The feature film representing French cinema for the Foreign Language Film Oscar is selected by a committee made up of:
1° Two exporters;
2° Two producers;
3° Two directors;
4° A person qualified in the field of cinema.
The members of the committee are appointed each year by the Minister of Culture.
The President of the Centre national du cinéma et de l’image animée and the President of the association known as “Unifrance” or their representative attend the meetings of the Commission as observers.