. ThinkFilms is not a signatory to the MPAA, and is opposed to the ban on screeners.
Paul Kocher
Founder of Cryptography Research, widely respected consulting firm known for its research into and solutions for technological security issues
Keith Shugerman
Partner in charge of the antitrust group at Washington, D.C.-based law firm Goodwin Procter.