While the 50th César ceremony will be held on February 28 at the Olympia in Paris, the Academy this Thursday strengthened its regulations concerning gender-based and sexual violence, and will suspend any member who is accused by the courts.
“In the event of legal challenge to a member for acts of violence, particularly of a sexist or sexual nature, the Academy office will note the suspension of the member's right to vote until the outcome of the procedure in question. course, or its exclusion until the sentence is fully served, in the event of a final conviction,” declared the Académie des César, Thursday January 23, one month before the 50th ceremony which will take place at the Olympia, in Paris , and will be chaired by actress Catherine Deneuve.
In 2023, following the Sofiane Bennacer affair, a young actor revealed in “Les Amandiers” and indicted for rape, the Césars had already announced that any person implicated by the courts in this type of affair would no longer be “ spotlight” during the ceremony. The following year, this decision was extended to all the events they organize.
Bodies and renewed members
Long criticized for its inwardness and its inaction in the face of accusations of sexual assault in the industry, the César Academy experienced a serious crisis which culminated in 2020 with the César for best director awarded to Roman Polanski for “J 'accuse', and the shattering departure from the room of actress Adèle Haenel.
-The Academy has since profoundly renewed its bodies and its members, with the stated objective of better representing the diversity of French cinema and taking these questions into account.
