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Tonight at Academy Award ceremony The Zone of Interest from UK won the International Film Oscar The Zone of Interest is a 2023 historical drama film written and directed by Jonathan Glazer, co-produced between the United Kingdom and Poland. The story is loosely based on the 2014 novel by Martin Amis. Starring German actors Christian Friedel and Sandra Hüller as the Nazi commandant Rudolf Höss and his wife Hedwig, it focuses on the pair as they strive to build a dream life for their family in a home next to the infamous Auschwitz concentration camp https://vimeo.com/921851199?share=copy Directed by Jonathan Glazer…

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Award Belgrade Victor for Outstanding Contribution to Film Art at the 52nd International Film Festival FEST, which runs from February 23rd until March 3rd, goes to Iranian director AsgharFarhadi. Two-time Oscar winner Asghar Farhadi, an Iranian film director and screenwriter, who will receive the Belgrade Victor on February 29th in the Serbian capital, is considered one of the most prominent filmmakers of Iranian and world cinematography of the 21st century. Farhadi (1972) became interested in cinematography in his teenage years, and started his education in filmmaking by joining the Youth Cinema Society of Esfahan in 1986 where he made 8mm…

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The U.K.’s “The Zone of Interest,” France’s “The Taste of Things,” Germany’s “The Teachers’ Lounge” and Spain’s “Society of the Snow” are among the 15 films that will continue to a second round of voting in the Oscar race for Best International Feature Film. Other films on a very European-centric list include Finland’s “Fallen Leaves,” Denmark’s “The Promised Land,” Italy’s “Io Caitano,” Japan’s “Perfect Days” and three documentaries, Ukraine’s “20 Days in Mariupol,” and Tunisia’s “Four Daughters” and Morocco’s “The Mother of All Lies.” Overall, nine of the 15 films on the list are European. Three are from Asia, two from Africa…

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The New York Film Critics Online bestowed its highest honor — Best Picture of 2023 — on Martin Scorsese’s Killers of the Flower Moon Friday. Christopher Nolan won the Best Director accolade for helming Oppenheimer, an epic that also earned its cast the Best Ensemble prize, while Cillian Murphy scored the Best Actor award and Hoyte van Hoytema was recognized in the Best Cinematography category. Justine Triet’s Anatomy of a Fall was voted Best International Feature. Triet and co-writer, Arthur Harari, won for Best Screenplay, and Sandra Hüller earned the Best Actress honor. Da’Vine Joy Randolph won for Best Supporting Actress for The Holdovers and Mark Ruffalo…

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The Red Sea International Film Festival (Red Sea IFF)  has announced the winners of the Red Sea Souk Awards – vital funding and in-kind grants to develop and boost new talent from Saudi, Arab and African directors. Three juries deliberated to finally select nine winning feature ideas and two TV series, whose creative visions will now benefit from generous prizes awarded by the Red Sea Fund and its award partners. A total of 24 new film projects screened as part of the Red Sea Souk, with 12 titles by filmmakers of African and Arab origin, alongside 12 Red Sea Lodge…

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Immigrant stories manifest across multiple Oscar submissions this year. There’s Sweden’s Opponent and Australia’s Shayda, with their focus on Iranian expats trying to rebuild in another nation, as well as a vital narrative thread in Germany’s Teachers’ Lounge. The films from Italy and Belgium turn their gazes to Sub-Saharan Africa, though their perspectives are inverted. Io Capitano considers an odyssey from Senegal to the Italian shore, while Omen starts with a Congolese immigrant looking back to his origins. One is a journey in search of a new life, the other a reflection on an old life left behind. Each proposes a cinema hinged on the tension of modern…

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Most mainstream audiences in the west, other than those from Indian or Asian communities, usually know very little about Bollywood cinema and why it’s such a juggernaut of the global movie world. A truly massive industry, Bollywood churns out nearly twice the amount of films that Hollywood does yearly. With a huge roster to choose from, and films that are crammed with famous stars, filmmakers, singers, and globally respected choreographers, the industry shows no signs of slowing down any time soon. Bollywood films continue to expand their reach, becoming a lot more widely known among western audiences in recent years…

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Five-time National Award and three-time Filmfare Award-winning actress Jaya Ahsan has appeared in an Irani film titled “Fereshta”. The movie wrapped up filming last year, under the direction of Iranian filmmaker Morteza Atashzamzam. On the 54th edition of the International Film Festival of India (IFFI) in Goa, “Fereshta” has been selected to compete in the Feature Films category amongst other foreign films. This film festival is organised every November. Recently the film’s poster which Azad Khorshidi designed, was also released Regarding the movie Jaya Ahsan said, “It is a film about humane values and emotions. I believe that the way…

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The opening/award ceremony of 2023 Hungarian Film Festival of Los Angeles was held at Laemmle’s Monica Film Center. Bijan Tehrani  , jury members, announced the winner of MOZAIK Bridging the Borders Award for The Best Feature Film. CWB jury statement: At Cinema Without Borders, we have had the honor of offering our Bridging the Borders Award to the Best Feature Film at the Hungarian Film Festival of Los Angeles since 2014. MOZAIK Bridging The Borders Award is offered by Cinema Without Borders and sponsored by MOZAIK Philanthropy. For this year we  amazing films to choose the winner from. The winner…

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2018 : Everyone is a Hero, India’s Oscar Entry, Directed by Jude Anthany Joseph, is about Anoop, a former military officer who withdrew from service due to the trauma of witnessing soldiers’ deaths in combat, is currently employed at a small store owned by the visually impaired Bhasi. Anoop’s affection is directed towards Manju, a teacher who recently joined the local government school. The two are contemplating marriage. Anoop aspires to travel to Dubai and enlists the help of his friend Rameshan to secure a visa. The story also follows the trajectory of Shaji, a government officer overseeing disaster management,…

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