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Interview: Cannes winner Ladj Ly, director of ‘Les Misérables’

Jack King May 30, 2019

“We have the impression that the politicians don’t care. […] If you really want to make a revolution, you have to be in the streets... Read More

2019 Oscars: The State of the Foreign Language Film Oscar race

Erik Anderson July 5, 2018

The Foreign Language Film Oscar is fully underway with the Berlin and Cannes Film Festivals already providing us with a wealth of contenders and plenty... Read More

2019 Oscars: Official Submissions for the Foreign Language Film Oscar

Erik Anderson July 4, 2018

Belarus’s Crystal Swan, the first Foreign Language Film submission for the 2019 Oscars This is the official submission list for countries entering the Foreign Language... Read More

2018 Oscar Predictions: FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM (December Part 1)

Erik Anderson December 7, 2017

We’re just about a week away from the announcement of the nine finalists for Foreign Language Film so this will be our last predictions for... Read More

2018 Oscar Predictions: FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM (November)

Erik Anderson November 1, 2017

These are actually our first jump into predictions for Foreign Language Film even though we’ve been bouncing them around for months. With the official submission... Read More

2018 Oscars: Analyzing FLF Contenders from France, Germany, Lebanon, Sweden, Egypt, Poland and Ireland

Erik Anderson October 10, 2017

Welcome to the second of our Foreign Language Film series, we analyze the Oscar potential of 7 more contenders from Asia, Europe, and Africa. You... Read More

2018 Oscars: Record 92 Countries to Compete for Foreign Language Film Oscar

Erik Anderson August 17, 2017

A record 92 countries will compete for the Foreign Language Film Oscar. Haiti, Honduras, Lao People’s Democratic Republic, Mozambique, Senegal, and Syria are first-time entrants.... Read More

Cannes 2017: Did Any of the Winners Start Their Oscar Campaigns?

Erik Anderson May 29, 2017

[divider style=”normal” top=”20″ bottom=”20″] The 2017 Cannes Film Festival has wrapped with more than a few surprises when the winners were announced at the Closing... Read More

2017 Oscars: 85 Countries Will Compete for the Foreign Language Film Oscar

Erik Anderson October 11, 2016

[divider style=”solid” top=”20″ bottom=”20″] LOS ANGELES, CA – Eighty-five countries have submitted films for consideration in the Foreign Language Film category for the 89th... Read More

2017 Oscar Predictions: ANIMATED, DOCUMENTARY and FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM (October)

Erik Anderson October 10, 2016

[divider style=”solid” top=”20″ bottom=”20″] Here are the 2017 Oscar predictions for Best Animated Feature, Best Documentary Feature and Best Foreign Language Film (the shortlist) from... Read More