France has selected Jacques Audiard’s bold musical “Emilia Perez” to represent the country in the Oscars’ Best International Feature Film race, giving that category an instant frontrunner at the 97th Academy Awards.
The Netflix film, which caused a sensation at the Cannes Film Festival with its story of a Mexican drug lord undergoing sex reassignment surgery, is considered one of the year’s likeliest Best Picture nominees, making it a clear favorite in the international category as well.
It was chosen on Wednesday by a selection committee that had narrowed its choices to four: “Emilia Perez,” Payal Kapadia’s “All We Imagine as Light,” Matthieu Delaporte’s “The Count of Monte Cristo” and Alain Guiraudie’s “Misericordia.”
Last year, that committee chose “The Taste of Things” over “Anatomy of a Fall,” going with a ravishing romance over an edgier drama that had won the top prize in Cannes. “The Taste of Things...
The Netflix film, which caused a sensation at the Cannes Film Festival with its story of a Mexican drug lord undergoing sex reassignment surgery, is considered one of the year’s likeliest Best Picture nominees, making it a clear favorite in the international category as well.
It was chosen on Wednesday by a selection committee that had narrowed its choices to four: “Emilia Perez,” Payal Kapadia’s “All We Imagine as Light,” Matthieu Delaporte’s “The Count of Monte Cristo” and Alain Guiraudie’s “Misericordia.”
Last year, that committee chose “The Taste of Things” over “Anatomy of a Fall,” going with a ravishing romance over an edgier drama that had won the top prize in Cannes. “The Taste of Things...
- 9/18/2024
- by Steve Pond
- The Wrap
Nach sechs Wochen heillosem Chaos rund um das Auswahlkomitee haben die Macher von 25 der 26 in Griechenland für eine Oscarnominierung in der Kategorie „Bester internationaler Film“ eingereichten Filme ihre Werke aus Protest zurückgezogen. Übrig blieb Eva Nathenas historisches Drama „Murderess“.
„Murderess“ geht für Griechenland ins Oscarrennen (Credit: Thessaloniki Film Festival)
Mit der Einreichung von Eva Nathenas historischem Drama „Murderess“ für eine Nominierung in der Oscar-Kategorie „Bester internationaler Film“ geht in Griechenland eine sechswöchige Chaos-Phase rund um das Auswahlkomitee zu Ende, die die Wahl letztlich zu einer Farce hat werden lassen, nachdem die Macher von 25 der 26 eingereichten Filme ihre Werke aus Protest gegen das Geschehene zurückgezogen haben.
Was war passiert?
Vor rund sechs Wochen waren vier Mitglieder des Auswahlkomitees, Filmkritikerin Leda Galanou, Schauspielerin Kora Karvounis, Drehbuchautorin Kallia Papadakis und Regisseur Vassilis Kekatos – zwei Tage nach ihrer Ernennung wieder aus dem Gremium gestrichen wurden. Von staatlicher Seite hieß es, dass die Vier versehentlich...
„Murderess“ geht für Griechenland ins Oscarrennen (Credit: Thessaloniki Film Festival)
Mit der Einreichung von Eva Nathenas historischem Drama „Murderess“ für eine Nominierung in der Oscar-Kategorie „Bester internationaler Film“ geht in Griechenland eine sechswöchige Chaos-Phase rund um das Auswahlkomitee zu Ende, die die Wahl letztlich zu einer Farce hat werden lassen, nachdem die Macher von 25 der 26 eingereichten Filme ihre Werke aus Protest gegen das Geschehene zurückgezogen haben.
Was war passiert?
Vor rund sechs Wochen waren vier Mitglieder des Auswahlkomitees, Filmkritikerin Leda Galanou, Schauspielerin Kora Karvounis, Drehbuchautorin Kallia Papadakis und Regisseur Vassilis Kekatos – zwei Tage nach ihrer Ernennung wieder aus dem Gremium gestrichen wurden. Von staatlicher Seite hieß es, dass die Vier versehentlich...
- 9/13/2024
- by Jochen Müller
- Spot - Media & Film
After a scandal-plagued month that called the legitimacy of the Greek Oscar selection process into question and threatened to torpedo the country’s chances at the 97th Academy Awards, Greece has selected Eva Nathena’s historical drama “Murderess” for the international feature film race. Out of the 26 eligible films, “Murderess” is the only one left standing, after the remaining competitors withdrew from the selection process in protest.
In a brief statement, Deputy Minister of Culture Iasonas Fotilas announced the selection of “Murderess,” saying the decision was reached by a “quorum” of industry professionals on the evening of Sept. 10, and that the six-person committee determined that the film “meets the requirements for a dynamic presence” in the upcoming Oscar race.
The Greek filmmaking community was quick to voice its outrage, with commenters describing the selection process as a “disgrace,” a “theater of the absurd” and an “absolute debacle,” and one social...
In a brief statement, Deputy Minister of Culture Iasonas Fotilas announced the selection of “Murderess,” saying the decision was reached by a “quorum” of industry professionals on the evening of Sept. 10, and that the six-person committee determined that the film “meets the requirements for a dynamic presence” in the upcoming Oscar race.
The Greek filmmaking community was quick to voice its outrage, with commenters describing the selection process as a “disgrace,” a “theater of the absurd” and an “absolute debacle,” and one social...
- 9/13/2024
- by Christopher Vourlias
- Variety Film + TV
The fate of Greece’s participation in this season’s international feature film Oscar race hangs in the balance after a chaotic selection committee process has left the culture ministry and Hellenic Film Academy (Helfiac) at loggerheads.
Helfiac president Lefteris Charitos told Screen on Thursday night that the ministry’s behaviour “undermines the selection proceedings and forces us to distance ourselves from them” after the government department rescinded its invitations to a four-person selection committee in early August and replaced them with a new group.
The original committee members – Vassilis Kekatos, winner of the 2019 Cannes short film Palme d’Or...
Helfiac president Lefteris Charitos told Screen on Thursday night that the ministry’s behaviour “undermines the selection proceedings and forces us to distance ourselves from them” after the government department rescinded its invitations to a four-person selection committee in early August and replaced them with a new group.
The original committee members – Vassilis Kekatos, winner of the 2019 Cannes short film Palme d’Or...
- 8/23/2024
- ScreenDaily
The Hellenic Film Academy, Greece’s national cinema body, has said it’s “outraged” and is seeking clarity from the country’s cultural ministry after a series of chaotic government-mandated U-turns paralyzed the selection of Greece’s submission to the 96th Academy Awards.
The confusion began in early August when the Greek Ministry of Culture, as is customary, invited a committee of Greek film professionals to select the country’s submission to the international Oscar race. The committee included Milky Way filmmaker Vasilis Kekatos, film critic Leda Galanou, actress Kora Karvounis, and screenwriter Kallia Papadakis. All four accepted and Kekato, best known for The Distance Between Us and the Sky, which won the short film Palme d’Or at Cannes in 2019, was set at committee president.
Online links to view this year’s selection of films were sent to the members. However, a few days later, the four members...
The confusion began in early August when the Greek Ministry of Culture, as is customary, invited a committee of Greek film professionals to select the country’s submission to the international Oscar race. The committee included Milky Way filmmaker Vasilis Kekatos, film critic Leda Galanou, actress Kora Karvounis, and screenwriter Kallia Papadakis. All four accepted and Kekato, best known for The Distance Between Us and the Sky, which won the short film Palme d’Or at Cannes in 2019, was set at committee president.
Online links to view this year’s selection of films were sent to the members. However, a few days later, the four members...
- 8/22/2024
- by Zac Ntim
- Deadline Film + TV
Sofia Exarchou’s Animal won seven prizes at the Hellenic Film Academy’s Iris Awards, including best film, director, screenplay, actress and supporting actress.
The Greek-Austrian-Romanian-Bulgarian co-production about a group of young entertainers working in a Greek resort hotel was nominated in 14 categories. Animal world premiered at Locarno 2023, winning the best actress award for Dimitra Vlagopoulou.
The producers are Maria Drandaki and Maria Kontogianni from Homemade Films with support from the Greek Film Centre, Ekome and Ert Public TV.
Scroll down for list of winners
An emotional Willem Dafoe went up to the stage to receive the best actor award for psychological suspense thriller Inside,...
The Greek-Austrian-Romanian-Bulgarian co-production about a group of young entertainers working in a Greek resort hotel was nominated in 14 categories. Animal world premiered at Locarno 2023, winning the best actress award for Dimitra Vlagopoulou.
The producers are Maria Drandaki and Maria Kontogianni from Homemade Films with support from the Greek Film Centre, Ekome and Ert Public TV.
Scroll down for list of winners
An emotional Willem Dafoe went up to the stage to receive the best actor award for psychological suspense thriller Inside,...
- 7/2/2024
- ScreenDaily
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