The email also indicated that a new team will oversee in-person membership screenings in Los Angeles, New York and London: “Filmmaker and artist panels also will begin this fall and will be added to the Academy Screening Room. We will bring back screenings in San Francisco as well, and a members committee will be formed later this fall to help guide these initiatives.” The team is also exploring additional screenings in other cities across the globe.

International feature films will continue to be available on the Academy Screening Room, and the Academy will host in-person and virtual events for members that vote for the best international feature category. Following the Dec. 21 shortlist announcement, the 15 selected international features will screen in Los Angles, New York and London.

The email also included an update on the Academy’s grants program, which was halted during the pandemic for budgetary reasons. The program is not included in the Academy’s current budget, created in June, but Kramer and Yang state that they will “continue to build our robust talent development, education and community programs within the Academy (including the Academy Museum)” and that the “focus now is to invest in the film community beyond traditional grants to maximize impact. This is something we will continue to assess with the Academy Board Education and Outreach Committee as we establish the most effective way to build a more inclusive future for our industry and support our surrounding communities.”