Today is officially the Academy deadline for Best Foreign Language Film submissions — though countries have made late entries in the past — so expect more titles to trickle in through the day. (Our contenders page is presently up to 59 titles, and counting.) Greece, for example, is widely expected to submit Cannes prizewinner “Dogtooth” […]
Foreign film watch: Uruguay, Mongolia submit
Posted by Guy Lodge · 10:11 am · October 1st, 2009
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Foreign film news and notes — 40 films so far
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 12:21 pm · September 24th, 2009
ANOTHER UPDATE: Thanks to emails for keeping me on track here, but there are some titles I failed to mention. The number is up to 40 now. EARLIER: Anne Thompson is reporting that Denmark has submitted “Terribly Happy.” And Nat has Mexico’s entry as “Backyard.” Make it 31 films. STILL EARLIER: Guy is so much […]
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Foreign film watch: Finland, Serbia … and Cyndi Lauper
Posted by Guy Lodge · 5:37 pm · September 16th, 2009
Three more to add to the growing pile of official Best Foreign Language Film submissions: Finland (a nominee in 2002 for Aki Kaurismaki’s “The Man Without a Past”) has opted for Klaus Hero’s “Letters to Father Jacob,” a reportedly gentle drama about a paroled murderer who finds redemption working as a secretary to a blind […]
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