Janet Yang re-elected as US Academy president

The producer also begins her fifth year as an Ampas governor-at-large.Producer Janet Yang has been elected to a second term as president of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (Ampas) by the US organisation’s board of governors.Yang, first elected Ampas president this time last year, is also beginning her fifth year as a governor-at-large for the Academy.A member of the Academy’s producers branch since 2002, Yang’s producing credits include The Joy Luck Club, The People vs Larry Flynt and animated feature Over the Moon.Also elected to the Ampas board, as vice-presidents and chairs of their respective committees,…

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