The British Academy of Film and Television Arts (or BAFTA) is a charity that supports and encourages the visual arts in the UK. The Academy awards the best of these artists at the annual BAFTA Awards, much like the Oscars in the United States.

BAFTA has just announced that, after 2019, non-diverse films will be disqualified from the "Outstanding British Film" and "Outstanding Debut by a British Writer, Director, or Producer" award categories. To be eligible for these awards, productions must show efforts to increase participation by underrepresented groups, including ethnic minorities, women, the LGBTQ+ community and other socially disadvantaged groups. Productions must display diversity in two of four categories:

• On-screen characters and themes

• Senior roles and crew

• Industry training and career progression

• Audience access and appeal to underrepresented audiences

With these new criteria, BAFTA is aiming to increase diversity on both sides of the camera. This is an obvious contrast from the #OscarsSoWhite trend that has plagued the American Academy Awards for the last two years. Although movies like "Fences," "Moonlight," "Jackie," and "Hidden Figures" are promoting and uplifting ethnic and social minorities, there is still an overwhelming lack of positive representation within the film industry.

Aside from feature films with predominantly white male actors, many films are continuing to white-wash ethnic source material by casting white actors and actresses in roles intended for people of color. "Gods of Egypt," which was released earlier this year, faced major backlash for casting almost no actors of color in a film set in Northern Africa, based on ancient Egyptian mythology. The live-action reboot of the Japanese anime classic "Ghost in the Shell" is set to release next year, with Scarlett Johansson playing the main character, Motoko Kusanagi.

Do you think it's fair for BAFTA to force productions to diversify? Do you have a problem with movies like "Gods of Egypt" and "Ghost in the Shell?"