France on Thursday nominated the country’s list of five films for the 2023 Oscars in the category of best international feature film.
The French National Film Authority, CNC, chose Alice Diop holy omer, Have a nice day Mia Hansen-Lowe, directed by Eric Gravel full timeAlicia Winokur memories of pariss worseDirected by Lise Akoka and Romane Gueret.
The committee will meet on September 23 with producers, international sales agents and, if necessary, US distributors of the five selected films to decide which name has the best chance of Oscar glory. After the meetings, the committee will make the final Oscar selection.
France has completely overhauled its selection process this year after a particularly long awards drought. Of the last 10 French international Oscar nominations, only four made it to the shortlist and only two from Denise Gamze Ergoven. mustang in 2015 and Ladj Ly’s the miserable In 2019, he received Oscar nominations. France hasn’t won an Oscar for best international film since director Varnier Indochina in 1993.
Last year’s French selection committee chose the controversial and controversial Julia Ducournau. Titanwho didn’t get an Oscar nomination because of Audrey Couch it happensA more conventional drama about abortion in 1960s France, which many felt would have a better chance with Academy voters.
Under a new system introduced this summer, France’s culture minister will appoint a separate panel of seven film professionals each year, including two filmmakers, two producers, two sales agents and one other film industry figure, to select a shortlist. of candidates.
Only feature films scheduled to be released in France between January 1 and November 30 of this year, in a non-English majority language (though not necessarily French), with a predominantly French cast, were eligible. CNC said it received 33 entries.
The 95th Academy Awards will take place on March 12, 2023 in Los Angeles.
Source: Hollywood Reporter
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