France has reviewed the committee that chooses which film the country will submit to the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences for consideration for the Academy Award for Best International Film.
The measure, announced by the French Ministry of Culture on Wednesday, comes after France’s special Oscar drought. Of the last 10 French entries for the International Oscar, only four made the shortlist and only two from Denis Gamze Ergoven. mustang in 2015 and Ladj Ly’s The miserable In 2019, he received Oscar nominations. He didn’t win either. France hasn’t won the Oscar for best international film since Varnier Indochina in 1993.
Critics say the French selection committee regularly picks films that premiered at the Cannes Film Festival and are favored by French industry experts, but don’t have the best chance of finding favor with the American Academy.
Last year was an example: France chose Julia Ducournau to win the Palme d’Or. Titan – A hyper-violent, sexually explicit horror drama that has divided critics and audiences alike – about Audrey Divan’s Venice Golden Lion winner it happensA more conventional drama about abortion in 1960s France.
There were also allegations of potential conflicts of interest.
As part of the review, several permanent members of the committee, including the delegate general of the Cannes Film Festival, Thierry Frambux, the president of the César Academy, Véronique Cailla, and Serge Tubiana, director of the French film promotion group Unifrance, already will not be part of the selection body.
Instead, each year, the French Ministry of Culture appoints a committee and selects two filmmakers, two producers, two sales agents and another film industry figure to choose the Oscars. The presidents of Unifrance and the French National Film Council will be able to attend committee meetings as observers, but will not vote on the final selection.
Source: Hollywood Reporter
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