An Exclusive Interview: 'The Role of Film in Society'

In this 2011 exclusive interview, Thought Economics talked with Tom Sherak, President of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (best known for their Academy Awards, also referred to as “Oscars”). We look at the role of film in society and how it has grown to become such a ubiquitous art. TE discuss what makes a ‘great’ movie, some history of film, the economics, and future of the industry, and how the internet and other technologies have affected the movie business. Welcome To Academy Originals: All of us are storytellers

Personal Stories Can Change the World
Every country has stories to tell, about their past, their culture now, and views of what the future will look like through their eyes. What hadn’t happened for many years, and what started to happen relatively recently was a couple of things. Firstly, movie theatres began to be built all over the world- not just here in the USA.

In many parts of the world, the phenomenon of movie theatres is only ten or fifteen years old. These theatres give people a place to go, to escape, to learn. Before that, society had the stories, but they didn’t have the places to go and enjoy them like that. The world is changing fast, and that constantly changing world is going to induce more movie-making.
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The Role of Film in Society - Thought Economics

In this exclusive interview we talk to Tom Sherak, President of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (best known for their Academy Awards, also referred to as "Oscars"). We look at the role of film in society and how it has grown to become such a ubiquitous art.