Ava DuVernay will receive the International Emmy’s Founders Award

The International Academy of Television Arts and Sciences announced Monday that Ava Doverney will receive the group’s Founders Award 2022, which will be presented at the Academy Awards Gala in November.

IATAS Names DuVernay’s 2019 Emmy Netflix Miniseries when they see us As well as his activities at the head of his Array company, with credits that include selma, 13 and Disney shrivel over timeThe latter made her the highest-earning black director at the US box office.

“Ava Doverney is a force of nature and this is reflected in the staggering size and volume of her work,” said Bruce L., president and CEO of the International Academy. Paysner. “She makes great movies and TV shows, she uses her platform to shape our industry, and she continues her professional efforts to empower women and people of color in entertainment and ensure inclusion. We look forward to honoring her extraordinary talent and her fruitful decade of leadership at the Array with our Founders Award.

Duverney, who is also a board member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, has founded and oversees a non-profit collective, Array, which develops, produces and distributes works of people of color and women. Array Filmworks’ credits include OWN’s sugar queenNetflix colin in black and whitehbo max ZDM and CW Noemi Among others.

Duvernay’s Next – Writes, director / producer Isabel Wilkerson, the best-selling film adaptation of non-fiction. Casta: the origin of our dissatisfaction For Netflix, and last month he struck a deal for the romantic drama Starz with Lauren Ridloff and Joshua Jackson.

“This honor from the International Academy of Television Arts and Sciences is unexpected and appreciated,” Doverney said today. “I thank the organization for recognizing my work and applaud their efforts to ensure that storytellers of all backgrounds are empowered and celebrated.