More than 60 protesters, chanting “Latinos excluded, time to be included,” picketed outside Paramount Pictures’ main gate today to call attention to the studio’s “dismal hiring record of Latino talent.” The protest was called by leaders of the National Hispanic Media Coalition, the National Latino Media Council, and the National Latino Media Council, which announced a boycott of the studio last month.
Nhmc says that its research has found that Paramount “has the worst numbers amongst all film studios when it comes to Latino representation in front and behind the camera. Out of the top 100 grossing films of both 2016 and 2017, Paramount Pictures produced 20 films. Of the 20 films, there were only seven Latino actors, one Latino director, and zero Latino writers.”
Organizers say that stereotypes and exclusion have contributed to the current atmosphere of scapegoating Hispanics.
“There is no question that longstanding exclusion of Latinos from movies has contributed to the...
Nhmc says that its research has found that Paramount “has the worst numbers amongst all film studios when it comes to Latino representation in front and behind the camera. Out of the top 100 grossing films of both 2016 and 2017, Paramount Pictures produced 20 films. Of the 20 films, there were only seven Latino actors, one Latino director, and zero Latino writers.”
Organizers say that stereotypes and exclusion have contributed to the current atmosphere of scapegoating Hispanics.
“There is no question that longstanding exclusion of Latinos from movies has contributed to the...
- 8/25/2018
- by David Robb
- Deadline Film + TV
Two Latino organizations say they will stage a demonstration outside Paramount Pictures on Saturday to protest the studio’s “dismal hiring record of Latino talent.” The protest will be led by leaders of the National Hispanic Media Coalition and the National Latino Media Council, which announced a boycott of the studio last month.
The organizer said that this will be the “first of many” demonstrations targeting the studio to force Paramount to sign a memorandum of understanding “to increase representation of Latinos in front and back of the camera.”
When the boycott of the studio was announced last month, Paramount said that it had met recently with Nhmc “in a good faith effort to see how we could partner as we further drive Paramount’s culture of diversity, inclusion, and belonging. Under our new leadership team, we continue to make progress – including ensuring representation in front of and behind the...
The organizer said that this will be the “first of many” demonstrations targeting the studio to force Paramount to sign a memorandum of understanding “to increase representation of Latinos in front and back of the camera.”
When the boycott of the studio was announced last month, Paramount said that it had met recently with Nhmc “in a good faith effort to see how we could partner as we further drive Paramount’s culture of diversity, inclusion, and belonging. Under our new leadership team, we continue to make progress – including ensuring representation in front of and behind the...
- 8/21/2018
- by David Robb
- Deadline Film + TV
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