Julia Ducournau’s Cannes Film Festival Palme d’Or winner Titane has been selected to represent France in the Best International Feature Film Oscar race.
The country’s selection committee had previously shortlisted three titles as the potential submission, including Audrey Diwan’s Venice Golden Lion winner L’Evénement (Happening) and Cédric Jiminez’s Bac Nord (The Stronghold).Titane is a bold choice for France, which can often tend towards the more traditional in submitting films to the Academy Awards.
The audacious film was released locally by Diaphana Distribution in July after making history as only the second film directed by a woman to win the top Cannes honor.
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