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Telefilm Canada invites producers to submit their feature films to the pan-Canadian Oscar selection committee

31 May 2018

The Committee will select the film to represent Canada as a potential nominee in the Best Foreign Language Film category at the 91st Academy Awards

Montreal, May 31, 2018 —Telefilm Canada invites producers to submit their feature films to the pan-Canadian selection committee for a chance to represent Canada as a potential nominee in the Best Foreign Language Film category at the 2019 Oscars. The committee will make a decision in September and announce the results by October 1, 2018.

The films submitted must be produced outside of the United States in a language other than English and released commercially in theatres for at least seven consecutive days in Canada between October 1, 2017 and September 30, 2018 in 35 mm, 70 mm or Digital Cinema Package (DCP) format.

Telefilm coordinates and chairs the pan-Canadian selection committee but does not have a vote. The committee is comprised of approximately 20 voting members representing major government agencies and national film industry associations.

Eligibility requirements and campaign rules can be found on the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Science website. The nominated films will be announced on January 22, 2019 and the 91st Academy Awards will be held on February 24, 2019.

Here are the films selected by the pan-Canadian Oscar selection committee in recent years:

2004: Les Invasions barbares, Denys Arcand, nominee and winner
2005: La Face cachée de la lune, Robert Lepage
2006: C.R.A.Z.Y, Jean-Marc Vallée
2007: Water, Deepa Mehta, nominee
2008: L’Âge des ténèbres, Denys Arcand, one of 9 films shortlisted
2009: Ce qu’il reste de nous, Benoît Pilon, one of 9 films shortlisted
2010: J’ai tué ma mère, Xavier Dolan
2011: Incendies, Denis Villeneuve, nominee
2012: Monsieur Lazhar, Philippe Falardeau, nominee
2013: Rebelle, Kim Nguyen, nominee
2014: Gabrielle, Louise Archambault
2015: Mommy, Xavier Dolan
2016 : Félix et Meira, Maxime Giroux
2017 : Juste la fin du monde, Xavier Dolan
2018 : Hochelaga, Terre des Âmes, François Girard

Films meeting eligibility requirements must be sent to all committee members in DVD format or through a private viewing link. A contact list will be provided upon request.

Deadline: June 30, 2018