diff --git a/pandora/clip/managers.py b/pandora/clip/managers.py
index 93044c04..a7fe0ec6 100644
--- a/pandora/clip/managers.py
+++ b/pandora/clip/managers.py
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 # -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
 # vi:si:et:sw=4:sts=4:ts=4
+import unicodedata
+
 from django.db.models import Q, Manager
 from django.conf import settings
 
@@ -87,6 +89,8 @@ def parseCondition(condition, user):
         }.get(op, '__icontains'))
 
     key = str(key)
+    if isinstance(v, unicode):
+        v = unicodedata.normalize('NFKD', v).lower()
     if exclude:
         q = ~Q(**{key: v})
     else: