French Césars "not a forum for debate", says president, as Polanski nomination causes stir "We're not a forum for debate," says Alain Terzian, president of the Académie des César - France's equivalent to the Oscars - when asked about controversial film director Roman Polanski, whose film, "J'accuse" (An Officer and a Spy), topped the nominations for Best Film. The film's release coincided with fresh accusations of rape against the director. Polanski has been wanted in the US for the statutory rape of a 13-year-old girl since 1978 and is persona non grata in Hollywood. His period drama about the Dreyfus affair, which rocked France at the turn of the 20th century, is in line for 12 Cesars. (COMPLETES VID1OI27F_EN). IMAGES AND SOUNDBITES