‘CODA’ producer Philippe Rousselet, Jacques Audiard, Hengameh Panahi, Michel Gondry on France’s Revamped Oscar Submission Committee
variety.comNaman Ramachandran Philippe Rousselet, Oscar-winning producer of “Coda,” “Paris, 13th District” director Jacques Audiard, sales agent Hengameh Panahi and “Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind” filmmaker Michel Gondry are part of France’s newly revamped Oscar submission committee.The committee also includes sales agent Grégoire Melin, “11 Flowers” producer Didar Domehri and Gaumont executive Ariane Toscan du Plantier.The new group will decide which French film to submit for an international feature film Oscar.
They will meet Sept. 15 to pre-select three to five films. On Sept. 22, they will audition the producers and sales agents of the pre-selected films, before making the final choice.
The presidents of the National Film Board (CNC) and Unifrance will be able to attend the commission meetings as observers. The selected film must be sent to the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences before Oct.
3. The deadline for French films to be submitted for Oscar consideration is Sept. 1. The decision to overhaul the committee was revealed earlier this week.
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