The future of the Caesars is emerging.
On Tuesday, the Academy lifted the veil on the members of its new board of directors and the duo who will chair it for the next two years.
The only candidate for the role, Véronique Cayla won alongside director Eric Toledano.
The two
"intend to continue the work of renovation of the Academy carried out by the interim president, Margaret Menegoz, by rigorously responding to the expectations of parity, transparency, diversity and democracy"
, underlines the press release.
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Cayla and Toledano have the heavy task of getting the Caesars out of a crisis that culminated at the beginning of the year with the resignation of the old management, accused of self-reliance and opacity, then a ceremony marked by controversy , when the prize for best director was awarded to Roman Polanski, targeted by charges of rape, and the shattering departure of actress Adèle Haenel.
"We both, of course, understood your request for parity, transparency, diversity and democracy,"
said Véronique Cayla after her election, according to a speech sent to the press.
"With you, (...) we will be able to invent a new model for the César, a collective, imaginative model (...) to overcome the current difficulties, in particular health"
, she continued.
The vice-president, Eric Toledano, added that he wanted
"to bring back a little calm and appeasement after a long time when the word Caesar was very much associated with the word controversy"
.
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One of the big projects that await them should be the
"recomposition of the Academy of César"
, this parterre of professionals who award the most prestigious rewards of French cinema, to "implement parity and diversity", a underlined Véronique Cayla.
Internally, the representative bodies have already been reformed with new statutes to respect parity, and the president promises to
“respect”
transparency,
“as much as possible”
.
Faced with an institution accused in the past of being based on inter-self and co-optation, she stressed that
"only the election gives the legitimacy necessary for success"
.
Another development: the César evening, broadcast each year by Canal +, must become
"more agile, more flexible, more dynamic"
, despite the health crisis and the budgetary context which is likely to be strained.
The delicate subject of the minority of
“historical members”
, personalities who, having regard to their career or their awards, were able to stay in the new structure, was not directly addressed.
Yet it remains at the heart of critics, with the presence of Roman Polanski, denounced by feminists.
The Oscar-winning filmmaker (for
Le Pianiste
) had however announced that he would not participate in the decisions of the structure.
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Complete list of those elected to the various positions of the César board of directors:
Categories Actors
Marina Foïs and Antoine Reinartz,
Production
Pascale Ferran and Cédric Klapisch
Scenario
Olivier Gorce and Julie Peyr
Music
Gréco Casadesus and Marie Sabbah
Costumes
Catherine Boisgontier and Pierre-Yves Gayraud
Production
Alain Attal and Marie-Ange Lucciani
Agents and press officers
Elisabeth Tanner and Sébastien Cauchon
Distribution and export
Alexandre Mallet-Guy and Daniela Elstner,
Operators
Christine Beauchemin Flot and Richard Patry
Animation
Marc Du Pontavice and Pascale Faure
Documentary
Rebecca Houzel and William Jéhannin
Sets
Chloé Cambournac and Laurent Tesseyre
Mounting
Bertrand Collard and Sophie Reine
Photography
Yves Cape and Jeanne Lapoirie,
Associated professions
Frédéric Bredin and Vincent Toledano
Short film
Justin Pechberty and Pauline Seigland
Technical industries
Didier Diaz and Sophie Frilley,
His
Lucien Balibar and Claudine Nougaret
Makeup and Hairdressing
Chantal Leothier and Christophe Oliveira
Special effects
Roxane Fechner and Matthias Weber
Other technical collaborations
Nathalie Chéron and Daniel Delume
