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.
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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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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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‘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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Germany Submits ‘Sound of Falling’ for Oscar for Best International Feature Film
Sound of Falling (In die Sonne schauen) by Mascha Schilinski Germany has officially selected Mascha Schilinski’s Sound of Falling (In die Sonne schauen) as its submission for the Best International Feature Film category at the 98th Academy Awards. The announcement was made by German Films, the national cinema organization.
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Thailand Submits ‘A Useful Ghost’ for Oscar for Best International Feature Film
Thailand earlier this week selected Ratchapoom Boonbunchachoke’s debut feature A Useful Ghost (Phi Chidi Kha) as the country’s submission for the Best International Feature Film category at the 98th Academy Awards.
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Ireland Submits Sanatorium for Oscar for International Feature Film
Ireland has selected the Irish-made, Ukrainian-language film Sanatorium directed by Galway-born filmmaker Gar O’Rourke to represent the country in the Oscars International Feature Film category at the upcoming 98th Academy Awards.
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Sony Future Filmmaker Awards 2025 Announces Winners
(L-R) Rossana Montoya, Fiction Winner; Hayder Hoozeer & Franz Böhm, Student Winners; José Navarro, Animation Winner; Juliet Klottrup, Non-Fiction Winner (Courtesy of Creo) From over 11,750 films submitted by more than 7,500 filmmakers, the Sony Future Filmmaker Awards announced the 2025 winners (see shortlist) at a special ceremony hosted by Denny Directo of Entertainment Tonight.
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Daughters, ‘Will & Harper’, Black Box Diaries Among 85th Peabody Awards Documentary Winners
Will & Harper by Josh Greenbaum (Netflix) The Peabody announced the winners of the 85th Peabody Awards the winners selected to represent the most captivating and inspiring stories released in broadcasting and streaming media during 2024.