It’s an embarrassment of riches that’s presenting tough choices for the group that decides which French film to submit for a foreign language Oscar. At midpoint, 2019 has already fielde…
It’s an embarrassment of riches that’s presenting tough choices for the group that decides which French film to submit for a foreign language Oscar.
But more titles could join the list of French Oscar contenders. The National Film Board , the organization tasked with establishing rules for the selection of French films submitted for Oscar consideration, is revising the guidelines, according to three industry insiders. Most notably, it is now allowing films to have limited, qualifying runs ahead of their official theatrical premiere. This would enable some films that are scheduled for release in the winter to be submitted by the Sept.
Last year’s disqualification of Olivier Assayas’s Venice premiering “Non Fiction” due to its release date had caused a controversy within the Oscar commission and industry professionals in France. The harshest criticism emanated from Jonathan Sehring, the former co-President of IFC Films and Sundance Selects, who had the U.S. rights to “Non-Fiction” and called the French rules “arcane.
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