Ammonite, Apples, Promising Young Woman, Supernova, The Dig, The Father and The Mauritanian are among the first wave of movies recommended by a European Film Awards committee for nomination at this year’s event.
A record number of movies have been suggested by the committee this year in light of the pandemic disruption. More than 40 films have been revealed today — features and docs — with more set to be revealed in September.
The feature films have been selected by a committee of the Academy Board and a range of European industry professionals. The documentary films have been selected by Efa Board Members Graziella Bildesheim (institutional/Italy) and Ada Solomon (producer/Romania), Katja Gauriloff, Kathrin Kohlstedde (festival programmer/Germany), Veton Nurkollari (artistic director/Kosovo), Orwa Nyrabia, Rada Šešić (festival programmer and filmmaker/Bosnia & Herzegovina/The Netherlands), Rajesh Thind and...
A record number of movies have been suggested by the committee this year in light of the pandemic disruption. More than 40 films have been revealed today — features and docs — with more set to be revealed in September.
The feature films have been selected by a committee of the Academy Board and a range of European industry professionals. The documentary films have been selected by Efa Board Members Graziella Bildesheim (institutional/Italy) and Ada Solomon (producer/Romania), Katja Gauriloff, Kathrin Kohlstedde (festival programmer/Germany), Veton Nurkollari (artistic director/Kosovo), Orwa Nyrabia, Rada Šešić (festival programmer and filmmaker/Bosnia & Herzegovina/The Netherlands), Rajesh Thind and...
- 8/24/2021
- by Andreas Wiseman
- Deadline Film + TV
Film gets red-carpet treatment at the Cannes Film Festival’s three-day special event this week.
Wild Bunch International has unveiled first sales on Georgian director Dea Kulumbegashvili’s San Sebastian winner Beginning ahead of its gala screening on Wednesday as part of the Cannes Film Festival’s special three-day event in Cannes this week.
Global streaming platform and theatrical distributor Mubi has snapped up all rights in a multi-territory deal covering North America, Latin America, UK, Germany, Turkey and India. They are currently planning the film’s release and awards campaign.
The feature has also sold to Benelux (September), France...
Wild Bunch International has unveiled first sales on Georgian director Dea Kulumbegashvili’s San Sebastian winner Beginning ahead of its gala screening on Wednesday as part of the Cannes Film Festival’s special three-day event in Cannes this week.
Global streaming platform and theatrical distributor Mubi has snapped up all rights in a multi-territory deal covering North America, Latin America, UK, Germany, Turkey and India. They are currently planning the film’s release and awards campaign.
The feature has also sold to Benelux (September), France...
- 10/28/2020
- by Melanie Goodfellow
- ScreenDaily
Kosovo has selected Visar Morina’s “Exil” as its official entry in the International Feature Film category of the 93rd Academy Awards, while Georgia has chosen Dea Kulumbegashvili’s “Beginning.” It follows submissions by Bhutan, Taiwan, Ukraine, Bosnia, Ivory Coast, Luxembourg, Poland and Switzerland.
“Exil” had its world premiere at the Sundance Film Festival in the World Cinema Dramatic Competition and also screened at the Berlinale as part of the Panorama section. The film won the Heart of Sarajevo, the top prize of Sarajevo Film Festival.
The film centers on Xhafer (played by Misel Maticevic), a Kosovan expat in Germany, who finds himself the subject of relentless xenophobic bullying. Sandra Hüller, the star of “Toni Erdmann,” plays his German wife, who slowly distances herself from what she perceives as his paranoia.
In his review for Variety, Guy Lodge describes the film as “painfully exact in dramatizing the quiet xenophobia (Xhafer) experiences on a daily basis,...
“Exil” had its world premiere at the Sundance Film Festival in the World Cinema Dramatic Competition and also screened at the Berlinale as part of the Panorama section. The film won the Heart of Sarajevo, the top prize of Sarajevo Film Festival.
The film centers on Xhafer (played by Misel Maticevic), a Kosovan expat in Germany, who finds himself the subject of relentless xenophobic bullying. Sandra Hüller, the star of “Toni Erdmann,” plays his German wife, who slowly distances herself from what she perceives as his paranoia.
In his review for Variety, Guy Lodge describes the film as “painfully exact in dramatizing the quiet xenophobia (Xhafer) experiences on a daily basis,...
- 10/9/2020
- by Leo Barraclough
- Variety Film + TV
Wild Bunch International handles world sales.
The Georgian National Film Center has selected Beginning as the country’s official submission for the 2020 best international film Oscar race.
Dea Kulumbegashvili’s feature debut premiered at San Sebastian where it won best film, director, actress and screenplay. Jury president Luca Guadagnino called it, “a revelation, a moment of authentic cinema that fills the screen with flames.”
Beginning also won the Fipresci critic’s prize at Toronto Film Festival, and was an official selection of Cannes and New York. It will next screen in Busan and the upcoming four-film ‘Special Cannes’ event at the end of October.
The Georgian National Film Center has selected Beginning as the country’s official submission for the 2020 best international film Oscar race.
Dea Kulumbegashvili’s feature debut premiered at San Sebastian where it won best film, director, actress and screenplay. Jury president Luca Guadagnino called it, “a revelation, a moment of authentic cinema that fills the screen with flames.”
Beginning also won the Fipresci critic’s prize at Toronto Film Festival, and was an official selection of Cannes and New York. It will next screen in Busan and the upcoming four-film ‘Special Cannes’ event at the end of October.
- 10/9/2020
- by Jeremy Kay
- ScreenDaily
Georgia has become the latest country to submit its entry for this year’s International Oscar Race, selecting Beginning, Dea Kulumbegashvili’s debut feature that was a hit at the recent San Sebastian Film Festival.
The film swept the top awards at the Spanish fest, winning best film, director, actress and screenplay. Jury president Luca Guadagnino said it was “a revelation”. It also screened at Toronto and New York and was a Cannes label selection.
The story takes place in a sleepy provincial town in Georgia, in a Jehovah’s Witness community that is attacked by an extremist group. In the midst of this conflict, the familiar world of Yana, the wife of the community leader, slowly crumbles. Yana’s inner discontent grows as she struggles to make sense of her desires.
The Georgian National Film Center is seeking its second Oscar nomination with the movie, having been previously nominated...
The film swept the top awards at the Spanish fest, winning best film, director, actress and screenplay. Jury president Luca Guadagnino said it was “a revelation”. It also screened at Toronto and New York and was a Cannes label selection.
The story takes place in a sleepy provincial town in Georgia, in a Jehovah’s Witness community that is attacked by an extremist group. In the midst of this conflict, the familiar world of Yana, the wife of the community leader, slowly crumbles. Yana’s inner discontent grows as she struggles to make sense of her desires.
The Georgian National Film Center is seeking its second Oscar nomination with the movie, having been previously nominated...
- 10/9/2020
- by Tom Grater
- Deadline Film + TV
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