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Many topics on India's Oscar entries and members here are a bit confused. I wanted to educate everyone on Oscar's Best Foreign Film. I am an Oscar Expert and also a huge fan of how Academy Awards conduct their business and are very rules driven đđź. Our National Film Awards have a very decent rule based process as well and I've read the book. đ
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SPECIAL RULES FOR THE FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM AWARD
A. DEFINITION A foreign language film is defined as a feature-length motion picture produced outside the United States of America with a predominantly non-English dialogue track.
B. ELIGIBILITY
1. The motion picture must be first released in the country submitting it no earlier than October 1, 2014, and no later than September 30, 2015, and be first publicly exhibited for at least seven consecutive days in a commercial motion picture theater for the profit of the producer and exhibitor.
2. The picture must be advertised and exploited during its theatrical release in a manner considered normal and customary to theatrical feature distribution practices. The picture need not have been released in the United States.
3. Films that, in any version, receive a nontheatrical public exhibition or distribution before their first qualifying theatrical release will not be eligible for Academy Awards consideration. Nontheatrical public exhibition or distribution includes but is not limited to: Broadcast and cable television PPV/VOD DVD distribution Internet transmission
4. The recording of the original dialogue track as well as the completed picture must be predominantly in a language or languages other than English. Accurate, legible English-language subtitles are required.
5. The submitting country must certify that creative control of the motion picture was largely in the hands of citizens or residents of that country.
C. SUBMISSION
1. Each country shall be invited to submit its best motion picture to the Academy. Selection of that picture shall be made by one organization, jury or committee that should include artists and/or craftspeople from the field of motion pictures.
2. Only one picture will be accepted from each country.
D. VOTING - MUST READ
1. Foreign Language Film nominations will be determined in two phases:
a. The Phase I Foreign Language Film Award Committee will screen the original submissions in the category and vote by secret ballot. The group's top six choices, augmented by three additional selections voted by the Academy's Foreign Language Film Award Executive Committee, will constitute the shortlist of nine films.
b. The Phase II Foreign Language Film Award Committee will screen the nine shortlisted films in New York, Los Angeles and London and vote by secret ballot to determine the category's five nominees.
2. Final voting for the Foreign Language Film award shall be restricted to active and life Academy members who have viewed all five motion pictures nominated for the award.
3. The Academy statuette (Oscar) will be awarded to the motion picture and accepted by the director on behalf of the picture's creative talents. For Academy Awards purposes, the country will be credited as the nominee. The director's name will be listed on the statuette plaque after the country and film title.
E. ADVERTISING / PUBLICITY RESTRICTIONS
Only motion pictures that receive nominations or Academy Awards may refer to their Academy endorsements in advertising and publicity materials. A motion picture that is selected for inclusion in the semifinal round of competition may not identify itself as an "Academy Award finalist," "Academy Award shortlist film" or the like in its individual marketing or publicity.
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