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‘Funny Boy’ No Longer Eligible For International Film Oscar Due To Non-English Language Requirements

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The creators of “Funny Boy” have been forced change the film’s submission for the 2021 Oscars after it did not meet the Academy’s eligibility requirements for the International Feature category due to the amount of English dialogue which it contains.

The Canadian made movie will now be submitted for consideration in Best Picture and general entry categories instead. RELATED: 2021 Oscars Ceremony To Be ‘In-Person Telecast,’ Academy Says “Shot on location and set in Sri Lanka in the ’70s and ’80s, ‘Funny Boy’ explores the awakening of sexual identity by a young boy named Arjie,” the official synopsis reads. “As political tensions escalate to a boiling point between the minority Tamils and the majority Sinhalese, the boy comes of age in a

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