‘The Teachers’ Lounge’ Review: Ilker Çatak’s Oscar Entry from Germany is a Brilliant and Powerful Reflection on Flawed Democracies | Toronto
One of the smartest, most satisfying films at the Toronto International Film Festival this year, Ilker Çatak’s The Teachers’ Lounge uses a German school as... Read More
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2024 Oscars: Official Submissions for International Feature Film
The race for the next International Feature Film Oscar has begun and Switzerland is first out of the gate. Carmen Jaquier’s film Thunder will represent... Read More
Interview: Lukas Dhont gets up ‘Close’ and personal [VIDEO]
Filmmaker Lukas Dhont came upon mine and many Oscar watcher’s radar when his feature debut, i won both the Caméra d’Or for Best First Feature... Read More
2023 Oscars: Official submissions for International Feature Film
The race for the next International Feature Film Oscar has begun. The Quiet Girl (An Cailín Ciúin) has been selected as Ireland’s entry for the... Read More
TIFF Review: ‘Never Gonna Snow Again’ is a thoughtful and challenging take on class and greed with a sci-fi lens
Plot: A Ukrainian immigrant with special powers succeeds in entering Poland where he starts working as a masseur in a luxurious compound. As he moves... Read More
TIFF Review: Through myth and folktale, ‘Night of the Kings’ is rich and immersive and wholly unique
TIFF Review: Through myth and folktale, ‘Night of the Kings’ is rich and immersive and wholly unique
Plot: A young man is sentenced to the MACA prison in Abidjan, and must tell the other prisoners stories to survive. Review: One of the... Read More
2020 Oscars: 25 Best International Feature Film Contenders Part 2 – Denmark, France, Germany, Israel and Italy
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
Oscars: Academy to open voting for International Feature Film to all members
Another shakeup is coming to the Oscars and it’s not just a name change. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) announced this... Read More
Senegal selects ‘Atlantics’ for International Feature Film Oscar
Grand Prix winner Mati Diop made history as the first black female director to compete for the Palme d’Or at the Cannes Film Festival in... Read More
‘Wishful Thinking,’ ‘Over Your Dead Body’ Among 2026 SXSW Film & TV Festival Juried and Audience Award Winners 
Director Watch Podcast Ep. 144 – ‘A Matter of Life and Death (Powell and Pressburger, 1946) with Special Guest Jesse Nussman 
Association of Motion Picture Sound (AMPS) Television and Nonfiction Nominations Announced: ‘Adolescence,’ ‘Black Mirror,’ ‘Slow Horses’ and More 
Trailer Watch: ‘Spider-Man: Brand New Day,’ ‘Dune: Part Three,’ Disclosure Day,’ ‘Wild Horse Nine’