The decor of the César 2010 ceremony. -
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Eighty-two men and eighty-two women.
From now on, parity will be ensured among the 164 members elected to constitute the general assembly of the Association for the Promotion of Cinema (APC) which governs the Academy of Caesar.
These personalities will be appointed by the 4,300 members of the association, from the world of the seventh art, who also choose each year the recipients of the most prestigious trophies of French cinema.
In addition, the 18 "members of right", among which appeared Roman Polanski, who sat until then, in particular by virtue of their past prizes and rewards, do not appear any more.
The governance of the Académie des César becomes fully equal and democratic
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- Caesar Academy (@Les_Cesar) November 10, 2020
The amendment was adopted Tuesday by an overwhelming majority of 134 votes ((six against and fifteen abstentions). This provision applies immediately, said the management, which "thus completes its primary objective of renovation" aimed at addressing sexism and to the self.
Recovering from the crises of 2020
A legacy of the past, the presence of these historic members was one of the last fixation abscesses against this institution.
Feminists denounced in particular the presence among them of director Roman Polanski, targeted by accusations of rape.
The Césars will now get down to preparing for their 2021 edition, which will have to make people forget a 2020 vintage marked by crises: the resignation in February of the former César boss, Alain Terzian, and all of the management, then a few days later, the ceremony itself, and the storm caused by the award of the César for best director to Roman Polanski.
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