The animated film Weathering With You (Tenki no ko) directed by Makoto Shinkai has been selected by Japan Motion Picture Producers Association (Eiren) to represent Japan in the Best International Feature Film category at the 2020 Oscars.
Foreign Language Films
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Japan Picks Animated Film WEATHERING WITH YOU for 2020 Oscar Race for Best International Film
Weathering With You (Tenki no ko)
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12 Documentaries Selected for European Film Awards 2019
AQUARELA directed by Victor Kossakovsky The European Film Academy announced the EFA Documentary Selection, a list of 12 European documentaries recommended for a nomination for this year’s European Film Awards. There are 12 European countries represented in this year’s EFA Documentary Selection.
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Panama Selects Family Drama EVERYBODY CHANGES for 2020 Oscar Race for Best International Film
Everybody Changes (Todos cambiamos) by Arturo Montenegro Arturo Montenegro’s family drama Everybody Changes (Todos cambiamos), starring Gaby Gnazzo, Andrea Pérez Meana, Susan Elizabeth Castillo, Mónica Lola Díaz and José Manuel Arispe was selected by the Academy of Cinematographic Arts and Sciences of Panama to represent Panama at the 2020 Academy Awards in the Best International Feature category.
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Cambodia Picks IN THE LIFE OF MUSIC for 2020 Oscar Race for Best International Film
In the Life of Music co-directed by Caylee So and Sok Visal The film In the Life of Music co-directed by Caylee So and Sok Visal, that follows a family’s life over three generations affected by the reign of the Khmer Rouge, was selected by the Cambodia Oscar Selection Committee (COSC) to represent Cambodia in the International Feature Film category at the 92nd Academy Awards.
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Watch Trailer for Paula Hernandez’s THE SLEEPWALKERS World Premiering at Toronto Film Festival
The Sleepwalkers (Los Sonámbulos) The Argentinian film, The Sleepwalkers (Los Sonámbulos), written and directed by Paula Hernández, and starring Érica Rivas (WILD TALES), Ornella D’Elia, Marilu Marini, Luis Ziembrowsky, Daniel Hendler (FAMILY LAW, QUEENS), Valeria Lois, Rafael Federman will World Premiere, at the 2019 Toronto International Film Festival.
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Ukraine Selects HOMEWARD for 2020 Oscar Race for Best International Film
Homeward (Evge) directed by Nariman Aliev 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. The film tells the story of a Crimean Tatar man, Mustafa (Akhtem Seitablaev), who is coming back to the Russia-annexed Crimea to bury his elder son (Remzi Bilyalov) who died in the Donbas war.
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South Korea Selects Palme d’Or Winner PARASITE for 2020 Oscar Race for Best International Film
GISAENGCHUNG (Parasite) directed by BONG Joon-Ho Bong Joon-ho’s Parasite (Gisaengchung), winner of the Palme d’Or at the 2019 Cannes Film Festival was selected as South Korea’ entry in the Best International Feature category at the 92nd Academy Awards.
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Palestine Selects Comedy IT MUST BE HEAVEN for 2020 Oscar Race for Best International Film
It Must Be Heaven directed by Elia Suleiman Elia Suleiman’s new comedy film, It Must Be Heaven, which won FIPRESCI prize of the international film critics for Best Film at the Cannes Film Festival has been selected by Palestine as the country’s submission in the Best International Feature category at the 92nd Academy Awards.
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Nora Fingscheidt’s SYSTEM CRASHER is Germany’s Entry in 2020 Oscar Race for Best International Film
System Crasher (Systemsprenger) directed by Nora Fingscheidt 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.
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TRUTH AND JUSTICE is Estonia’s Entry in Oscar Race for Best International Film
Truth and Justice (Tõde ja õigus) directed by Tanel Toom Truth and Justice (Tõde ja õigus), adapted and directed by Tanel Toom, has been selected by the Estonian Film Institute (EFI) as Estonia’s candidate for the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film. Additionally, for the first time, an Estonian documentary Ksenia Okhapkina’s Immortal is also eligible for an Oscar, after having won the Grand Prix for the Best Documentary at Karlovy Vary International Film Festival.
