On the heels of its world premiere at Cannes, Matthew Rankin‘s comedy Universal Language has been named as Canada’s official entry for Best International Feature Film at the 97th Academy Awards.
The film, written by Rankin, Pirouz Nemati and Ila Firouzabadi, will look to become the ninth in Canada’s history to be recognized in the category.
Most recently representing the country was Kim Nguyen’s Rebelle in 2013. As the appointed non-voting chair of the committee, Telefilm Canada organizes the annual pan-Canadian Selection Committee for Canada’s Oscar submission.
The vote was determined by a group of industry organizations and guilds, as well as filmmakers and industry professionals appointed to represent organizations.
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