Belgian Oscar entry 'Bullhead' among AFI Fest award winners

Posted by · 6:12 pm · November 10th, 2011

Away from its starry premieres, the AFI Fest awards celebrate some of the festival’s less exposed works, with two awards for “Bullhead,” Belgium’s gritty submission for the foreign-language Oscar.

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The Long Shot: Foreign exchange

Posted by · 5:42 pm · October 13th, 2011

This year, however, the stage has been set for the Academy to make more relevant choices than usual in the often-derided Best Foreign Language Film category. The list of 63 contenders announced today includes many critically beloved festival hits, but will voters take the bait?

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