Born in Salzburg
Director Widrich about to join the Oscar Academy
Austrian short film director Virgil Widrich ("Fast Film") is among 487 filmmakers who were invited by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences as new members this year on Wednesday.
The Salzburg native is in prominent company with his nomination, as actresses Sandra Hüller and Lily Gladstone and director Justine Triet are also among the new invitees.
The Academy decides on the Oscars every year. The way into the illustrious committee is either via an Oscar nomination - Widrich was nominated in 2002 for "Copy Shop" - or via other special merits in the film industry. The Academy, which now has over 10,500 members, has been striving for diversity for some time following a number of scandals. Women make up 44 percent of those now invited, bringing the proportion of women in the organization to 35 percent. 41% of the 487 invitees belong to underrepresented minorities.
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