The Oscar Bangladesh Committee shall adhere to the following process to select a qualifying film to be the official submission from Bangladesh to the Academy Awards® each year.
(i) The Oscar Bangladesh Committee shall, upon confirmation of the proposed selection committee from International Feature Selection Committee, invite qualifying films to be submitted for Oscar consideration from Bangladesh.
(ii) Invitation shall be made in popular mediums including but not limited to press releases in any newspaper, BFFS website, or social media posts stipulating specific date as submission deadline.
(iii) The Oscar Bangladesh Committee shall set the deadline considering time necessary for preparing the submission materials which could be a few weeks before the deadline set by the International Feature Selection Committee.
(iv) Following the deadline for submission, the committee Chairperson will call a meeting to screen and evaluate submitted films for Oscar consideration in select category.
(v) Committee members shall collectively review and evaluate eligible Bangladeshi films for Oscar submission.
(vi) Films shall be selected based on their artistic quality, cultural representation, and adherence to Academy Awards® criteria*.
(vii) An open discussion followed by voting system shall be employed to finalize the official submission from Bangladesh for the Academy Awards® (Oscars) in select category.
(viii) Any decision reached at the end of selection process is final and shall not be changed for fear or favor.
(ix) The committee shall adhere to the Academy Awards® submission and resubmission deadlines and requirements.
*To know more about the rules for the Academy Awards®, please click here.