Taiwan has selected Left-Handed Girl (左撇子女孩), directed by Shih-Ching Tsou, as the country’s submission for the Best International Feature Film category at the upcoming 98th Academy Awards.
Films
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Taiwan Submits ‘Left-Handed Girl’ for Oscar for Best International Feature Film
Left-Handed Girl (courtesy Semaine Critique)
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Tunisia Selects ‘The Voice of Hind Rajab’ for Oscar for Best International Feature Film
The Voice of Hind Rajab (Mime Films, Tanit Films) Tunisia has submitted The Voice of Hind Rajab, directed by Kaouther Ben Hania, as its entry for the Best International Feature Film at the 98th Academy Awards. It is based on the killing of Hind Rajab, a five-year-old Palestinian girl who was killed by Israeli forces during the ongoing Israeli invasion of Gaza.
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Japan Selects Kokuho for Oscar for Best International Feature Film
Kokuho (National Treasure) by Lee Sang-il (Yoshida Shuichi / Asahi Shimbun “Kokuho” Film Partners) Japan has selected Lee Sang-il’s epic kabuki drama Kokuho (National Treasure) as its submission for the Best International Feature Film category at the 98th Academy Awards.
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Is This Thing On? Teaser Trailer – Will Arnett and Laura Dern Are Getting A Divorce in Bradley Cooper’s Comedy Drama
Bradley Cooper, back behind the camera, directs Is This Thing On?, a comedy-drama film starring Will Arnett as Alex Novak and Laura Dern as Tess – a couple navigating the uncertain terrain of their midlife separation. As Alex turns to stand-up comedy to rediscover purpose, Tess reassesses what she sacrificed for family.
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Sweden Selects ‘Eagles of the Republic’ for Oscar for Best International Feature Film
Eagles of the Republic by Tarik Saleh (Yigit Eken) Sweden has selected Tarik Saleh’s political thriller Eagles of the Republic as its submission for the Best International Feature Film category at the 98th Academy Awards.
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Iceland Submits ‘The Love That Remains’ for Oscar for Best International Feature Film
The Love That Remains (Ástin sem eftir er) directed by Hlynur Pálmason Iceland has selected Hlynur Pálmason’s The Love That Remains (Ástin sem eftir er) as its entry for the Best International Feature Film category at the 98th Academy Awards.
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Norway Submits Joachim Trier’s Sentimental Value for Oscar for Best International Feature Film
Norway has submitted Joachim Trier’s Sentimental Value (Affeksjonsverdi) as its contender for the Best International Feature Film category at the 98th Academy Awards (2026).
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Takahide Hori’s Stop-Motion ‘Junk World’ Enters Midnight Madness at TIFF | Trailers
Here is a trailer for Junk World, the latest film from stop-motion auteur Takahide Hori, set to make its International premiere in the Midnight Madness program at Toronto International Film Festival. The film is a prequel set more than a millennium before Junk Head, Hori’s underground cult hit.
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‘The Mysterious Gaze of the Flamingo’ wins LGBT Sebastiane Latino Award
The Mysterious Gaze of the Flamingo (La misteriosa mirada del flamenco) by Diego Céspedes The Mysterious Gaze of the Flamingo (La misteriosa mirada del flamenco), the debut feature film from Chilean moviemaker Diego Céspedes, has won the Sebastiane Award given by Gehitu, the Basque Association of Gays, Lesbians, Transsexuals and Bisexuals, and presented at the upcoming San Sebastian Festival.
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Francis Ford Coppola to Honor Werner Herzog at Venice Film Festival
Francis Ford Coppola receiving the Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement in 1992 at the 49th Venice Film Festival. (courtesy Venice Film Festival) 
Werner Herzog (courtesy of Lena Herzog) Francis Ford Coppola (The Godfather, Apocalypse Now, Megalopolis) will honor director Werner Herzog with the “Laudatio” speech at the special ceremony where he will be awarded the Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement during the Opening Ceremony of the 82nd Venice International Film Festival of La Biennale di Venezia.
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Satisfied Trailer – Hamilton Star Renée Elise Goldsberry Shares Personal Battles in Revealing Documentary
Here is the official trailer for Satisfied, an intimate documentary on the dual journey of Renée Elise Goldsberry, Tony and Grammy-winning star of Hamilton, as she battles the rigors of Broadway fame while striving to build a family. The film explores her life-changing experience originating the role of Angelica Schuyler in Hamilton, while simultaneously navigating her path to motherhood and balancing the competing demands of career and family.
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