Russian media: This year, Russia will not choose to send videos to apply for the Oscar award

[Global Times Comprehensive Report] According to the Russian Society, the Russian National Academy of Film Arts and Sciences announced on the 26th that Russia will not choose a film to apply for the Oscar Award of the United States.

The 95th Academy Awards Ceremony will be held in Los Angeles, USA on March 12, 2023. According to the practice of over the years, the deadline for the application of the Best International Film Award (formerly the Best Foreign Language Film Award) is usually at the end of September, but this year, the Presidium of the Russian Film Academy decided not to choose the film "Smart". Earlier sources revealed to Russia that Russia had originally planned a list to prepare to select the official participating films from 122 films.

The Russian satellite network said on the 27th that after learning that the Russian Film Academy unilaterally abandoned the Olympic Olympic, the chairman of the Russian Oscar Council, Churchi, was very dissatisfied and even announced his resignation to protest. "They did not ask for opinions from the members of our independent organization." Qihelei said in a letter to the members of the Oscar Commission, "In order to protest, I would resign from the position of the chairman of the committee and leave the organization. "

Russian/Soviet films have won the Oscar Best Foreign Language Film Award 3 times: "War and Peace" directed by Shelge Bondalchuk in 1969, and in 1981, Vladimir Mishav's "Moscow does not believe in tears" And 1995 Nikita Micharkov's "Scorching Sun". In recent years, the opportunity for Russian films to appear at the International Film Festival has gradually decreased. This year, the Cannes International Film Festival has clearly stated that "the Russian official delegation is not welcome to participate". The European Film Award also announced that "it will exclude Russian films outside the selection." (Dong Ming)

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