At the same time, 17 more members, including films, were expelled from the Academy Indochina directed by Directing Varnier and films An artist producer Thomas Langmans.
The 18 filmmakers had received Academy status for their awards, but in recent months, calls for Polanski to be expelled on charges of rape had become louder.
The Academy stated on its website that its leadership is now equal and democratic, as its general assembly consists of 164 elected members – 82 men and 82 women.
The members of the academy are chosen by more than 4,000 cinematographers.
The entire board of the academy resigned in February before Caesar one of the reasons was that Polansky’s film was nominated for the largest number of awards this year. J’accuse (Officer and Spy).
The inclusion of Polanski’s film in the shortlist of award nominees provoked criticism from equality ministers, women’s organizations and some critics, but, as explained Caesar academy, one should not expect it to take a stand on moral issues when judging films.
Polanski’s film, which had already won awards at the Venice Film Festival, was nominated for 12 Caesars. Polanski received the Best Director and Critics Award in Venice, while the film J’accuse In France, it attracted a lot of audience interest and commercial success, despite protests from opponents.
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