Netflix will release the award winning Marathi drama The Disciple, written, directed and edited by Chaitanya Tamhane and executive produced by Oscar winning director, Alfonso Cuarón.
Foreign Language Films
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Chaitanya Tamhane’s Award-Winning Marathi Drama ‘The Disciple’ to Debut on Netflix
The Disciple directed by Chaitanya Tamhane
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‘Jumbo’ Trailer – Noémie Merlant Falls in Love with Amusement Ride in Bizarre Love Story
Nomie Merlant appears in Jumbo by Zoé Wittock Dark Star Pictures released the official trailer for Jumbo, the bizarre “love story” indie film that premiered at the 2020 Sundance Film Festival. Written and directed by Zoé Wittock in her feature directorial debut, Jumbo stars Noémie Merlant, Emmanuelle Bercot and Sam Louwyck; and will open in theaters on February 19th, 2021, and VOD on March 16th, 2021.
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DARA OF JASENOVAC Trailer – Holocaust-era Drama and Serbia’s Oscar Submission Sets February Release Date
Dara of Jasenovac The official trailer along with a ‘behind-the-scenes look’ featurette debuted this week for Holocaust-era drama Dara of Jasenovac, Serbia’s official Academy Awards selection for Best International Feature, which opens in select theaters on February 5, 2021.
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Naomi Kawase’s TRUE MOTHERS, Japan’s Oscar Entry for Best International Film, Premieres in January Via Virtual Cinema
True Mothers directed by Naomi Kawase The arrival of the birth mother of their child came as a shock to a young adoptive family in director Naomi Kawase’s emotive drama True Mothers, Japan’s Oscar entry for best international film. The film starring Hiromi Nagasaku, Arata Iura, Aju Makita, Reo Sato, Hiroko Nakajima,Tetsu Hirahara, Ren Komai and Taketo Tanaka premieres via virtual cinema on January 29, 2021.
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Sundance Winning Mexican Thriller IDENTIFYING FEATURES Opens in Virtual Cinemas in January
David Illescas appears Sin Señas Particulares by Fernanda Valadez, an official selection of the World Cinema Dramatic Competition at the 2020 Sundance Film Festival. Courtesy of Sundance Institute | photo by Claudia Bercerril. The gripping Mexican border thriller, Identifying Features from debut filmmaker Fernanda Valadez will open January 22 on Kino Marquee and virtual cinemas nationwide including in New York at Film at Lincoln Center along with BAM; and in Los Angeles at Laemmle.
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Japan Society Announces ’21st CENTURY JAPAN: FILMS FROM 2001-2020′ Virtual Series
Red Post on Escher Street directed by Sion Sono. Japan Society and the Agency for Cultural Affairs, Government of Japan (ACA), in collaboration with the Visual Industry Promotion Organization (VIPO), announced the inaugural ACA Cinema Project online film series 21st Century Japan: Films from 2001-2020, streaming nationwide on Japan Society’s Virtual Cinema from February 5-25, 2021.
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NOTTURNO Trailer – Gianfranco Rosi’s Masterpeice Documentary Selected as Italy’s Oscar Entry Sets a January Release Date
Notturno directed by Gianfranco Rosi Super LTD released the trailer for the documentary Notturno, directed by Italian filmmaker Gianfranco Rosi, and recently selected as Italy’s official entry for the Academy Award in the Best International Film category. Gianfranco Rosi follows up his Academy Award®-nominated “Fire at Sea” with this breathtaking masterpiece, the culmination of a three-year cinematic journey through war-torn Iraq, Kurdistan, Syria and Lebanon. The film will be available on Virtual Cinema on January 22, 2021, and available everywhere on January 29, 2021.
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Argentina Selects Paula Hernandez’s THE SLEEPWALKERS as Oscars 2021 Official Candidate
The Sleepwalkers (Los Sonámbulos) The Sleepwalkers (Los sonámbulos) by acclaimed writer-director Paula Hernández has been selected as Argentina’s candidate in the International Feature Film competition at the 93rd edition of the Academy Awards®.
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YOU WILL DIE AT TWENTY, Sudan’s Very First Oscar Entry for Best International Film, Opens in Virtual Cinema in January
You Will Die At Twenty You Will Die At Twenty, the feature debut of director Amjad Abu Alala and Sudan’s very first Oscar entry for Best International Feature Film, will open in virtual cinema on January 22, 2021. Starring Mustafa Shehata, Moatasem Rashid, Islam Mubarak, Mahmoud Alsarraj,Bonna Khalid and Talal Afifi, the film is only the eighth narrative feature filmed in Sudan.
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ONCE UPON A TIME IN VENEZUELA, Venezuela’s Official Oscar Submission, Sets a December 31 Release Date
Once Upon a Time in Venezuela Once upon a time, the Venezuelan village of Congo Mirador was prosperous, alive with fishermen and poets. Now it is decaying and disintegrating – a small but prophetic reflection of Venezuela itself. The massive political and economic crisis and one of the world’s largest refugee crises in Venezuela is the backdrop of the documentary Once Upon A Time In Venezuela, selected as Venezuela’s official Oscar submission for the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film.
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Switzerland’s Oscar Entry MY LITTLE SISTER Starring Nina Hoss Opens in Virtual Cinema in January
My Little Sister (Schwesterlein) Nina Hoss and Lars Eidinger star in the Swiss drama, My Little Sister opening in virtual cinema on January 15, 2021. The film selected as Switzerland’s Official Oscar entry for Best International Feature Film, also stars Marthe Keller, Jens Albinus, Thomas Ostermeier,Linne-Lu Lungerhausen, and Noah Tscharland.
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