On 04/02/14 16:39, Bordalejo, Barbara wrote:
Isabel hits the target here. I was also puzzled by the non-English. So much so, that I thought of The Artist: only a foreign silent film can be nominated for best picture. As always, I am aware that there is no deliberate attempt to exclude and also, as always, I know that this is not necessary. The question is what can be done about it. My suggestion would be to eliminate the non-English category and to make a conscious effort to widen the spectrum of submissions. Providing clear guidelines of what the committee is looking for (up to date sites, new developments, classics) is absolutely necessary.
All sound like good ideas.
Thank you, James, for taking the time to give details of the fate of some submissions. It helps to know what happened.
I'm happy to respond to any individual enquiry. I don't email all the rejected nominations simply due to time constraints.
-James