Directed by award-winning filmmaking duo Kristina Grozeva and Petar Valchanov, ‘Triumph’ the new black-comedy film set in 1990’s Bulgaria, has been chosen to represent the country at the 2025 Academy Awards in the Best International Feature Film category. The film stars Maria Bakalova, who rose to prominence after starring in 2020’s ‘Borat Subsequent Moviefilm’, earning her a nomination for the Best Supporting Actress Oscar.
Hsiao Ya-Chuan’s drama film, ‘Old Fox’ has been selected to represent Taiwan in the Best International Feature Film category at the 97th Academy Awards.
Mohammad Rasoulof’s The Seed of the Sacred Fig has been selected to represent Germany at the 97th Academy Awards in the category for Best International Feature Film.
Canada has selected Matthew Rankin’s absurdist comedy film ‘Universal Language‘ as the country’s official entry for the Best International Feature at the 97th annual Academy Awards.
Joining in the ranks of ‘Perfect Days,’ ‘Drive My Car,’ and ‘Shoplifters,’ Kurosawa Kiyoshi’s newest thriller film ‘Cloud‘ has been chosen to represent Japan in the Academy Awards for Best International Feature Film at the 2025 Oscars.
In recognition of a unique contribution to the world of film, the European Film Academy is presenting Wim Wenders with the European Lifetime Achievement award at the 37th European Film Awards.
Poor Things, directed by Yorgos Lanthimos, has been chosen the film of the year 2024 by the members of FIPRESCI, the International Federation of Film Critics and awarded the FIPRESCI Grand Prix. The organization selected the title from among all of the films premiered after July 1, 2023.
SFFILM has selected Three Daughters, written and directed by Azazel Jacobs as the winner of the 2024 SF Honors Award. The film stars Natasha Lyonne, Elizabeth Olsen, Carrie Coon, and Jovan Adepo and tells the story of three estranged sisters reuniting in a cramped New York City apartment to watch over their ailing father during his final days.
The European Film Academy revealed the 12 feature-length documentary films chosen for the Documentary Film Selection for the European Film Awards 2024.
The European Film Academy Board has chosen the first set of 29 films making the Feature Film Selection 2024 and now eligible to compete for the European Film Awards.
After premiering at the Un Certain Regard section of the 2024 Cannes Film Festival and winning three awards at the 2024 Annecy International Animation Film Festival, ‘Flow’ has been selected by the Latvian Selection Committee, a commission of film industry experts established by the National Film Center of Latvia, as Latvia’s entry in the 2025 Oscar race for the Best International Feature Film category
‘The Devil’s Bath’ (Des Teufels Bad) directed by filmmaking duo Veronika Franz and Severin Fiala has been announced by the Film & Music Association of the Austrian Federal Economic Chamber as Austria’s official submission for Best International Feature Film at next year’s Academy Awards.