"I got a call from a cinematographer friend who read about it on the website of The Hollywood Reporter.” That is how visual effects (VFX) specialist Scheherazade (Sherry) Bharda (pictured) learnt about her nomination as member of the USA’s Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences in the early hours of July 2, 2019. Film professionals need to be sponsored for membership of the Academy by a member who is a peer in the same field of expertise. "I don’t know who gave in my name... It is good to know that one’s work is well recognized by one’s colleagues,”......