Each committee member was required to view 80 percent of the films their committee was assigned to.
This often meant some of the lesser known films were being ignored.
This protocol is being eliminated, he writes.
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The goal is to ensure that less publicized films get a fairer shot.
A shortlist of final contenders is expected by the end of the year.
ABC will televise the event live beginning at 7 p.m. Read on for a full list of 2018 Best Foreign Language Film submissions, listed alphabetically by country.
