"We discovered some of her short films, and the algorithm identified it because people had strong emotional reactions in the comments, like, 'heartwarming but in a positive way,' or 'give me a tissue,' " Hosanagar explained. In one example of the algorithm's success, Hosanagar pointed to Anna Hopkins, an actress who has appeared on shows like "The Expanse" and "Shadowhunters." Though Hopkins has found some success in front of the camera, she also wants to write. Then, the Jumpcut team - including advisors and veterans from Netflix, BuzzFeed, CBS, Sony and WarnerMedia - identifies who to connect with. The algorithm narrows down the extensive field to locate creators who are consistently finding new audiences and increasing their engagement. First, Jumpcut uses an algorithm to scan hundreds of thousands of videos from platforms like YouTube, Reddit and Wattpad to find promising talent.
Jumpcut models itself after Y Combinator in its approach, pairing emerging talent with buyers and producers. It's this rare company where 20 years of my work on data science and entrepreneurship meets with who I am outside of my work."
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"While there's awareness, there's no action, because nobody knows how to do it. "How do you make a bet on underrepresented voices or underrepresented stories?" asked Hosanagar. Still, according to a recent report from McKinsey & Company, Hollywood leaves $10 billion on the table each year due to the industry's lack of diversity. At the previous ceremony, Bong Joon-ho's "Parasite" became the first non-English language film to win the Academy Award for Best Picture.
Now, films featuring diverse casts are gaining traction - this year, Chloé Zhao became the first woman of color, and only the second woman ever, to win the Academy Award for Best Director.
Set in India, his script garnered some interest from producers, but no one took the plunge to fund a film by a first-time Indian director. Jumpcut founder Kartik Hosanagar is a professor at the Wharton School, but about 10 years ago, he spent his summer in an unlikely way: he wrote a screenplay.
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