Screen is profiling every submission for best international feature at the 96th Academy Awards.
Entries for the 2024 Oscar for best international feature are underway, and Screen is profiling each one on this page.
The 96th Academy Awards is set to take place on March 10, 2024 at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles.
An international feature film is defined as a feature-length motion picture (over 40 minutes) produced outside the US with a predominantly (more than 50%) non-English dialogue track and can include animated and documentary features.
Submitted films must have been released theatrically in their respective countries between December 1, 2022, and October 31, 2023. The deadline...
Entries for the 2024 Oscar for best international feature are underway, and Screen is profiling each one on this page.
The 96th Academy Awards is set to take place on March 10, 2024 at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles.
An international feature film is defined as a feature-length motion picture (over 40 minutes) produced outside the US with a predominantly (more than 50%) non-English dialogue track and can include animated and documentary features.
Submitted films must have been released theatrically in their respective countries between December 1, 2022, and October 31, 2023. The deadline...
- 9/12/2023
- by Screen staff
- ScreenDaily
Screen is profiling every submission for best international feature at the 96th Academy Awards.
Entries for the 2024 Oscar for best international feature are underway, and Screen is profiling each one on this page.
The 96th Academy Awards is set to take place on March 10, 2024 at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles.
An international feature film is defined as a feature-length motion picture (over 40 minutes) produced outside the US with a predominantly (more than 50%) non-English dialogue track and can include animated and documentary features.
Submitted films must have been released theatrically in their respective countries between December 1, 2022, and October 31, 2023. The deadline...
Entries for the 2024 Oscar for best international feature are underway, and Screen is profiling each one on this page.
The 96th Academy Awards is set to take place on March 10, 2024 at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles.
An international feature film is defined as a feature-length motion picture (over 40 minutes) produced outside the US with a predominantly (more than 50%) non-English dialogue track and can include animated and documentary features.
Submitted films must have been released theatrically in their respective countries between December 1, 2022, and October 31, 2023. The deadline...
- 9/11/2023
- by Screen staff
- ScreenDaily
Exclusive: UTA has signed filmmaker Pawo Choyning Dorji, who this year brought Bhutan its first-ever International Feature Oscar nom with Lunana: A Yak in the Classroom, for representation.
Dorji’s feature directorial debut is a drama about a young teacher who dreams of emigrating to Australia, only to find himself assigned to a school in the most remote village in Northern Bhutan, which has neither running water nor electricity. The high altitude, lack of amenities and increasingly cold weather, as the winter closes in, make him want to leave as soon as he arrives. But the local children then launch a charm offensive in a bid to convince him to stay. Dorji wrote and directed the pic, which was Bhutan’s first Oscar entry in decades—also producing alongside Steven Xiang, Stephane Lai and Honglin Jia. Lunana premiered in 2019 at the BFI London Film festival and went on to win...
Dorji’s feature directorial debut is a drama about a young teacher who dreams of emigrating to Australia, only to find himself assigned to a school in the most remote village in Northern Bhutan, which has neither running water nor electricity. The high altitude, lack of amenities and increasingly cold weather, as the winter closes in, make him want to leave as soon as he arrives. But the local children then launch a charm offensive in a bid to convince him to stay. Dorji wrote and directed the pic, which was Bhutan’s first Oscar entry in decades—also producing alongside Steven Xiang, Stephane Lai and Honglin Jia. Lunana premiered in 2019 at the BFI London Film festival and went on to win...
- 6/3/2022
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
When the Oscar nominations dropped on February 8, one of the most surprising and celebrated inclusions was the Bhutanese feature Lunana: A Yak In The Classroom, only the second ever movie submitted by the small Asian nation.
The pic emerged from 93 total country submissions and a 15-strong shortlist to become a bonafide contender for the International Oscar statue, a result that was “beyond the wildest expectations” of the film team, as director Pawo Choyning Dorji explains to Deadline below.
The team did put in the hard yards with the film when it came to applying to the Academy, however. The pic was originally submitted during last year’s awards season, but was ineligible due to the country not having an official selection committee in place. At the time, the Academy’s website did not even list Bhutan or the language Dzongkha as options when making the submission.
After regrouping and trying again,...
The pic emerged from 93 total country submissions and a 15-strong shortlist to become a bonafide contender for the International Oscar statue, a result that was “beyond the wildest expectations” of the film team, as director Pawo Choyning Dorji explains to Deadline below.
The team did put in the hard yards with the film when it came to applying to the Academy, however. The pic was originally submitted during last year’s awards season, but was ineligible due to the country not having an official selection committee in place. At the time, the Academy’s website did not even list Bhutan or the language Dzongkha as options when making the submission.
After regrouping and trying again,...
- 3/9/2022
- by Tom Grater
- Deadline Film + TV
Every year, an international feature without the backing of a top distributor or massive marketing lands an Oscar nomination. Last year it was Tunisian entry “The Man Who Sold His Skin”; Samuel Goldwyn Films acquired it after it made the Oscar shortlist; this time, Samuel Goldwyn’s bought “Lunana: A Yak in the Classroom” before the nominations. It marks the first Oscar nomination for the tiny, long-isolated Buddhist country of Bhutan, which became the world’s last country to open to television and the internet in 1999.
The film traveled the festival circuit after its 2019 premiere at the London Film Festival, winning awards and slowly building a profile. Bhutan was so proud of Pawo Choyning Dorji’s feature debut that the country submitted the movie twice. The Academy initially disqualified it because the country had neither an official selection committee nor an Oscar track record: Bhutan hadn’t submitted a film for 23 years.
The film traveled the festival circuit after its 2019 premiere at the London Film Festival, winning awards and slowly building a profile. Bhutan was so proud of Pawo Choyning Dorji’s feature debut that the country submitted the movie twice. The Academy initially disqualified it because the country had neither an official selection committee nor an Oscar track record: Bhutan hadn’t submitted a film for 23 years.
- 2/16/2022
- by Anne Thompson
- Thompson on Hollywood
Every year, an international feature without the backing of a top distributor or massive marketing lands an Oscar nomination. Last year it was Tunisian entry “The Man Who Sold His Skin”; Samuel Goldwyn Films acquired it after it made the Oscar shortlist; this time, Samuel Goldwyn’s bought “Lunana: A Yak in the Classroom” before the nominations. It marks the first Oscar nomination for the tiny, long-isolated Buddhist country of Bhutan, which became the world’s last country to open to television and the internet in 1999.
The film traveled the festival circuit after its 2019 premiere at the London Film Festival, winning awards and slowly building a profile. Bhutan was so proud of Pawo Choyning Dorji’s feature debut that the country submitted the movie twice. The Academy initially disqualified it because the country had neither an official selection committee nor an Oscar track record: Bhutan hadn’t submitted a film for 23 years.
The film traveled the festival circuit after its 2019 premiere at the London Film Festival, winning awards and slowly building a profile. Bhutan was so proud of Pawo Choyning Dorji’s feature debut that the country submitted the movie twice. The Academy initially disqualified it because the country had neither an official selection committee nor an Oscar track record: Bhutan hadn’t submitted a film for 23 years.
- 2/16/2022
- by Anne Thompson
- Indiewire
Bhutan’s first Oscar entry in 23 years, Pawo Choyning Dorji’s feature debut “Lunana: A Yak in the Classroom” had an unusual journey before landing on the shortlist for Oscar international film.
The lushly lensed feature, with a plot revolving around the spiritual coming of age of a young man on a quest to find happiness far from home, was made on solar batteries and shot for three months in one of world’s most isolated human settlements with first-time actors and an amateur crew.
“It’s a very surreal journey, and for me it really validates the power of art and filmmaking, that if you put your heart into it, and share a story with the world, it can go from the remotest school in the world, all the way to the most prestigious stages of the world,” says Dorji. He is an author and photographer from Bhutan whose...
The lushly lensed feature, with a plot revolving around the spiritual coming of age of a young man on a quest to find happiness far from home, was made on solar batteries and shot for three months in one of world’s most isolated human settlements with first-time actors and an amateur crew.
“It’s a very surreal journey, and for me it really validates the power of art and filmmaking, that if you put your heart into it, and share a story with the world, it can go from the remotest school in the world, all the way to the most prestigious stages of the world,” says Dorji. He is an author and photographer from Bhutan whose...
- 1/22/2022
- by Elsa Keslassy
- Variety Film + TV
Samuel Goldwyn Films has acquired North American rights to Pawo Choyning Dorji’s lushly lensed Bhutanese drama “Lunana: A Yak in The Classroom,” one of the 15 films shortlisted for the Oscar’s international feature film race.
Represented by Berlin-based Films Boutique, “Lunana: A Yak in The Classroom” premiered at the BFI London Film Festival in 2019 and won the audience award at last year’s Palm Springs Film Festival. The critically acclaimed film is the second Oscar entry from Bhutan, a landlocked country in South Asia. The first official Bhutanese Oscar submission was in 1999 with Khyentse Norbu’s “The Cup,” a Tibetan-language drama.
The movie follows a young teacher who dreams of emigrating to Australia and instead finds himself assigned to a school in the most remote village in Northern Bhutan where there is no running water and electricity. While he wants to leave as soon as he arrives, the teacher...
Represented by Berlin-based Films Boutique, “Lunana: A Yak in The Classroom” premiered at the BFI London Film Festival in 2019 and won the audience award at last year’s Palm Springs Film Festival. The critically acclaimed film is the second Oscar entry from Bhutan, a landlocked country in South Asia. The first official Bhutanese Oscar submission was in 1999 with Khyentse Norbu’s “The Cup,” a Tibetan-language drama.
The movie follows a young teacher who dreams of emigrating to Australia and instead finds himself assigned to a school in the most remote village in Northern Bhutan where there is no running water and electricity. While he wants to leave as soon as he arrives, the teacher...
- 1/3/2022
- by Elsa Keslassy
- Variety Film + TV
The trusty old tale of a city slicker teacher being posted to a school in the sticks is given a fresh coat of paint in the delightful Bhutanese comic drama “Lunana: A Yak in the Classroom.” Gloriously filmed on staggeringly beautiful locations around the most remote school on Earth and wonderfully performed by a cast comprised almost exclusively of first-time actors, this big-hearted crowd-pleaser marks a bright debut for writer-director Pawo Choyning Dorji. After winning audience awards at numerous festivals including Palm Springs and Cairo, “Lunana” will line up as Bhutan’s official entry in this year’s Oscar international feature race.
Premiering at London in 2019, “Lunana” was forced to withdraw from the 2020 international Oscar category on a technicality related to the formal nomination process. It’s fair and correct for this charmer to now be accepted and become the Himalayan country’s first submission since Khyentse Norbu’s 1999 hit “The Cup,...
Premiering at London in 2019, “Lunana” was forced to withdraw from the 2020 international Oscar category on a technicality related to the formal nomination process. It’s fair and correct for this charmer to now be accepted and become the Himalayan country’s first submission since Khyentse Norbu’s 1999 hit “The Cup,...
- 12/19/2021
- by Richard Kuipers
- Variety Film + TV
Bhutan-born Khyentse Norbu, especially remembered for “Travellers and Magicians” (2003) and “Hema Hema: Sing Me A Song While I Wait” (2016), is a director who also happens to be a Buddhist lama known as Dzongsar Khyentse Rinpoche. He teaches Buddhism and authored several significant publications on embracing Buddhism in the contemporary world. For a viewer knowing his background, “Looking for a Lady With Fangs and a Moustache”, a movie no less mysterious than its title, won’t be a big surprise.
Looking for a Lady With Fangs and a Moustache screening at Five Flavours Asian Film Festival
Norbu this time brings us to Kathmandu. The location choice doesn’t seem to be random. The Nepalese capital city at the feet of the Himalayas, attracting hordes of adventure-seekers, pilgrims, monks, foreign hippie tourists, is a buzzing merry maze where traditions meet modernity and the sacrum mixes with the profane.
The director, in his eccentric existential cum spiritual drama,...
Looking for a Lady With Fangs and a Moustache screening at Five Flavours Asian Film Festival
Norbu this time brings us to Kathmandu. The location choice doesn’t seem to be random. The Nepalese capital city at the feet of the Himalayas, attracting hordes of adventure-seekers, pilgrims, monks, foreign hippie tourists, is a buzzing merry maze where traditions meet modernity and the sacrum mixes with the profane.
The director, in his eccentric existential cum spiritual drama,...
- 11/28/2021
- by Joanna Kończak
- AsianMoviePulse
Told he’s been cursed and will die within a week, a Kathmandu man desperately seeks the elusive spirit that might save him in “Looking for a Lady with Fangs and a Moustache.” Though playing upon Tibetan Buddhist concepts, this latest film from Bhutan-born writer-director Khyentse Norbu doesn’t use traditional religious mythology as a springboard for horror, as in recent “The Vigil” or any number of exorcism-related titles. Instead, . Abramorama’s global release kicks off with a virtual cinema launch on April 9.
Ponytailed Tenzin (Tsering Tashi Gyalthang) has ambitious plans to open “the best coffee shop in all of Nepal.” To that end, he’s raised capital from various sources, including the mother who encouraged him toward music studies he’s not particularly suited for. Scouting potential locations, he pokes around an old temple abandoned since it suffered earthquake damage. That trespass appalls best friend Jachung (Tulku Kungzang), a fellow Tibetan exile,...
Ponytailed Tenzin (Tsering Tashi Gyalthang) has ambitious plans to open “the best coffee shop in all of Nepal.” To that end, he’s raised capital from various sources, including the mother who encouraged him toward music studies he’s not particularly suited for. Scouting potential locations, he pokes around an old temple abandoned since it suffered earthquake damage. That trespass appalls best friend Jachung (Tulku Kungzang), a fellow Tibetan exile,...
- 4/9/2021
- by Dennis Harvey
- Variety Film + TV
Award-winning director Khyentse Norbu’s newest film is the intriguingly titled Looking For A Lady With Fangs and A Moustache. Set in Kathmandu, the film’s tale is the journey of a worldly 30-year-old man, Tenzin, who is caught between the modern and traditional worlds of Nepal. Somewhat driven and obsessive, Tenzin is focused single-mindedly on creating Kathmandu’s best coffee shop. Though he disparages superstition, Tenzin is suddenly tormented by peculiar and recurring dreams and images that signal his imminent death. On the advice of a cool monk and the Master of the Left-Hand Lineage (secret Buddhist wisdom lineage), a sceptical Tenzin must seek out a very special woman – a “Dakini” who may have a moustache, fangs and a third eye… What happens on Tenzin’s journey? Does he find the Dakini and live a new life? Well, you will have to wait to realize and experience what happens...
- 4/6/2021
- by Stacey Yount
- Bollyspice
Director Khyentse Norbu: Looking For A Lady With Fangs And A Moustache
Noted and award-winning director Khyentse Norbu, whose past films have played at Sundance, Cannes, Toronto, Venice and other top global film festivals has a new film releasing on April 9th. Titled Looking For A Lady With Fangs And A Moustache, the mystery/drama, is set in the bustling maze of life in present-day Kathmandu. Told through the eyes and experiences of a worldly, young, Tibetan man, Tenzin, who is caught between the modern and traditional worlds. Somewhat driven and obsessive, Tenzin is focused single-mindedly on creating Kathmandu’s best coffee shop. Though he disparages superstition, Tenzin is suddenly tormented by peculiar and recurring dreams and images that signal his imminent death. On the advice of a monk and then a great sage a sceptical Tenzin must seek out a very special woman – a “Dakini” who may have a moustache,...
Noted and award-winning director Khyentse Norbu, whose past films have played at Sundance, Cannes, Toronto, Venice and other top global film festivals has a new film releasing on April 9th. Titled Looking For A Lady With Fangs And A Moustache, the mystery/drama, is set in the bustling maze of life in present-day Kathmandu. Told through the eyes and experiences of a worldly, young, Tibetan man, Tenzin, who is caught between the modern and traditional worlds. Somewhat driven and obsessive, Tenzin is focused single-mindedly on creating Kathmandu’s best coffee shop. Though he disparages superstition, Tenzin is suddenly tormented by peculiar and recurring dreams and images that signal his imminent death. On the advice of a monk and then a great sage a sceptical Tenzin must seek out a very special woman – a “Dakini” who may have a moustache,...
- 4/5/2021
- by Stacey Yount
- Bollyspice
The acclaimed film Looking For A Lady With Fangs And A Moustache is a mystery drama set in Kathmandu, is getting ready for release this April. It is the latest feature from director Khyentse Norbu whose past films have played at Sundance, Cannes, Toronto, Venice and other top global film festivals.
On April 8, The Rubin Museum of Art in New York City will host a virtual live premiere screening followed by a live conversation with director Khyentse Norbu and Dr. Richard J. Davidson. The Global Watch Now @ Home Cinema Release will be the following day on April 9, concurrent with some traditional in-theater engagements in Asia as circumstances allow.
The mystery drama tells the story of Tenzin, a modern Tibetan entrepreneur, utterly skeptical of ancient, mystical beliefs, who is suddenly haunted by frightening dreams and hallucinations. A sage tells him those are omens for his imminent death. Filmed in a mesmerizing and magical Kathmandu,...
On April 8, The Rubin Museum of Art in New York City will host a virtual live premiere screening followed by a live conversation with director Khyentse Norbu and Dr. Richard J. Davidson. The Global Watch Now @ Home Cinema Release will be the following day on April 9, concurrent with some traditional in-theater engagements in Asia as circumstances allow.
The mystery drama tells the story of Tenzin, a modern Tibetan entrepreneur, utterly skeptical of ancient, mystical beliefs, who is suddenly haunted by frightening dreams and hallucinations. A sage tells him those are omens for his imminent death. Filmed in a mesmerizing and magical Kathmandu,...
- 3/26/2021
- by Stacey Yount
- Bollyspice
A new documentary from Bhutan will share the Himalayan Buddhist kingdom’s unique philosophy of Gross National Happiness (Gnh) with the world.
Bhutan’s King Jigme Singye Wangchuk came up with the phrase in 1972 when he said that Gnh is more important than Gross Domestic Product. The landlocked country with fractious giants China and India as its only neighbors, takes this philosophy seriously and there is an index to measure the populace’s collective well-being.
Sound Pictures’ documentary “Gross National Happiness,” directed by Arun Bhattarai (“The Next Guardian”) and produced by Noemi Szakonyi (“Her Mothers”), follows Happiness Agents Amar and Gunaraj, who work for the Ministry of Gross National Happiness and collect data for the Happiness Survey. In the process, the film will explore the social fabric of Bhutan and what happiness means to a nation.
The philosophy is something that Bhattarai grew up with and when he left the...
Bhutan’s King Jigme Singye Wangchuk came up with the phrase in 1972 when he said that Gnh is more important than Gross Domestic Product. The landlocked country with fractious giants China and India as its only neighbors, takes this philosophy seriously and there is an index to measure the populace’s collective well-being.
Sound Pictures’ documentary “Gross National Happiness,” directed by Arun Bhattarai (“The Next Guardian”) and produced by Noemi Szakonyi (“Her Mothers”), follows Happiness Agents Amar and Gunaraj, who work for the Ministry of Gross National Happiness and collect data for the Happiness Survey. In the process, the film will explore the social fabric of Bhutan and what happiness means to a nation.
The philosophy is something that Bhattarai grew up with and when he left the...
- 3/17/2021
- by Naman Ramachandran
- Variety Film + TV
Leah Dou navigates through Tibet in a journey of liminal boundaries, between dreams and the past, in a fable of a psychedelic touch.
Bipolar is screening at International Film Festival Rotterdam
A young woman in a phone booth and an inaudible conversation that seems to go nowhere. The news bring pain, the body starts to shiver. As she cringes, the memories take over the picture. A shadow drifting underwater of the shimmering monochromes of a swimming pool. That’s the protagonist (Leah Dou in a seemingly autobiographical role), captured between liminal boundaries, these of dreams, traumas, and reality. She’s just about to go on a life-changing pilgrimage. Starting in Lhasa, Tibet, with a vague plan in her hand, she hops onto a car to reconcile with her past. Every road-movie needs a companion, a buddy to lean on. Here? An ambiguous, supposedly holy lobster that tinkles with psychedelic liquid.
Bipolar is screening at International Film Festival Rotterdam
A young woman in a phone booth and an inaudible conversation that seems to go nowhere. The news bring pain, the body starts to shiver. As she cringes, the memories take over the picture. A shadow drifting underwater of the shimmering monochromes of a swimming pool. That’s the protagonist (Leah Dou in a seemingly autobiographical role), captured between liminal boundaries, these of dreams, traumas, and reality. She’s just about to go on a life-changing pilgrimage. Starting in Lhasa, Tibet, with a vague plan in her hand, she hops onto a car to reconcile with her past. Every road-movie needs a companion, a buddy to lean on. Here? An ambiguous, supposedly holy lobster that tinkles with psychedelic liquid.
- 2/14/2021
- by Lukasz Mankowski
- AsianMoviePulse
Looking for a Lady with Fangs and a Moustache, Khyentse Norbu’s new film from South Asia will be released in North America. The director’s past films have played Sundance, Cannes, Toronto, Venice and other top film festivals. Looking for a Lady with Fangs and a Moustache, which had its global premiere at the 17th Morelia International Film Festival (Ficm), was also an official selection of the 2020 Tribeca Film Festival.
Abramorama acquired the acquisition of world rights for the Nepali production, Looking for a Lady with Fangs and a Moustache and plan to release it this spring, in April. The film is executive produced by Olivia Harrison, produced by Max Dipesh Khatri, and features cinematography by Mark Lee Ping-bing (In the Mood for Love).
The mystery drama tells the story of Tenzin, a modern Tibetan entrepreneur, utterly skeptical of ancient, mystical beliefs, who is suddenly haunted by frightening dreams and hallucinations.
Abramorama acquired the acquisition of world rights for the Nepali production, Looking for a Lady with Fangs and a Moustache and plan to release it this spring, in April. The film is executive produced by Olivia Harrison, produced by Max Dipesh Khatri, and features cinematography by Mark Lee Ping-bing (In the Mood for Love).
The mystery drama tells the story of Tenzin, a modern Tibetan entrepreneur, utterly skeptical of ancient, mystical beliefs, who is suddenly haunted by frightening dreams and hallucinations.
- 2/13/2021
- by Stacey Yount
- Bollyspice
"You don't have too much time left." Abramorama has unveiled an official trailer for a strange, mysterious Nepali film titled Looking for a Lady with Fangs and a Moustache, which is the perfect kind of title to grab your attention. This originally premiered in 2019 at film festivals, and was selected for last year's Tribeca Film Festival, now opening in cinemas worldwide starting in April 2021. The story follows a Tibetan entrepreneur in Nepal who experiences hallucinations, which a sage tells him are omens of his impending death. Filmed in a mesmerizing & magical Kathmandu, Tenzin will have seven days to save his life: a most unconventional, sacred journey into feminine energy. That sounds very cool. "I hope this film will transport audiences to a profound, mystical, and yet very real and accessible dimension of life with which our modern world is sadly and rapidly losing touch” states Khyentse Norbu. The film stars Tsering Tashi Gyalthang as Tenzin.
- 2/12/2021
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
Abramorama, a New York-based independent distribution company, has acquired worldwide rights to “Looking for a Lady With Fangs and a Moustache.”
Directed by Khyentse Norbu, the film will debut on April 8 with a virtual live premiere hosted by the Rubin Museum of Art in NYC. “Looking for a Lady With Fangs and a Moustache” will also be available on Abramorama’s digital platform. Following the screening, Norbu is participating in a conversation moderated by Dr. Richard J. Davidson.
It tells the story of Tenzin, a modern Tibetan entrepreneur, utterly skeptical of ancient, mystical beliefs, who is suddenly haunted by frightening dreams and hallucinations. A sage tells him those are omens for his imminent death. With seven days to save his life, Tenzin embarks on an unconventional and sacred journey into feminine energy.
“I hope this film will transport audiences to a profound, mystical, and yet very real and accessible dimension...
Directed by Khyentse Norbu, the film will debut on April 8 with a virtual live premiere hosted by the Rubin Museum of Art in NYC. “Looking for a Lady With Fangs and a Moustache” will also be available on Abramorama’s digital platform. Following the screening, Norbu is participating in a conversation moderated by Dr. Richard J. Davidson.
It tells the story of Tenzin, a modern Tibetan entrepreneur, utterly skeptical of ancient, mystical beliefs, who is suddenly haunted by frightening dreams and hallucinations. A sage tells him those are omens for his imminent death. With seven days to save his life, Tenzin embarks on an unconventional and sacred journey into feminine energy.
“I hope this film will transport audiences to a profound, mystical, and yet very real and accessible dimension...
- 2/11/2021
- by Rebecca Rubin
- Variety Film + TV
Bookmark this page for all the latest international feature submissions.
Submissions for the best international feature film award at the 2021 Academy Awards have started to come in, and Screen is keeping a running list of each film below.
The 93rd Academy Awards is set to take place on April 25, 2021. It was originally set to be held on February 28, before both the ceremony and eligibility period were postponed for two months due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
Submitted films must have been released in their respective countries between the expanded dates of October 1, 2019, and December 31, 2020. (Last year it was October-September).
In another change to the eligibility rules,...
Submissions for the best international feature film award at the 2021 Academy Awards have started to come in, and Screen is keeping a running list of each film below.
The 93rd Academy Awards is set to take place on April 25, 2021. It was originally set to be held on February 28, before both the ceremony and eligibility period were postponed for two months due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
Submitted films must have been released in their respective countries between the expanded dates of October 1, 2019, and December 31, 2020. (Last year it was October-September).
In another change to the eligibility rules,...
- 10/14/2020
- by Ben Dalton¬Michael Rosser
- ScreenDaily
Bookmark this page for all the latest international feature submissions.
Submissions for the best international feature film award at the 2021 Academy Awards have started to come in, and Screen is keeping a running list of each film below.
The 93rd Academy Awards is set to take place on April 25, 2021. It was originally set to be held on February 28, before both the ceremony and eligibility period were postponed for two months due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
Submitted films must have been released in their respective countries between the expanded dates of October 1, 2019, and December 31, 2020. (Last year it was October-September).
In another change to the eligibility rules,...
Submissions for the best international feature film award at the 2021 Academy Awards have started to come in, and Screen is keeping a running list of each film below.
The 93rd Academy Awards is set to take place on April 25, 2021. It was originally set to be held on February 28, before both the ceremony and eligibility period were postponed for two months due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
Submitted films must have been released in their respective countries between the expanded dates of October 1, 2019, and December 31, 2020. (Last year it was October-September).
In another change to the eligibility rules,...
- 10/13/2020
- by Ben Dalton¬Michael Rosser
- ScreenDaily
Bookmark this page for all the latest international feature submissions.
Submissions for the best international feature film award at the 2021 Academy Awards have started to come in, and Screen is keeping a running list of each film below.
The 93rd Academy Awards is set to take place on April 25, 2021. It was originally set to be held on February 28, before both the ceremony and eligibility period were postponed for two months due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
Submitted films must have been released in their respective countries between the expanded dates of October 1, 2019, and December 31, 2020. (Last year it was October-September).
In another change to the eligibility rules,...
Submissions for the best international feature film award at the 2021 Academy Awards have started to come in, and Screen is keeping a running list of each film below.
The 93rd Academy Awards is set to take place on April 25, 2021. It was originally set to be held on February 28, before both the ceremony and eligibility period were postponed for two months due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
Submitted films must have been released in their respective countries between the expanded dates of October 1, 2019, and December 31, 2020. (Last year it was October-September).
In another change to the eligibility rules,...
- 10/13/2020
- by Ben Dalton¬Michael Rosser
- ScreenDaily
Bookmark this page for all the latest international feature submissions.
Submissions for the best international feature film award at the 2021 Academy Awards have started to come in, and Screen is keeping a running list of each film below.
The 93rd Academy Awards is set to take place on April 25, 2021. It was originally set to be held on February 28, before both the ceremony and eligibility period were postponed for two months due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
Submitted films must have been released in their respective countries between the expanded dates of October 1, 2019, and December 31, 2020. (Last year it was October-September).
In another change to the eligibility rules,...
Submissions for the best international feature film award at the 2021 Academy Awards have started to come in, and Screen is keeping a running list of each film below.
The 93rd Academy Awards is set to take place on April 25, 2021. It was originally set to be held on February 28, before both the ceremony and eligibility period were postponed for two months due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
Submitted films must have been released in their respective countries between the expanded dates of October 1, 2019, and December 31, 2020. (Last year it was October-September).
In another change to the eligibility rules,...
- 10/12/2020
- by Ben Dalton¬Michael Rosser
- ScreenDaily
Pawo Choyning Dorji’s directorial debut “Lunana: A Yak in the Classroom” has been selected to represent Bhutan in the international feature race at the Oscars.
“Lunana: A Yak In The Classroom” is the second Oscar entry from Bhutan, a landlocked country in South Asia. The first official Bhutanese Oscar submission was in 1999 with Khyentse Norbu’s “The Cup,” a Tibetan-language drama.
The selection of “Lunana: A Yak in the Classroom” was confirmed by the Ministry of Information and Communications of the Royal Government of Bhutan on Tuesday.
“Lunana: A Yak in the Classroom,” which was released in Bhutan on Feb. 2, shot on solar-charged batteries, on location at the world’s most remote school in the Himalayan glaciers.
The film follows the journey of a teacher, Ugyen, who is sent to Lunana in northern Bhutan for his final year of training. The high altitude and the lack of amenities make...
“Lunana: A Yak In The Classroom” is the second Oscar entry from Bhutan, a landlocked country in South Asia. The first official Bhutanese Oscar submission was in 1999 with Khyentse Norbu’s “The Cup,” a Tibetan-language drama.
The selection of “Lunana: A Yak in the Classroom” was confirmed by the Ministry of Information and Communications of the Royal Government of Bhutan on Tuesday.
“Lunana: A Yak in the Classroom,” which was released in Bhutan on Feb. 2, shot on solar-charged batteries, on location at the world’s most remote school in the Himalayan glaciers.
The film follows the journey of a teacher, Ugyen, who is sent to Lunana in northern Bhutan for his final year of training. The high altitude and the lack of amenities make...
- 9/15/2020
- by Elsa Keslassy
- Variety Film + TV
Bookmark this page for all the latest international feature submissions.
Submissions for the best international feature film award at the 2021 Academy Awards have started to come in, and Screen is keeping a running list of each film below.
The 93rd Academy Awards are scheduled to take place on April 25, 2021, at the Dolby Theater in Hollywood, California. They were originally set for February 28, before both the ceremony and eligibility period were postponed for two months due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
Submitted films must have been released in their respective countries between the expanded dates of October 1, 2019, and December 31, 2020. (Last year it...
Submissions for the best international feature film award at the 2021 Academy Awards have started to come in, and Screen is keeping a running list of each film below.
The 93rd Academy Awards are scheduled to take place on April 25, 2021, at the Dolby Theater in Hollywood, California. They were originally set for February 28, before both the ceremony and eligibility period were postponed for two months due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
Submitted films must have been released in their respective countries between the expanded dates of October 1, 2019, and December 31, 2020. (Last year it...
- 9/15/2020
- by Ben Dalton¬Michael Rosser
- ScreenDaily
Osaka Asian Film Festival is held yearly under the theme of “From Osaka to All of Asia!” We are pleased to announce the line-up of the 15th edition of Oaff.
The number of selected films is 64 in total, the highest number ever for the festival, and they include 14 World Premieres, 12 International Premieres, and 3 Asian Premieres. Films from 23 countries and regions, including China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Korea, Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia, the Philippines, Singapore, Cambodia, India, Bangladesh, Nepal, Kazakhstan, Poland, France, Germany, Denmark, Portugal, Italy, the USA, Mexico and Japan, will be screened.
Opening Film
The Garden of Evening Mists
by Tom Shu-yu Lin (Malaysia) Japan Premiere
Closing Film
Kamata Prelude
by Nakagawa Ryutaro, Akiyama Mayu, Yasukawa Yuka, Watanabe Hirobumi (Japan) World Premiere
Competition
This section will present 15 films chosen from films completed on or after 1st October 2018 and unreleased in Japan. The international jurors will choose the winners of the Grand...
The number of selected films is 64 in total, the highest number ever for the festival, and they include 14 World Premieres, 12 International Premieres, and 3 Asian Premieres. Films from 23 countries and regions, including China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Korea, Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia, the Philippines, Singapore, Cambodia, India, Bangladesh, Nepal, Kazakhstan, Poland, France, Germany, Denmark, Portugal, Italy, the USA, Mexico and Japan, will be screened.
Opening Film
The Garden of Evening Mists
by Tom Shu-yu Lin (Malaysia) Japan Premiere
Closing Film
Kamata Prelude
by Nakagawa Ryutaro, Akiyama Mayu, Yasukawa Yuka, Watanabe Hirobumi (Japan) World Premiere
Competition
This section will present 15 films chosen from films completed on or after 1st October 2018 and unreleased in Japan. The international jurors will choose the winners of the Grand...
- 2/8/2020
- by Adriana Rosati
- AsianMoviePulse
Pawo Choyning Dorji is a photographer, filmmaker and the author from Bhutan. His photos have been published in international magazines and newspapers including Life, Esquire, Vice and The Wall Street Journal, and his books of photography include “Seeing Sacred: Lights & Shadows Along the Journey” and “Sacred Paths” and “Light of the Moon: The Life & Legacy of Xuanzang of Tang”. He has been working for the Khyentse Labrang since 2006 and is married to Taiwanese actress, Stephanie Lai.
His first brush with cinema was as an assistant director for Khyentse Norbu’s “Vara: A Blessing” and then he went on producing Norbu’s “Hema Hema: Sing Me a Song While I Wait”. “Lunana: a Yak in the Classroom” is his directorial debut and had its World Premiere in London.
Kelden Lhamo Gurung (as Saldon), Sherab Dorji (as Ugyen) and Ugyen Norbu Lhendup (as Michen) are the first-time actors starring in “Lunana: a Yak in the Classroom...
His first brush with cinema was as an assistant director for Khyentse Norbu’s “Vara: A Blessing” and then he went on producing Norbu’s “Hema Hema: Sing Me a Song While I Wait”. “Lunana: a Yak in the Classroom” is his directorial debut and had its World Premiere in London.
Kelden Lhamo Gurung (as Saldon), Sherab Dorji (as Ugyen) and Ugyen Norbu Lhendup (as Michen) are the first-time actors starring in “Lunana: a Yak in the Classroom...
- 10/18/2019
- by Adriana Rosati
- AsianMoviePulse
Bhutanese director and Buddhist Lama Khyentse Norbu contributed greatly to create a new breed of Bhutanese Cinema with his “Travellers and Magicians” in 2003 and he is now at his 4th feature. “Hema Hema: Sing Me a Song While I Wait” had its World Premiere at Locarno Film Festival in 2016 and since then has been successfully performing the Festival run, appearing at Toronto, Busan, London, Taipei, Osaka and it will be the Closing movie at Five Flavours Film Festival in Warsaw, wrapping up the special focus on Bhutanese cinema.
A beautiful young woman works as a waitress in a cool techno club. She is staring at her own image in a mirror when she closes her eyes and we are magically transported in an undefined time, in a deep, untouched forest where a young man is about joining a mysterious reunion ruled by strict guidelines. Every 12 years, an old Guru summons...
A beautiful young woman works as a waitress in a cool techno club. She is staring at her own image in a mirror when she closes her eyes and we are magically transported in an undefined time, in a deep, untouched forest where a young man is about joining a mysterious reunion ruled by strict guidelines. Every 12 years, an old Guru summons...
- 9/29/2019
- by Adriana Rosati
- AsianMoviePulse
Since 2017, and the tribute Five Flavours did to Bhutanese cinema, the country’s films have found a number of ways to reach audiences outside the nation, letting the world stage get to know the work of directors like Dechen Roder and Khyentse Norbu. This time it was Jamyang Jamtsho Wangchuk’s turn (an actor who appeared in “Seven Years in Tibet” and “Honeygiver Among the Dogs)” to present his second directorial work after “Gyalsey: Legacy of a Prince”.
“The Open Door” is screening at Aperture: Asia & Pacific Film Festival
The 15 minutes short is split in four acts following the life of Pema from birth to old age, each one representing a different phase in her life and in essence, of Bhutan. In the first part, she is a baby during the time of Bhutan’s bartering trade with Tibet; in the second, she is a bit older and we have...
“The Open Door” is screening at Aperture: Asia & Pacific Film Festival
The 15 minutes short is split in four acts following the life of Pema from birth to old age, each one representing a different phase in her life and in essence, of Bhutan. In the first part, she is a baby during the time of Bhutan’s bartering trade with Tibet; in the second, she is a bit older and we have...
- 6/4/2019
- by Panos Kotzathanasis
- AsianMoviePulse
One project from Sri Lanka –Sanjeewa Pushpakumara’s “Mother”– and another from Myanmar –The Maw Naing’s “The Women”– won ex-aequo, the main kudos at the Locarno Festival’s Open Doors co-production forum.
The winning projects share a high sensitivity towards female-related issues, a trend among many of the participants this year. The $50,000 award was split between the two.
Produced by Youngjeong Oh at Yangon-based One Point Zero, “The Women,” the third feature of The Maw Naing (Karlovy Vary-premiered “The Monk”) turns on the struggles of four women who have moved from remote villages to the city of Yangon, Myanmar to work and get a better life. The four women share a bedroom near the city factory area.
“Despite working hard and keeping their hopes high, they can’t escape from poverty. Their lives are not strongly connected, but from their present, we can see their past and future. I...
The winning projects share a high sensitivity towards female-related issues, a trend among many of the participants this year. The $50,000 award was split between the two.
Produced by Youngjeong Oh at Yangon-based One Point Zero, “The Women,” the third feature of The Maw Naing (Karlovy Vary-premiered “The Monk”) turns on the struggles of four women who have moved from remote villages to the city of Yangon, Myanmar to work and get a better life. The four women share a bedroom near the city factory area.
“Despite working hard and keeping their hopes high, they can’t escape from poverty. Their lives are not strongly connected, but from their present, we can see their past and future. I...
- 8/7/2018
- by Emilio Mayorga
- Variety Film + TV
Filmmakers submit letter to authorities regarding ban on Locarno and Toronto title.
UK producer Jeremy Thomas has condemned the ban in Bhutan on Hema Hema (Sing Me A Song While I Wait), the Bhutanese film he helped produce.
The mystery-drama, about a Bhutanese ritual, secured berths at Locarno, Toronto, Busan and London last year, but will not get a release in its home market.
Tibetan Buddhist lama and writer Khyentse Norbu’s fourth film was banned by the National Films Review Board and the Department of Culture of the Ministry of Home and Cultural Affairs on the grounds that it demeans religious symbols, including masks worn by actors.
Recorded Picture Company founder Thomas, an executive producer on the mystery-drama, told Screen: “I hate censorship. I fight against it. I had no idea that Khyentse’s film would be viewed this way and I was shocked to hear that it had been banned from the very people it was...
UK producer Jeremy Thomas has condemned the ban in Bhutan on Hema Hema (Sing Me A Song While I Wait), the Bhutanese film he helped produce.
The mystery-drama, about a Bhutanese ritual, secured berths at Locarno, Toronto, Busan and London last year, but will not get a release in its home market.
Tibetan Buddhist lama and writer Khyentse Norbu’s fourth film was banned by the National Films Review Board and the Department of Culture of the Ministry of Home and Cultural Affairs on the grounds that it demeans religious symbols, including masks worn by actors.
Recorded Picture Company founder Thomas, an executive producer on the mystery-drama, told Screen: “I hate censorship. I fight against it. I had no idea that Khyentse’s film would be viewed this way and I was shocked to hear that it had been banned from the very people it was...
- 1/30/2017
- by andreas.wiseman@screendaily.com (Andreas Wiseman)
- ScreenDaily
The Jio Mami Mumbai Film Festival with Star is less than a month away from offering the city a movie extravaganza unlike any other. In its 18th edition, the festival announced its stellar line-up for the year at its annual press conference held on Thursday, 29th September in Mumbai. The festival is set to kick off on 20th October. The press conference began with the announcement of the festival’s new brand identity.
Jio Mami with Star, Festival Co-Chairperson, Kiran Rao said, “It’s been a very exciting year for the Academy. Firstly, we are now a year around presence. We launched the Mami Film Club in May with a conversation between Sir Ian McKellen and Aamir. We’ve followed that up with India premieres of films such as Brahman Naman and India in a Day. The Academy is committed to bringing you great film content and conversations not just...
Jio Mami with Star, Festival Co-Chairperson, Kiran Rao said, “It’s been a very exciting year for the Academy. Firstly, we are now a year around presence. We launched the Mami Film Club in May with a conversation between Sir Ian McKellen and Aamir. We’ve followed that up with India premieres of films such as Brahman Naman and India in a Day. The Academy is committed to bringing you great film content and conversations not just...
- 10/1/2016
- by Press Releases
- Bollyspice
Below you will find our favorite films of the 41st Toronto International Film Festival, as well as an index of our coverage.Top Picksfernando F. Crocei.Toni Erdmann, A Quiet Passion, Elle, (re)Assignment, Justin Timberlake + The Tennessee KidsII.Voyage of Time, Moonlight, I, Daniel Blake; Austerrlitz, J: Beyond FlamencoIII.Salt and Fire, Hello Destroyer, Land of the GodsDANIEL Kasmani.As Without So Within, Certain Women, NocturamaII.Cilaos, Yourself and Yours, Incantati, Children of Lir, Justin Timberlake + The Tennessee KidsIII.Into the Inferno, Untitled, Daguerrotype, Venus Delta, Safari, The HedonistsIV.The Dreamed Path, Manchester by the Sea, 350 Mya, Hema Hema: Sing Me a Song While I Wait, Kékszakállú, Foyer, The Dreamed OnesV.Ember, Salt and Fire, (re)AssignmentMICHAEL Sicinskii.SingularityII.Aquarius, AusterlitzIII.025 Red Sunset, Cilaos, Indefinite Pitch, Luna e Santur, Mimosas, Nocturama, SieranevadaBLAKE Williamsi.Nocturama, As Without So Withinii.The Dreamed Path, Yourself and Yours, Burning mountains that spew flame,...
- 9/28/2016
- MUBI
Hema Hema: Sing Me a Song While I WaitDear Fern,I'm so glad we could share the sheer exuberant pleasure of Justin Timberlake + The Tennessee Kids on an IMAX screen that gave J.T. the 30 foot high stature of a god: eat your heart out, Leni Riefenstahl! As you note, this infectious concert documentary by Jonathan Demme resoundingly describes Timberlake's appeal in thundering audio-visual terms: boyish charisma, guileless performing pleasure, and a remarkable sharing of his musical credit (so much of it studio-finessed, optimized of appropriation of other music and styles) with a veritable community of producers, musicians, backing vocalists, dancers and more. There's one incredible shot (among many) in this beautiful film of the entire collection of performers playing a song that's frankly mediocre—but the camera tracks along the whole band on stage, Timberlake one of many, all of whose smiles are genuine, all who sing along...
- 9/19/2016
- MUBI
Damien Chazelle.s brilliant musical .La La Land. starring Ryan Gosling and Emma Stone (she recently won Best Actress at Venice International Film Festival) took home the People.s Choice Award making it the one to beat this award season! Since 2008 (except for 2011.s .Where Do We Go Now?.), every single People.s Choice Award Winner has been nominated for Best Picture Oscar with films like .Room,. .The Imitation Game,. .Silver Linings Playbook,. and .Precious.. Some even won Best Picture like .Slumdog Millionaire,. .The King.s Speech,. and .12 Years a Slave.. But don.t go betting on the film yet. There were some movies that dominated Tiff but was ignored by the Academy such as the aforementioned .Where Do We Go Now?,. .Bella,. .Eastern Promises,. .Zatoichi,. and .The Hanging Garden..
We shall see if .La La Land. will score big with Academy voters. For now, here.s the complete list...
We shall see if .La La Land. will score big with Academy voters. For now, here.s the complete list...
- 9/19/2016
- by Manny
- Manny the Movie Guy
With the Toronto International Film Festival wrapping up today, they’ve handed out their award winners. While our top picks will be arriving shortly, the big winner of the festival was Damien Chazelle‘s La La Land, which won the People’s Choice Awards, while Raoul Peck‘s I Am Not Your Negro won on the documentary side. Other winners include Free Fire in the Midnight Madness category and Jackie in the Platform section, which is in its second year.
Check out the full press release below.
The short film awards below were selected by a jury comprised of American filmmaker Abteen Bagheri (That B.E.A.T.), French filmmaker Eva Husson (Bang Gang), and Canadian filmmaker Jeff Barnaby (Rhymes for Young Ghouls).
Short Cuts Award For Best Canadian Short Film
The Short Cuts Award for Best Canadian Short Film goes to Alexandre Dostie’s Mutants. The jury remarked, “Mutants...
Check out the full press release below.
The short film awards below were selected by a jury comprised of American filmmaker Abteen Bagheri (That B.E.A.T.), French filmmaker Eva Husson (Bang Gang), and Canadian filmmaker Jeff Barnaby (Rhymes for Young Ghouls).
Short Cuts Award For Best Canadian Short Film
The Short Cuts Award for Best Canadian Short Film goes to Alexandre Dostie’s Mutants. The jury remarked, “Mutants...
- 9/18/2016
- by Jordan Raup
- The Film Stage
The Toronto International Film Festival has closed out its annual ten-day run with a star-studded awards brunch, which featured the announcement of the festival’s various awards and prizes. Chief among them is the People’s Choice Award, Tiff’s most prestigious award and one chosen by audience members themselves (fans of the various films could log their vote either by depositing their ticket stubs in voting boxes available post-screening, or by voting online on the official Tiff app).
This year’s winner is Damien Chazelle’s “La La Land,” starring Ryan Gosling and Emma Stone. You can read our full review of the film here. Runner-ups included “Lion” and “Queen of Katwe.”
Read More: IndieWire’s Movie Podcast (115): How Tiff Changed the Fall Movie Season
Often viewed as a harbinger of awards season glory, the Tiff People’s Choice Award winner has typically continued on to major Oscar attention.
This year’s winner is Damien Chazelle’s “La La Land,” starring Ryan Gosling and Emma Stone. You can read our full review of the film here. Runner-ups included “Lion” and “Queen of Katwe.”
Read More: IndieWire’s Movie Podcast (115): How Tiff Changed the Fall Movie Season
Often viewed as a harbinger of awards season glory, the Tiff People’s Choice Award winner has typically continued on to major Oscar attention.
- 9/18/2016
- by Kate Erbland
- Indiewire
Exclusive: Stewart will join HanWay in October, replacing Thorsten Schumacher; sales director Chiara Gelardin to depart.
Bloom Media’s Gabrielle Stewart has been appointed managing director of HanWay Films where she will replace Thorsten Schumacher whose departure was announced in July.
Stewart, who holds dual British-French nationality, will join the blue chip London-based sales company in October.
Stewart has served as svp of international sales and distribution at La outfit Bloom Media since it was launched three years ago. She joined Bloom from Exclusive Media where she worked with Bloom founder Alex Walton.
Prior to Exclusive Media she spent eight years in London at Focus Features International where she served as vice president of international sales. She started out in the business at Renaissance Films. Stewart will remain part of the Bloom team during Tiff 2016.
As part of the HanWay rejig sales director Chiara Gelardin will depart the company after Toronto.
HanWay chairman...
Bloom Media’s Gabrielle Stewart has been appointed managing director of HanWay Films where she will replace Thorsten Schumacher whose departure was announced in July.
Stewart, who holds dual British-French nationality, will join the blue chip London-based sales company in October.
Stewart has served as svp of international sales and distribution at La outfit Bloom Media since it was launched three years ago. She joined Bloom from Exclusive Media where she worked with Bloom founder Alex Walton.
Prior to Exclusive Media she spent eight years in London at Focus Features International where she served as vice president of international sales. She started out in the business at Renaissance Films. Stewart will remain part of the Bloom team during Tiff 2016.
As part of the HanWay rejig sales director Chiara Gelardin will depart the company after Toronto.
HanWay chairman...
- 8/23/2016
- by andreas.wiseman@screendaily.com (Andreas Wiseman)
- ScreenDaily
Bulgarian drama won the Golden Leopard as well as Best Actress for star Irena Ivanova.
Bulgarian director Ralitza Petrova’s debut feature Godless has won the top prize, the Golden Leopard, at the 69th Locarno Film Festival.
The drama also took the Best Actress award for Irena Ivanova’s performance as a nurse looking after elderly patients with dementia in a remote Bulgarian town.
In addition, the production by Klas Film’s Rossitsa Valkanova with Denmark’s Snowglobe and France’s Alcatraz Films and Film Factory, received the Ecumenical Jury’s Prize, which comes with a cash award of $20,500 (CHF20,000).
The screenplay for Godless - which is being handled internationally by Greek-based Heretic Outreach - had been supported by Torino FilmLab’s FrameWork, Sarajevo’s CineLink and the Women in Film Finishing Fund in Los Angeles.
“This prize was unusual among juries because it was a unanimous decision between all the members of our team,” the International...
Bulgarian director Ralitza Petrova’s debut feature Godless has won the top prize, the Golden Leopard, at the 69th Locarno Film Festival.
The drama also took the Best Actress award for Irena Ivanova’s performance as a nurse looking after elderly patients with dementia in a remote Bulgarian town.
In addition, the production by Klas Film’s Rossitsa Valkanova with Denmark’s Snowglobe and France’s Alcatraz Films and Film Factory, received the Ecumenical Jury’s Prize, which comes with a cash award of $20,500 (CHF20,000).
The screenplay for Godless - which is being handled internationally by Greek-based Heretic Outreach - had been supported by Torino FilmLab’s FrameWork, Sarajevo’s CineLink and the Women in Film Finishing Fund in Los Angeles.
“This prize was unusual among juries because it was a unanimous decision between all the members of our team,” the International...
- 8/13/2016
- by screen.berlin@googlemail.com (Martin Blaney)
- ScreenDaily
A selection of films from the 2016 edition of the Toronto International Film Festival has been unveiled, with films by Jim Jarmusch, Maren Ade, Tom Ford, Paul Verhoeven, Damien Chazelle, and many more.Opening NIGHTThe Magnificent Seven (Antoine Fuqua)GALASDeepwater HorizonArrival (Denis Villeneuve)Deepwater Horizon (Peter Berg)The Headhunter's Calling (Mark Williams)The Journey Is the Destination (Bronwen Hughes)Jt + The Tennessee Kids (Jonathan Demme)Lbj (Rob Reiner)Lion (Garth Davis)Loving (Jeff Nichols)A Monster Calls (J.A. Bayona)Planetarium (Rebecca Zlotowski)Queen of Katwe (Mira Nair)The Rolling Stones of Olé Olé Olé!: A Trip Across Latin America (Paul Dugdale)The Secret Scripture (Jim Sheridan)Snowden (Oliver Stone)Strange Weather (Katherine Dieckmann)Their Finest (Lone Scherfig)A United Kingdom (Amma Astante)Special PRESENTATIONSLa La LandThe Age of Shadows (Kim Jee-woon)All I See Is You (Marc Forster)American Honey (Andrea Arnold)American Pastoral (Ewan McGregor)Asura: The City of...
- 8/12/2016
- MUBI
Bertrand Bonello’s Paris terror attack drama Nocturama [pictured] will open the second international directors showcase at the 41st Toronto International Film Festival next month.
Platform runs from September 8-15 and includes Pablo Larraín’s Jackie, fresh from its world premiere in Venice, as well as world premieres for Mijke de Jong’s Layla M. and Kiyoshi Kurosawa’s Daguerrotype.
“A multicultural epicentre, Toronto is one of the most diverse and inclusive cities in the world, and it is the perfecthome for Platform to live and grow as a world-class programme,” said Tiff director and CEO Piers Handling.
“The lineup this year aims to shine the spotlight on fearless, artistic films that will inspire a global dialogue around issues that affect us all, and we are thrilled to honour the next generation of filmmakers who are capturing the evolving discourse with their transformative visions.”
“In its inaugural year in 2015, Platform successfully established itself as fundamental to the Festival...
Platform runs from September 8-15 and includes Pablo Larraín’s Jackie, fresh from its world premiere in Venice, as well as world premieres for Mijke de Jong’s Layla M. and Kiyoshi Kurosawa’s Daguerrotype.
“A multicultural epicentre, Toronto is one of the most diverse and inclusive cities in the world, and it is the perfecthome for Platform to live and grow as a world-class programme,” said Tiff director and CEO Piers Handling.
“The lineup this year aims to shine the spotlight on fearless, artistic films that will inspire a global dialogue around issues that affect us all, and we are thrilled to honour the next generation of filmmakers who are capturing the evolving discourse with their transformative visions.”
“In its inaugural year in 2015, Platform successfully established itself as fundamental to the Festival...
- 8/11/2016
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
The Toronto International Film Festival presents its lineup for Platform, "the juried program that champions director’s cinema from around the world," now in its second year. Set to compete are Kiyoshi Kurosawa's Daguerrotype, Ivan Sen's Goldstone, Katell Quillévéré's Heal the Living, Khyentse Norbu's Hema Hema: Sing Me a Song While I Wait, Fien Troch's Home, Pablo Larraín's Jackie, William Oldroyd's Lady Macbeth, Mijke de Jong's Layla M., Zacharias Kunuk's Searchers, Barry Jenkins's Moonlight, Bertrand Bonello's Nocturama and Mathieu Denis and Simon Lavoie's Those Who Make Revolution Halfway Only Dig Their Own Graves. » - David Hudson...
- 8/11/2016
- Keyframe
The Toronto International Film Festival presents its lineup for Platform, "the juried program that champions director’s cinema from around the world," now in its second year. Set to compete are Kiyoshi Kurosawa's Daguerrotype, Ivan Sen's Goldstone, Katell Quillévéré's Heal the Living, Khyentse Norbu's Hema Hema: Sing Me a Song While I Wait, Fien Troch's Home, Pablo Larraín's Jackie, William Oldroyd's Lady Macbeth, Mijke de Jong's Layla M., Zacharias Kunuk's Searchers, Barry Jenkins's Moonlight, Bertrand Bonello's Nocturama and Mathieu Denis and Simon Lavoie's Those Who Make Revolution Halfway Only Dig Their Own Graves. » - David Hudson...
- 8/11/2016
- Fandor: Keyframe
Toronto International Film Festival continues to add to its already eclectic slate by announcing their Platform line-up today. Beginning last year as a special program to highlight auteur-driven features from around the world, this year’s line-up looks remarkably strong, opening with Bertrand Bonello‘s Paris-set terrorism drama Nocturama.
Also featuring new films from Fien Troch, Zacharias Kunuk, Kiyoshi Kurosawa, Ivan Sen, Katell Quillévéré, Khyentse Norbu, Pablo Larraín, William Oldroyd, Mijke de Jong, Barry Jenkins, Mathieu Denis, and Simon Lavoie, check out the line-up below.
Daguerrotype (Le Secret de la chambre noire) Kiyoshi Kurosawa, France/Japan/Belgium
World Premiere
Kiyoshi Kurosawa makes his first film outside Japan with this French-language ghost romance fantasy, about an aging photographer whose obsession with an archaic technique draws his young assistant and beautiful daughter into a dark and mysterious world. Starring Tahar Rahim, Constance Rousseau, Olivier Gourmet, and Mathieu Amalric. ***
Goldstone Ivan Sen, Australia...
Also featuring new films from Fien Troch, Zacharias Kunuk, Kiyoshi Kurosawa, Ivan Sen, Katell Quillévéré, Khyentse Norbu, Pablo Larraín, William Oldroyd, Mijke de Jong, Barry Jenkins, Mathieu Denis, and Simon Lavoie, check out the line-up below.
Daguerrotype (Le Secret de la chambre noire) Kiyoshi Kurosawa, France/Japan/Belgium
World Premiere
Kiyoshi Kurosawa makes his first film outside Japan with this French-language ghost romance fantasy, about an aging photographer whose obsession with an archaic technique draws his young assistant and beautiful daughter into a dark and mysterious world. Starring Tahar Rahim, Constance Rousseau, Olivier Gourmet, and Mathieu Amalric. ***
Goldstone Ivan Sen, Australia...
- 8/11/2016
- by Jordan Raup
- The Film Stage
The Toronto International Film Festival continues to roll out the exciting programming announcements as the film-loving world looks forward to this start of this year’s festival (just next month!). The latest slate addition comes care of Tiff’s Platform section, which aims to present an “artistically stimulating and thought-provoking lineup.” The directors-focused section is only in its second year, but has already lined up a stellar spread of features from around the world, including Canada, Australia, France, Bhutan, Belgium, USA, the United Kingdom and the Netherlands.
Per the festival, this year Platform is aiming to take on “complex and bold narratives that range from a dark, twisted fantasy, a dramatic crime thriller, an existential illusion to the reinterpretation of a satirical tragedy, a raw coming-of-age story, and tales of revolutions, radicals, and revenge.” The section will open with the international premiere of the drama “Nocturama” from critically acclaimed director-writer Bertrand Bonello.
Per the festival, this year Platform is aiming to take on “complex and bold narratives that range from a dark, twisted fantasy, a dramatic crime thriller, an existential illusion to the reinterpretation of a satirical tragedy, a raw coming-of-age story, and tales of revolutions, radicals, and revenge.” The section will open with the international premiere of the drama “Nocturama” from critically acclaimed director-writer Bertrand Bonello.
- 8/11/2016
- by Kate Erbland
- Indiewire
Executive producer Jeremy Thomas to present world premiere of Bhutan film.
Khyentse Norbu’s Hema Hema: Sing Me a Song While I Wait will play at Locarno Film Festival’s (Aug 3-13) Open Doors Screenings.
The film, executive produced by Jeremy Thomas (The Last Emperor, High-Rise), will receive its world premiere at Locarno’s platform for talent of contemporary cinema in Bangladesh, Bhutan, Myanmar and Nepal.
Hema Hema marks the fourth feature from Bhutanese filmmaker Norbu and will be presented at Locarno by Thomas alongside young Bhutanese producer Pawo Choyning Dorji.
Other filmmakers featured in the Open Doors Screenings include Bengali filmmaker Mostofa Sarwar Farooki, Midi Z and The Maw Naing.
Others include Nepal filmmakers Min Bahadur Bham with directorial debut Kalo Pothi – The Black Hen; and Deepak Rauniyar.
Sophie Bourdon, head of Open Doors, said: “Playing host to the masks and allure of Khyentse Norbu’s Hema Hema: Sing Me a Song While I Wait, and...
Khyentse Norbu’s Hema Hema: Sing Me a Song While I Wait will play at Locarno Film Festival’s (Aug 3-13) Open Doors Screenings.
The film, executive produced by Jeremy Thomas (The Last Emperor, High-Rise), will receive its world premiere at Locarno’s platform for talent of contemporary cinema in Bangladesh, Bhutan, Myanmar and Nepal.
Hema Hema marks the fourth feature from Bhutanese filmmaker Norbu and will be presented at Locarno by Thomas alongside young Bhutanese producer Pawo Choyning Dorji.
Other filmmakers featured in the Open Doors Screenings include Bengali filmmaker Mostofa Sarwar Farooki, Midi Z and The Maw Naing.
Others include Nepal filmmakers Min Bahadur Bham with directorial debut Kalo Pothi – The Black Hen; and Deepak Rauniyar.
Sophie Bourdon, head of Open Doors, said: “Playing host to the masks and allure of Khyentse Norbu’s Hema Hema: Sing Me a Song While I Wait, and...
- 7/29/2016
- by michael.rosser@screendaily.com (Michael Rosser)
- ScreenDaily
The 3rd Dharamshala International Film Festival (Diff) will open on October 30 with Rajat Kapoor’s critically acclaimed film, Ankhon Dekhi. The four-day festival will showcase feature films, documentaries, short films and animation films. Besides, Diff will also host Masterclasses, panel discussions and Harun Farocki Retrospective.
Feature films to be screened at the festival include Chaitanya Tamhane’s Court, Hansal Mehta’s Citylights, Geetu Mohandas’ Liar’s Dice, Avinash Arun’s Killa, Khyentse Norbu’s Vara: A Blessing, Meenu Gaur and Farjad Nabi’s Zinda Bhaag, Hany Abu-Assad’s Omar, Gabriela Pichler’s Eat Sleep Die, Byamba Sakhya’s Remote Control, Joanna Kos-Krauze and Krzysztof Krauze’s Papusza and Jim Jarmusch’s Only Lovers Left Alive.
The animation section will screen films by Shilpa Ranade, Gitanjali Rao and Nina Sabnani, among others.
Q’s Nabarun, a documentary about famous Bengali writer Nabarun Bhattacharya who passed away in July, will have its...
Feature films to be screened at the festival include Chaitanya Tamhane’s Court, Hansal Mehta’s Citylights, Geetu Mohandas’ Liar’s Dice, Avinash Arun’s Killa, Khyentse Norbu’s Vara: A Blessing, Meenu Gaur and Farjad Nabi’s Zinda Bhaag, Hany Abu-Assad’s Omar, Gabriela Pichler’s Eat Sleep Die, Byamba Sakhya’s Remote Control, Joanna Kos-Krauze and Krzysztof Krauze’s Papusza and Jim Jarmusch’s Only Lovers Left Alive.
The animation section will screen films by Shilpa Ranade, Gitanjali Rao and Nina Sabnani, among others.
Q’s Nabarun, a documentary about famous Bengali writer Nabarun Bhattacharya who passed away in July, will have its...
- 10/7/2014
- by NewsDesk
- DearCinema.com
Zero Motivation, a dark comedy about the lives of Israeli female soldiers, was named the top film at the 13th Tribeca Film Festival. Writer/director Tayla Lavie accepted the Founders Award for Best Narrative Feature, as well as the Nora Ephron Prize, which goes to the female filmmaker who best embodies Ephron’s spirit and vision. “In her unique and ambitious first feature, deftly handled such difficult themes as the military, sexism, love, ambition, and friendship,” the jury noted. “This filmmaker also pulled off the awesome feat of managing multiple characters and storylines. In what was definitely the most hilarious...
- 4/25/2014
- by Jeff Labrecque
- EW - Inside Movies
2014 Tribeca Film Festival winners were announced Friday, as chosen by the various juries, with the Israeli film Zero Motivation earning top honors including the Founders Award for Best Narrative Feature.
Zero Motivation writer/director Talya Lavie also won the Nora Ephron Prize for her film, a dark comedy about female Israeli soldiers.
“We believe a new, powerful, voice has emerged,” the jury said about Lavie.
Best Actor in a Narrative Feature went to Paul Schneider, who stars in Goodbye to All That, the directorial debut from Junebug scribe Angus MacLachlan.
“This performance reminded us that even in the most ordinary settings, our lives can summon extraordinary humor, pain, awkwardness, and if we earn it… dignity,” the jury remarked.
Complete List of Winners:
Best Narrative Feature: Zero Motivation – Talya Lavie
Best Actor in a Narrative Feature Film: Paul Schneider – Goodbye To All That
Best Actress in a Narrative Feature Film: Valeria Bruni...
Zero Motivation writer/director Talya Lavie also won the Nora Ephron Prize for her film, a dark comedy about female Israeli soldiers.
“We believe a new, powerful, voice has emerged,” the jury said about Lavie.
Best Actor in a Narrative Feature went to Paul Schneider, who stars in Goodbye to All That, the directorial debut from Junebug scribe Angus MacLachlan.
“This performance reminded us that even in the most ordinary settings, our lives can summon extraordinary humor, pain, awkwardness, and if we earn it… dignity,” the jury remarked.
Complete List of Winners:
Best Narrative Feature: Zero Motivation – Talya Lavie
Best Actor in a Narrative Feature Film: Paul Schneider – Goodbye To All That
Best Actress in a Narrative Feature Film: Valeria Bruni...
- 4/25/2014
- Uinterview
New Delhi, March 25: Indian classical dancer Geeta Chandran has been invited to attend the 13th Annual Tribeca Film Festival in New York next month.
Geeta starrer "Vara: A Blessing" will be presented as a highlight at the 13th Annual Tribeca Film Festival April 16-27, said a statement.
Geeta, known for her deep understanding of the art of Bharatanatyam and Carnatic music, has also choreographed for the film, which is directed by Bhutanese film director Khyentse Norbu. Based on a Bengali short story "Rakta Aar Kanna" ('Blood and Tears') by Sunil Gangopadhyay, it tells the story of the daughter of a devadasi, who falls.
Geeta starrer "Vara: A Blessing" will be presented as a highlight at the 13th Annual Tribeca Film Festival April 16-27, said a statement.
Geeta, known for her deep understanding of the art of Bharatanatyam and Carnatic music, has also choreographed for the film, which is directed by Bhutanese film director Khyentse Norbu. Based on a Bengali short story "Rakta Aar Kanna" ('Blood and Tears') by Sunil Gangopadhyay, it tells the story of the daughter of a devadasi, who falls.
- 3/25/2014
- by Shiva Prakash
- RealBollywood.com
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