Entire board of Cesar Awards academy resigns amid Polanksi criticism
The academy had come under fire after Roman Polanski's new film"An Officer and a Spy" topped the list of nominations for this year's Cesar awards. The director has been wanted in the US for statutory rape since 1978.
The academy had come under fire after Roman Polanski's new film "An Officer and a Spy" topped the list of nominations for this year's Cesar awards which will be handed out on February 28. On Wednesday in an open letter, more than 200 actors, producers, directors and movie personalities denounced the "dysfunction" at the academy and "opaqueness" in its accounts.
The academy had previously announced measures to boost female representation in its membership and representation.
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