France’s Oscar Submission: Three Women Filmmakers Among Possible Selections That Could End 30-Year Drought
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variety.comClayton Davis France has been a supreme force in the Oscars’ international feature race for decades. This year, three acclaimed films from women directors — Céline Sciamma, Audrey Diwan and Julia Ducournau — are believed to be at the top of the list to represent the country for the upcoming 94th ceremony, set to take place on March 27.
Though France is the most-nominated country in the history of the category, it hasn’t walked away with the prize in nearly 30 years.
Can that change this year?The French submission is decided annually by the National Cinema Center. The committee will hold its first meeting on Thursday to pre-select a shortlist of films, with the producers being “auditioned” by the committee on Oct.
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