WHAT DOES WINNING AN OSCAR EVEN MEAN ANYWAY?

“I think that it’s always meant something for different types of people. It’s always been something that was the culmination of your career… What it has meant [to some] all these years is excluding extremely talented people because of who they are, who they love, who they represent, what color they are, or what country they’re from. So I think this is a bigger question of what are the Oscars than just like, oh, this is a pretty gold statue.”

INDIE DISTRIBUTORS SO WHITE?: HOW LACK OF DIVERSITY IMPACTS WHAT FILMS GET RELEASED

“Distribution is the last frontier of filmmaking,” Oxendine said. “Everyone is having these wonderful conversations about elevating more women filmmakers and filmmakers of color and helping them out in so many different ways, but the challenge is they are not being met with the support they need once the film is completed.”

‘LOVING VINCENT’ DISTRIB GOOD DEED PROMOTES ONE EXEC TO COO, HIRES ANOTHER IN DIGITAL

“Alece Oxendine has been hired to the new post of Director of Digital Sales…Oxendine will be responsible for managing relationships with digital retailers and top VOD distributors, focusing on the production/distribution company’s catalog and new content. She will also help to support digital marketing strategies for all films.”

VARIETY INSIGHTS - MOVER & SHAKER

Now: Director, Industry & Festival Outreach, Columbia University (New York, as of November 27, 2018)
Was: Director, Digital Sales, Good Deed Entertainment