Homeward (Evge) directed by Nariman Aliev has been selected by Ukraine to represent the country in the 2020 Oscars in Best International Feature Film category.
Foreign Language Films
Foreign Language Films
Iran Selects Documentary FINDING FARIDEH for 2020 Oscar Race for Best International Film
Finding Farideh directed by Azadeh Mousavi and Kourosh Ataee was selected as Iran’s entry in the Best International Feature category at the 92nd Academy Awards.
South Korea Selects Palme d’Or Winner PARASITE for 2020 Oscar Race for Best International Film
Bong Joon-ho’s Parasite (Gisaengchung), winner of the Palme d’Or at the 2019 Cannes Film Festival is South Korea’ entry in the Best International Feature category at the 92nd Academy Awards.
Palestine Selects Comedy IT MUST BE HEAVEN for 2020 Oscar Race for Best International Film
Elia Suleiman’s new comedy film, It Must Be Heaven has been selected by Palestine as the country’s submission in the Best International Feature category at the 92nd Academy Awards.
Nora Fingscheidt’s SYSTEM CRASHER is Germany’s Entry in 2020 Oscar Race for Best International Film
Nora Fingscheidt’s debut film System Crasher (Systemsprenger) has been selected to represent Germany at the 2020 Academy Awards in the Best International Feature category.
TRUTH AND JUSTICE is Estonia’s Entry in Oscar Race for Best International Film
Truth and Justice (Tõde ja õigus) directed by Tanel Toom has been selected as Estonia’s candidate for the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film.
5 Nordic Films Nominated for Nordic Council Film Prize 2019
Five films from the five Nordic countries of Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden, have been selected as candidates for the Nordic Council Film Prize 2019.
46 Feature Films Selected for European Film Awards 2019
The European Film Academy announced the 46 films on this year’s EFA Feature Film Selection, films recommended for a nomination for the European Film Awards 2019.
FLC’s Retrospective of Agnès Varda to Showcase Over 30 Films from 60-plus-Year Career
Film at Lincoln Center announced its holiday series, a career-spanning retrospective of Agnès Varda, the most comprehensive survey to date of the late filmmaker’s vast canon.
Venezuelan Horror Thriller THE WHISTLER Opens in US Theaters in September
The Venezuelan horror thriller The Whistler (El silbón: orígenes) directed by Gisberg Bermúdez, based on a popular South American folk tale, will open in the US in September.
6 Latin American Films Selected for San Sebastian’s Films in Progress 36
Six debut films, have been selected for Films in Progress 36, an initiative of San Sebastian Festival and Cinélatino, Rencontres de Toulouse with the purpose of supporting Latin American cinema.
Iranian Filmmaker Abbas Kiarostami to Receive Film Retrospective in Seattle
Four Seattle film organizations (SIFF, Northwest Film Forum [NWFF], Grand Illusion Cinema, and The Beacon) will host a joint retrospective of Iranian filmmaker Abbas Kiarostami.