Does AMPAS CEO Bill Kramer feel as though they’re taking a risk by moving the awards ceremony to YouTube in 2029? “It almost feels risky not to do it,” said Kramer at the Zurich Film Festival Summit event on Saturday afternoon. In a talk titled “The Theatrical Box Office Resurgence! How to Get Audiences’ Attention in the Era of Social Media and Online Platforms?”, Kramer was joined by Backrooms filmmaker Kane Parsons, president and chief content officer at Mattel, Robbie Brenner, and co-president at Sony Pictures Classics, Michael Barker. Following Kramer’s keynote speech at the Swiss summit, he doubled down on taking the Oscars — which…
