AwardsWatch - International Feature Film

Kino Lorber acquires Poland Oscar hopeful ‘Never Gonna Snow Again’ for North America

Erik Anderson November 19, 2020

Kino Lorber has acquired the North American rights to Małgorzata Szumowska and Michał Englert’s Never Gonna Snow Again. Szumowska directed, produced and co-wrote alongside Englert who co-directed, co-wrote,... Read More

(EXCLUSIVE) Sudan selects ‘You Will Die at Twenty’ as its first-ever International Feature Film Oscar entry

Erik Anderson November 16, 2020

Sudan has entered the Academy Awards race for the first time with the selection of Amjad Abu Alala’s You Will Die at Twenty as the... Read More

NEON acquires US rights to Ivory Coast Oscar submission ‘Night of the Kings’

Erik Anderson September 9, 2020

NEON is excited to announce it has acquired US rights to Philippe Lacôte’s sophomore feature, Night of the Kings. The film premiered on September 7th in the Horizons sidebar... Read More

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2021 Oscars: International Feature Film Official Selections

Erik Anderson August 14, 2020

The Academy may have pushed the eligibility period for International Feature Film submissions from October to December 31 due to the coronavirus pandemic and keeping... Read More

2020 Oscars: From 'Truth and Justice' to 'Corpus Christi,' the International Feature Film Shortlist Celebrates Frontrunners and Underdogs

Mina Takla December 17, 2019

The Best International Feature Film shortlist has just been released, bringing about several surprises and some unexpected omissions. Films that were widely expected to make... Read More

2020 Oscars: 25 Best International Feature Film Contenders That Are Not ‘Parasite’

Carlos Aguilar December 14, 2019

‘25 Best International Feature Film Contenders That Are Not Parasite’ is a 5-part series by Carlos Aguilar, his first for AwardsWatch. In this series, Carlos... Read More

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25 Best International Feature Film Contenders – Part 5: Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Spain, Sweden and United Kingdom

Carlos Aguilar December 13, 2019

Deservingly, Bong Joon-ho’s Parasite has attained a nearly unanimous front-runner status not only for the Best International Feature Film Academy Award, but likely for nominations... Read More

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2020 Oscars: 25 Best International Feature Film Contenders Part 4 -Norway, Peru, Poland, Romania, Russia

Carlos Aguilar December 12, 2019

Deservingly, Bong Joon-ho’s Parasite has attained a nearly unanimous front-runner status not only for the Best International Feature Film Academy Award, but likely for nominations... Read More

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2020 Oscars: 25 Best International Feature Film Contenders Part 3 – Japan, Luxembourg, Mexico, Netherlands, North Macedonia

Carlos Aguilar December 11, 2019

Deservingly, Bong Joon-ho’s Parasite has attained a nearly unanimous front-runner status not only for the Best International Feature Film Academy Award, but likely for nominations... Read More

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2020 Oscars: 25 Best International Feature Film Contenders Part 2 – Denmark, France, Germany, Israel and Italy

Carlos Aguilar December 10, 2019

Welcome to ‘25 Best International Feature Film Contenders That Are Not Parasite,’ a 5-part series by Carlos Aguilar, his first for AwardsWatch. In this series,... Read More