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65 Countries Fight for Best Foreign Language Oscar Nomination

7 November 2009 10:26 AM, PST | Manny the Movie Guy | See recent Manny the Movie Guy news »

From Albania to Vietnam, 65 countries are hoping that their film entries will get picked to fill one of the five slots for Best Foreign Language Film for the 82nd annual Academy Awards.

Five slots, 65 countries, the competition is fierce! Our friends from Variety gave us this list, is your country of choice one of the 65 hopefuls?

I'm happy that my home country, the Philippines, has a fighting chance with the dramedy "Ded na si Lolo" ("Grandpa is Dead"). Take a look at the complete list.

Albania

Alive!

(Artan Minarolli)

Synopsis: A carefree Albanian student gets drawn into an ancient blood feud when he returns home for a funeral, only to find himself a wanted man.

Awards: Belgrade Film Festival B2B development grant

Sales: Wildart Film

Argentina

El secreto de sus ojos

(Juan Jose Campanella)

Synopsis: An ambitious, complex work that combines two generation-spanning love stories, a noirish thriller, some »

- Manny

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Oscar 2010: Early Predictions – Best Foreign Language Film

18 October 2009 1:16 AM, PDT | Alternative Film Guide | See recent Alternative Film Guide news »

Best Foreign Language Film Baaria, Giuseppe Tornatore (Italy) An autobiographical tale set in the director’s Sicilian hometown Forever Enthralled, Chen Kaige (China) Biopic chronicling the life of Mei Lanfang, China’s greatest opera star. I Killed My Mother, Xavier Dolan (Canada) A young gay man has some serious issues with his mother. A Prophet, Jacques Audiard (France) Prison drama in which a young hood learns what it takes to reach the top of that small (and nasty) world. The White Ribbon, Michael Haneke (Germany) As a prelude to both World War I and World War II, a German village unexpectedly becomes the setting of numerous acts of cruelty. Quality (much like fairness) is in the brain of the judge. (Of course, if we’re lucky enough to have a judge [...] »

- Andre Soares

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The Long List (65 Countries!!!) of Oscar Foreign Language Entries

16 October 2009 3:49 PM, PDT | Manny the Movie Guy | See recent Manny the Movie Guy news »

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences unveiled the long list of 65 countries vying for a Best Foreign Language nomination Oscar.

Variety says that a shortlist of nine semi-finalists will be unveiled in January, with the complete nominees to be announced Feb. 2 along with the contenders in the other categories.

The Academy Awards will be presented March 7 at the Kodak Theater.

And now, from Albania to Vietnam, see the complete list right now (I.m proud that my home country of the Philippines has an entry!!!):

Albania, "Alive!," Artan Minarolli, director

Argentina, "El Secreto de Sus Ojos," Juan Jose Campanella, director

Armenia, "Autumn of the Magician," Rouben Kevorkov and Vaheh Kevorkov, directors

Australia, "Samson & Delilah," Warwick Thornton, director

Austria, "For a Moment Freedom," Arash T. Riahi, director

Bangladesh, "Beyond the Circle," Golam Rabbany Biplob, director

Belgium, "The Misfortunates," Felix van Groeningen, director

Bolivia, "Zona Sur," Juan Carlos Valdivia, director

Bosnia and Herzegovina, »

- Manny

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2009 Foreign-Language Oscar Nominees Announced

15 October 2009 7:57 AM, PDT | MovieWeb | See recent MovieWeb news »

Sixty-five countries have submitted films for consideration in the Foreign Language Film category for the 82nd Academy Awards, Academy President Tom Sherak announced today. The 2009 submissions are:

Albania, Alive!, Artan Minarolli, director;

Argentina, El Secreto de Sus Ojos, Juan Jose Campanella, director;

Armenia, Autumn of the Magician, Rouben Kevorkov and Vaheh Kevorkov, directors;

Australia, Samson & Delilah, Warwick Thornton, director;

Austria, For a Moment Freedom, Arash T. Riahi, director;

Bangladesh, Beyond the Circle, Golam Rabbany Biplob, director;

Belgium, The Misfortunates, Felix van Groeningen, director;

Bolivia, Zona Sur, Juan Carlos Valdivia, director;

Bosnia and Herzegovina, Nightguards, Namik Kabil, director;

Brazil, Time of Fear, Sergio Rezende, director;

Bulgaria, The World Is Big and Salvation Lurks around the Corner, Stephan Komandarev, director;

Canada, I Killed My Mother, Xavier Dolan, director;

Chile, Dawson, Isla 10, Miguel Littin, director;

China, Forever Enthralled, Chen Kaige, director;

Colombia, The Wind Journeys, Ciro Guerra, director;

Croatia, Donkey, Antonio Nuic, »

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The Official Foreign Oscar Race: 63 Titles to Compete with A Prophet and White Ribbon

15 October 2009 | ioncinema | See recent ioncinema news »

- Finally. With a disqualification here and there, the official list of countries competing for a nomination and then Oscar gold have been submitted and now its time to make some prognostications as to who among 65 will make the final five, or final three, since Sony Pictures Classics have a slam dunk in Palme d'or winner Haneke's The White Ribbon and Jacques Audiard's A Prophet - a "second place" winner at Cannes. If you asked me what films I'd like to see in the final 5 tally, I would love to see the Academy embrace non-mainstream items such as the Romanian pic from Corneliu Porumboiu (Police, Adjective) and Bong Joon-ho's Mother (South Korea), but in all likelihood, the remaining three slots will be a toss up between Scandar Copti and Yaron Shani's hard edged Ajami (Israel's entry), Oscar-voter favorite Giuseppe Tornatore's epic Baaria (Italy's entry) might slip by »

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Academy Award’s foreign-language film submissions

8 October 2009 3:26 AM, PDT | SoundOnSight | See recent SoundOnSight news »

The October 1st deadline for all countries wanting into the Academy Award's foreign-language film category has come and gone. According to IndieWIRE [1], The United Kingdom, which has predominantly submitted Welsh films over the years (if submitting at all), has surprisingly chosen the documentary Afghan Star as its 2009 submission for the Academy Awards. The last time the country received a nomination in this category was in 1999, when Paul Morrison's Welsh and Yiddish Solomon and Gaenor lost out to Pedro Almodovar's All About My Mother. Synopsis After 30 years of war and Taliban rule, pop Idol has come to Afghanistan. Millions are watching the TV series 'Afghan Star' and voting for their favorite singers by mobile phone. For many this is their first encounter with democracy. This timely film follows the dramatic stories of four contestants as they risk all to become the nation's favorite singer. But will they »

- Ricky

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Lemon of the Week: Oscars Late with Foreign Nom Paperwork

5 October 2009 | ioncinema | See recent ioncinema news »

- The October 1st deadline for all countries wanting into the Academy Award's foreign-language film category has come and gone, but you wouldn't know it since no official list of films submitted has been published. You could go tooth and nail on the web and film trades and you'd come up with nada, nothing, zero and zilch – and that goes for the official site. The Lemon of the Week goes to the Oscars for not publishing an official list, which sounds like a trivial complaint, but how difficult can it be for them to collect the titles, include the last minute additions and proudly issue a press release listing all participating nations/first round of nomination hopefuls. Thank to several sites such as IndieWire, we can keep tabs on the most updated list, but I find it a shame that world cinema isn't receiving the extra bit of promo on »

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Forever Enthralled sent to Oscars by China.

28 September 2009 12:26 AM, PDT | Movie Jungle | See recent Movie Jungle news »

"Forever Enthralled" has been selected by The People's Republic of China to represent the country's Oscar bid at the next Academy Awards, China's Film Bureau announced on Saturday. Chen Kaige's ("Farewell My Concubine") biopic of China's famous Peking opera performer Mei Lanfang stars Leon Lai as well as Zhang Ziyi. It is a co-production of CHina Film Group as well as China Magnetics Corp. Co. The film marks Chen's third representation of China at the Oscars, the others being "Farewell My Concubine" and "The Promise." »

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Top Korean Director Coming To America With Clive Owen?

26 August 2009 8:26 AM, PDT | FilmSchoolRejects.com | See recent FilmSchoolRejects news »

There are always a handful of insanely talented foreign directors around whose successes have led to visits from Hollywood representatives thirsty for hot names to pimp, drain, and discard. Hong Kong's John Woo is one of the more famous examples of course... after making two very highly regarded action pics in Asia (The Killer, Hard-Boiled) he came to America, had a few pretty impressive hits followed by a couple bombs, and then returned home with his head down, shoulders slumped, and doves dead in his pockets. They often aren't accustomed to the way the system works over here including the lack of artistic control, the test audiences, the multiple cooks in the kitchen... Woo still faired better than many others though who got just one shot before having their return ticket stamped. Chen Kaige went from beautiful and moving films (Yellow Earth, Farewell My Concubine) to the ridiculous Killing Me Softly. The »

- Rob Hunter

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Jet Li Heads For Ocean Paradise

26 August 2009 12:45 AM, PDT | EmpireOnline | See recent EmpireOnline news »

Following a couple of Hollywood / Chinese co-productions in The Mummy 3 and The Forbidden Kingdom, and his role in Stallone's all-American The Expendables, Jet Li is returning to China for his next project Ocean Paradise. So say The Hollywood Reporter.He'll be working with Xue Xiao-lu, who's making his directorial debut after previously writing films for the likes of Chen Kaige. Li's only confirmed co-star so far is Kwai Lun-mei, who was in Secret a couple of years ago, with recently-announced Kato Jay Chou.No details have yet come through about the plot, although there are conflicting reports about whether or not it's an action film, and whether or not Li will be fighting in it. We'll tell you more as soon as we hear. »

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Seattle International Film Festival announces lineup

30 April 2009 8:46 PM, PDT | QuietEarth.us | See recent QuietEarth news »

Which will include Coppola's Tetro which premiers at Cannes for a total of 392 films which includes 31 world premiers and 203 narrative features. Man, Siff always has good stuff, I wish I could go. Any writers in Seattle want to provide coverage for us?

Check out some of the premiers after the break.

World Premieres

Back to the Garden, Flower Power Comes Full Circle, directed by Kevin Tomlinson (USA, 2009)

Dancing Across Borders, directed by Anne H. Bass (USA/Cambodia, 2009)

Facing Ali, directed by Pete McCormack (Canada, 2009)

The Hills Run Red, directed by Dave Parker (USA, 2009)

Icons Among Us, directed by Michael Rivoira, Lars Larson, Peter J. Vogt (USA, 2009)

I’m No Dummy, directed by Bryan W. Simon (USA, 2009)

Pop Star On Ice, directed by David Barba (USA/Canada/Russia/Japan, 2009)

The Spy and the Sparrow, directed by Garrett Bennett (USA, 2009)

talhotblond, directed by Barbara Schroeder (USA, 2008)

The Whole Truth, directed by Colleen Patrick (USA, »

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Forever Enthralled (2008) Movie Review

11 April 2009 8:19 PM, PDT | Beyond Hollywood | See recent Beyond Hollywood news »

After the critical mauling he received for his shabby wuxia would-be epic “The Promise”, it’s easy to see Chen Kaige’s return to Peking Opera and “Farewell my Concubine” territory as going back to the well. Not that this is necessarily a bad thing, as he certainly has a fascinating subject in the form of Mei Lanfang, a legendary figure known for his portrayal of female roles who toured the world and defied the Japanese during the Second World War. Given that he was the real life inspiration behind Leslie Cheung’s character in “Concubine”, his experiences seem a natural, if perhaps a little unimaginative choice for the director as he attempts to return to his glory days. The film follows Mei Lanfang during three phases in his life – his early teenage years when he first rose to prominence by challenging and defeating a renowned traditional opera king (then »

- James Mudge

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Asian Cinema Scene: Zz Top(less) Photo Scandal

14 January 2009 5:45 PM, PST | Cinematical | See recent Cinematical news »

Ah, the perils of going topless.

When last we checked in with Zhang Ziyi, her latest film, Chen Kaige's Forever Enthralled, in which she stars as a Peking Opera singer, had just opened. The film did just fine at the Mainland Chinese box office, but wasn't able to duplicate its success in Hong Kong and may be a "tough sell outside of Asia" because of its unfamiliar subject matter and lack of "dramatic development," according to Variety. The film will be playing in competition at the Berlin Film Festival next month.

That might be that for Ms. Zhang at the moment, were it not for the recent publication of revealing photographs of her on a beach ... in and out of a bikini ... with her billionaire Israeli fiance being extremely playful. Reportedly, Ms. Zhang is "enraged" about the photos. More importantly, as Grady Hendrix commented at Kaiju Shakedown, "One wonders »

- Peter Martin

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