# Bill Kramer Says AMPAS Plans To Expand List Of Festivals That Can Serve As Qualifiers For The International Oscar Category

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/bill-kramer-says-ampas-plans-to-expand-list-of-festivals-that-can-serve-as-qualifiers-for-the-international-oscar-category/
- Published: 2026-10-27T05:39:51+00:00
- Updated: 2026-10-27T06:54:49+00:00
- Original publisher: Deadline
- Original article: https://deadline.com/2026/10/bill-kramer-international-oscar-category-tokyo-1237205952/
- Topics: Art, Business, Companies, Culture, Entertainment, Film

## Key points

- The Academy plans to add festivals that can qualify films for the International Oscar.
- Six festivals currently offer an automatic route through their top awards.
- A quarter of Academy members live outside the US.

## Summary

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences plans to add more festivals whose top-award winners can qualify for the International Film Oscar category. CEO Bill Kramer said the change is part of a broader effort to widen global participation and representation in the category.

Under rules introduced in May, winning films from Berlin, Busan, Cannes, Sundance, Toronto and Venice can be submitted automatically, alongside films selected by national committees. The Academy initially chose six festivals because their awards are decided by juries, and is discussing possible additions with festivals worldwide. Kramer also said a quarter of Academy members now live outside the US, and linked the organisation’s increasingly international outlook to its decision to move the Oscars broadcast to YouTube from 2029.

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