At the 88th Oscar ceremony, which will take place on 28 February 2016, France will be represented by Mustang, the first feature by French-Turkish director Deniz Gamze Ergüven, a former student of La Fémis, one of the most recognized film schools in the world.
I am delighted that the commission has chosen to pay tribute to a very beautiful French film, one of the most daring and moving. French-German-Turkish co-production, Mustang In particular, it benefited from the World Cinema Aid, granted by the CNC and the French Institute.
I offer my warmest congratulations and heartfelt encouragement to Deniz Gamze Ergüven, whose career and work are a fine illustration of this dialogue of cultures to which we are particularly attached. This director will beautifully represent the France we love.