The International Feature Film Oscar shortlist is due a little less than a month from now. And while it’s again a hotly-contested race, just a slight change this year — which had nothin…
DEADLINE: This year, you changed the name of the category from Best Foreign Language Film to Best International Feature Film. What was the impetus?LARRY KARASZEWSKI
As Larry said, the use of the word “foreign” can have, particularly in this charged polarized world that we’re living in, it can have a polarized distancing negative connotation and as a global community of filmmakers and artists, this title change was really meant to reflect an inclusion and being part of the whole community.
DEADLINE: And yet, because this category has had its share of controversy in the past, when you were changing the name, did you expect there to be any issues?: No. With the change of the name certainly we did not anticipate any problems because the rules weren’t changed. We did not anticipate that a name change would lead to an issue when the rules didn’t change. Had the rules changed, then there would have been an issue.
Oscars: International Feature Film Exec Committee’s Larry Karaszewski Clarifies Nigeria’s ‘Lionheart’ Disqualification DEADLINE: Is it particularly gratifying when you guys see a foreign language film move into other categories?: It’s very exciting and it just confirms that this is the category that has been very strong. Last year, we had two Best Director nominations, three Best Cinematography nominations.: And acting nominations and it wasn’t just Roma.
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