Czechs Pick ‘I’m Not Everything I Want to Be’ for Oscars
The Czech Republic has selected Klára Tasovská’s documentary feature “I’m Not Everything I Want to Be” as its submission for the International Feature Film category of the Oscars following a controversial contest. The decision was announced Monday by the Czech Film and Television Academy.
The documentary follows the life of photographer Libuše Jarcovjáková, drawing on her diaries and thousands of photographs. It depicts the underground movement in Czechoslovakia in the 1980s as well as her dramatic escape to West Berlin, and fashion shoots in Tokyo. The film has its world premiere at the Berlin Film Festival last year and was awarded the Czech Lion for the best documentary feature this year.
The deadline to submit international feature selections to the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences is Oct. 1. The Oscars shortlists are revealed on Dec. 16, with 15 international films selected to be voted on by Academy members in all branches who commit to watch all 15 films. Oscar nominations will be revealed on Jan. 22.
