#MICK2615346AFrance Updates Rules for Selecting Its Oscar Submission
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France updates the rules for the committee that selects the French film submitted for the Oscars’ international feature film category. The text changes the category wording from “foreign language” to “international,” removes references to substitute members, and shortens committee members’ term from two years to one year. The practical impact is limited. It mainly affects the film bodies and professionals involved in France’s Oscar selection process, with no direct compliance burden for ordinary businesses.
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Key Changes
- Renames the Oscar category reference from “foreign language” to “international.”
- Removes references to substitute members of the selection committee.
- Shortens committee members’ term from two years to one year.
Obligations
What this law requires
The body administering the committee that selects the French cinematographic work for the Oscars international feature film category must apply a one-year term for committee members instead of a two-year term.
The French Oscar selection committee rules must no longer provide for five substitute committee members.