Lucy Walker

Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences promotes social and civic activities including arts and sciences. The company fosters co-operation among creative leaders for cultural, educational, and technological progress. It was founded in 1927 and is headquartered in Beverly Hills, CA.

Academy of Television Arts & Sciences, Inc. organizes social and civic activities including arts and sciences. It publishes emmy magazine, oversees television archives and educational programs through its ATAS foundation. The company was founded in 1946 and is headquartered in North Hollywood, CA.

The International Documentary Association is an organization that hosts a biennial gathering of filmmakers and industry professionals called "getting real". The non-profit company is based in Los Angeles, CA. The company also has a strand of in-depth profiles featuring production companies that make critically-acclaimed nonfiction film and media in innovative ways called "making a production". The IDA is dedicated to connecting audiences with the best of the documentary form, providing resources, creating community, and defending the rights and freedoms of documentary artists, activists, and journalists around the globe. The company believes that documentaries enrich and deepen our culture, fostering a more informed and connected world.

The Directors Guild of America (DGA) is an organization that represents directors and their teams in the film and television industry. The DGA is based in Los Angeles, CA, and has subsidiaries in the United States. The DGA provides resources for its members, including deal memos, compliance forms, and employment eligibility search availability and production lists. The organization also negotiates collective bargaining agreements with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers.

The British Academy of Film & Television Arts (BAFTA) is an independent arts charity that promotes and recognizes excellence in film, games, and television. BAFTA is based in London, UK, and has subsidiaries in the United States and United Kingdom. BAFTA offers a year-round program of learning events and initiatives, including workshops, masterclasses, scholarships, lectures, and mentoring schemes in the UK, USA, and internationally. The organization identifies and celebrates excellence, discovers, inspires and nurtures new talent, and enables learning and creative collaboration. The British company was founded in 1947, and Jane Millichip has been the CEO of the company since 2022.