Awards
Spain has selected a high profile trio of films as finalists for the country’s 2021 International Feature Oscar submission.
The favorite, at least at this early stage, is Pedro Almodóvar’s “Madres paralelas” (“Parallel Mothers“), which just saw lead Penelope Cruz take the Volpi Cup for Best Actress at the Venice Film Festival. The film, which world premiered at the Italian event, was also a contender for the Golden Lion for best film and the Queer Lion.
Not to be counted out, Fernando León de Aranoa’s “The Good Boss,” starring an almost unrecognizable Javier Bardem, was also selected as a finalist for this year’s honor. Buzz around the film is at a fever pitch in Spain, with positive word of mouth after initial press screenings and its official world premiere set for next week’s San Sebastian Film Festival.
Rounding out the short list is Marcel Barrena...
Spain has selected a high profile trio of films as finalists for the country’s 2021 International Feature Oscar submission.
The favorite, at least at this early stage, is Pedro Almodóvar’s “Madres paralelas” (“Parallel Mothers“), which just saw lead Penelope Cruz take the Volpi Cup for Best Actress at the Venice Film Festival. The film, which world premiered at the Italian event, was also a contender for the Golden Lion for best film and the Queer Lion.
Not to be counted out, Fernando León de Aranoa’s “The Good Boss,” starring an almost unrecognizable Javier Bardem, was also selected as a finalist for this year’s honor. Buzz around the film is at a fever pitch in Spain, with positive word of mouth after initial press screenings and its official world premiere set for next week’s San Sebastian Film Festival.
Rounding out the short list is Marcel Barrena...
- 9/14/2021
- by Jamie Lang
- Variety Film + TV
Vienna-based Autlook Filmsales has acquired two titles ahead of their world premieres in the World Cinema Documentary Competition at the Sundance Film Festival in Park City, taking place from Jan. 23 to Feb. 2.
In “The Painter and the Thief,” an artist befriends the thief who stole her paintings, and makes him her muse. She becomes his closest ally when he is severely hurt in a car crash, and needs full-time care, even if her paintings are not found. But then the tables turn. The film is helmed by Norwegian director Benjamin Ree, whose debut feature documentary “Magnus,” about a chess grandmaster, played at Tribeca Film Festival in 2016.
“The Painter and the Thief” is produced by Medieoperatørene in collaboration with Vgtv. Autlook holds worldwide rights. The European premiere has been confirmed for the Rotterdam Film Festival.
“Acasa – My Home” follows the Enache family – nine children and their parents – who have lived in...
In “The Painter and the Thief,” an artist befriends the thief who stole her paintings, and makes him her muse. She becomes his closest ally when he is severely hurt in a car crash, and needs full-time care, even if her paintings are not found. But then the tables turn. The film is helmed by Norwegian director Benjamin Ree, whose debut feature documentary “Magnus,” about a chess grandmaster, played at Tribeca Film Festival in 2016.
“The Painter and the Thief” is produced by Medieoperatørene in collaboration with Vgtv. Autlook holds worldwide rights. The European premiere has been confirmed for the Rotterdam Film Festival.
“Acasa – My Home” follows the Enache family – nine children and their parents – who have lived in...
- 1/10/2020
- by Leo Barraclough
- Variety Film + TV
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