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.
Foreign Language Films
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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
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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.
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5 Nordic Films Nominated for Nordic Council Film Prize 2019
AURORA (Aurora) by Miia Tervo Five films from the five Nordic countries of Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden, have been selected as candidates at The Haugesund International Film Festival for the Nordic Council Film Prize 2019.
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46 Feature Films Selected for European Film Awards 2019
BAD POEMS (ROSSZ VERSEK) DIRECTED BY Gábor Reisz The European Film Academy announced the 46 films on this year’s EFA Feature Film Selection, the list of feature-length fiction films recommended for a nomination for the European Film Awards 2019. With 31 European countries represented, the list illustrates the great diversity in European cinema.
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FLC’s Retrospective of Agnès Varda to Showcase Over 30 Films from 60-plus-Year Career
Varda by Agnès 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, opening December 20 and presented in partnership with Janus Films.
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Venezuelan Horror Thriller THE WHISTLER Opens in US Theaters in September
The Whistler by Gisberg Bermúdez The horror thriller The Whistler (El silbón: orígenes) by Gisberg Bermúdez, based on a popular South American folk tale, will open in the US on Friday, September 6 at the Laemmle Theaters in Los Angeles, followed by other U.S. cities., and a VOD release in the fall.
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6 Latin American Films Selected for San Sebastian’s Films in Progress 36
Nudo Mixteco by Ángeles Cruz Six debut films, have been selected for Films in Progress 36, a professional initiative called twice yearly by the San Sebastian Festival and Cinélatino, Rencontres de Toulouse with the purpose of supporting Latin American cinema.
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Iranian Filmmaker Abbas Kiarostami to Receive Film Retrospective in Seattle
Abbas Kiarostami Four Seattle film organizations (SIFF, Northwest Film Forum [NWFF], Grand Illusion Cinema, and The Beacon) will host a joint retrospective of the prolific Iranian filmmaker Abbas Kiarostami between September 14 to October 6, 2019.
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3 Films on Denmark’s Shortlist for Oscar’s Best International Film Submission
‘Queen of Hearts’ by May el-Toukhy The Danish Oscar committee revealed the shortlist of three films that are in the running to become Denmark’s official entry for the 2020 International Feature Film category (previously Foreign Language).
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WOLKENBRUCH is Swiss’ Entry in Oscar Race for Best International Film
WOLKENBRUCH’S WONDROUS JOURNEY INTO THE ARMS OF A SHIKSA Michael Steiner’s romantic comedy Wolkenbruch’s Wondrous Journey into the Arms of a Shiksa which premiered at the 2018 Zurich Film Fest, has been selected by Switzerland as the country’s submission for the Best International Feature category (formerly Best Foreign Language Film) in the 92nd Academy Awards.
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Milko Lazarov’s AGA (Set in Siberia) Gets US Fall Release Date
ÁGA directed by Milko Lazarov Big World Pictures will release Milko Lazarov’s ÁGA, which had its World Premiere at the Closing Night Film of Berlin International Film Festival – the first Bulgarian film in 29 years to be honored with that slot. The film went on to win many top prizes at several international film festivals, including Best Film at Cairo International Film Festival; Best Film at Bulgarian Feature Film Festival; Audience Award at Best Feature at Llubljana International Film Festival; and Best Film at Sarajevo Intl. Film Festival.
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Pablo Aura Langer’s INFLUENCIA Continues Winning Streak
Pablo Aura Langer’s “Influencia” Pablo Aura Langer’s “Influencia” starring Alejandra Cárdenas, Marco Zapata, Mel Gibson’s Apocalypto star Gerardo Taracena and the 2 times winner of the Mexican Academy Award ‘Ariel’ Veronica Langer, was awarded “Best International Film” at the Las Vegas International Film & Screenwriting competition, at the Action Film Awards.