For this, a “Phase I” committee of Academy members watch the movies and vote by secret ballot. Once selected by India, the movie then competes with other films from across the country to make it to the final nominations. Moreover, the film must have been first released in India no earlier than 1 January 2022 and no later than 30 November 2022. ”Īs per the FFI website, for a movie to qualify for selection, it should be more than 40 minutes long. Not too much information is divulged about the selection process itself, but Suparn Sen, general secretary, FFI has been quoted as saying, “Rules state that the film should be Indian, second – it should reflect the culture of the country, and third – the language should be dominantly spoken in the country. The members from various crafts related to film and representing various regions of India chooses one film from a list of about 25-30 films sent by their respective trade bodies. This collective is the controlling body of all the film associations in India.
India’s Oscar entry is picked by a 17-member jury of diverse voices from the film industry, called the Film Federation of India (FFI).
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