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The Top 25 Best International Feature Winners So Far (Updated for 2024)
Happy Monday everyone, time to get on with another Oscar category ranking! Continuing a tradition I’ve been keen on for years, I’m ranking the new crop of Academy Award winners for your reading pleasure. For nearly all of the Oscar categories, you’ll see me list the top 25 recipients of that prize. Sometimes, our newest […] More
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Oscars: Predicting the 2023 Best International Feature Shortlist
With various critics groups already announcing their picks for the best non-English language films of the year, Anatomy of a Fall has emerged as the obvious consensus choice. But in a surprising plot twist in the unfolding narrative of the Oscar race for Best International Feature, this captivating courtroom drama was snubbed in favor of […] More
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France Selects ‘The Taste of Things’ Instead of ‘Anatomy of a Fall’ As Their Oscar Submission
Here’s a bit of surprising news for the Best International Feature race at the Oscars. France, long a power player in the category, was seen as likely to select Anatomy of a Fall as their pick to compete for an Academy Award nomination (and potentially a win, too). After all, it has had raves almost […] More
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The Top 25 Best International Feature Winners So Far (Updated for 2023)
Folks, you all must know what time it is again at this point! Continuing a tradition I’ve been keen on for years, I’m ranking the new crop of Academy Award winners. For nearly all of the Oscar categories, you’ll see me list the top 25 recipients of that prize. Sometimes, our newest winner will appear. […] More
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Interview: Saim Sadiq Discusses Pakistan’s Brilliantly Provocative Oscar Contender ‘Joyland’
Among this year’s shortlisted Oscar contenders for Best International Feature, few of them have attracted as much media attention as Pakistan’s Joyland. This outstanding debut feature from director Saim Sadiq has taken a winding road in its awards campaign, after being banned and then unbanned in Pakistan for its central love triangle involving a trans […] More
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Interview: Marie Kreutzer Talks ‘Corsage’ and the Legacy of Empress Sisi
While pop culture and entertainment has once again renewed its obsession with Princess Diana, Austrian filmmaker Marie Kreutzer explores the life of another woman who rebelled against the norms of the royal court. Set in the 19th century, Corsage stars Vicky Krieps in a powerhouse performance as Empress Elisabeth (nicknamed Sisi), an enduring icon of […] More
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Interview: Orit Fouks Rotem on Israeli Oscar Contender ‘Cinema Sabaya’
In Orit Fouks Rotem’s Cinema Sabaya, a group of Israeli and Arab women come together to participate in a filmmaking workshop exploring their personal stories. Inspired by the lives of real women, this poignant film-within-a-film won the top Ophir Award to become Israel’s official Oscar submission for Best International Feature. As the film sets out […] More
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Interview: Chie Hayakawa Discusses the Dystopian ‘Plan 75’ and its Japanese Worldview
With its famously high life expectancies and low fertility rate, the Japanese population has aged significantly in recent decades. In Japan, this phenomenon has caused tensions due to a concerns surrounding a reduced workforce. This issue forms the basis of Chie Hayakawa’s debut feature Plan 75, which envisions a government initiative where individuals can choose […] More
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Interview: Jason Loftus Explains the Artistry and Humanity of Oscar Contender ‘Eternal Spring’
Earlier this year, Jonas Poher Rasmussen‘s Flee made history when it was triple-nominated for Best Animated Feature, Best Documentary Feature and Best International Feature at the Oscars. That achievement could be repeated next year with Jason Loftus’ powerful and moving Eternal Spring, about the persecution of Falun Gong practitioners in China and the group’s daring […] More
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Interview: Gabriel Martins Talks ‘Mars One’ and Making History as a Black Brazilian Director
When Gabriel Martins first conceived his solo feature directing debut Mars One in 2014, he could never imagine the film’s increased relevance nearly 10 years later. Centering a Black Brazilian family struggling to chart their future amid a tense political environment, this social drama’s release during an election year gave the film an unexpected gravitas. […] More
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Interview: Lou Yi-an Talks ‘Goddamned Asura’ and the Nuances of Good and Evil
Inspired by real events, Lou Yi-an’s Goddamned Asura is one of the most haunting and thought-provoking of this year’s Oscar submissions for Best International Feature Film. It depicts the events surrounding a random killing incident which entangles a web of interconnected characters. Awards Radar recently caught up with Lou Yi-an to discuss the film’s themes […] More
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‘The Quiet Girl’ is the First Film Submitted for Best International Feature Film At 2023 Oscars
Based on Claire Keegan’s Foster, the film is directed by Colm Bairéad and stars Catherine Clinch in the lead. More
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