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TIFF Review: ‘180 Degree Rule’ speaks for countless women whose only language is silence

Mina Takla September 15, 2020

Plot: Tehran, present day. A school teacher and a mother to a 5-year old daughter is preparing to attend a family wedding in northern Iran.... Read More

2019 Oscars: From Spain’s ‘Everybody Knows’ to South Korea’s ‘Burning’ – 16 Foreign Language Films to Keep an Eye on at Cannes

Erik Anderson April 28, 2018

[divider style=”normal” top=”20″ bottom=”20″] With just 10 days to go until the 71st edition of the Cannes Film Festival, it’s time to look at the... Read More

2018 Berlin Film Festival Review: an original and unorthodox look at Iranian cinema in ‘Pig (Khook)’

Erik Anderson February 21, 2018

Synopsis: A blacklisted Iranian director is alarmed when several filmmakers are murdered around the country. He’s alarmed not only because of the murders – but... 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: 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

2017 Oscars: What You Need to Know about the Foreign Language Film Oscar Finalists

Erik Anderson December 17, 2016

[divider style=”solid” top=”20″ bottom=”20″] When the Academy announced the shortlist of nine films eligible for a Foreign Language Film Oscar nomination next month, plenty of gasps... Read More

2017 Oscars: 9 Foreign Language Films Advance in Oscar® Race; Elle, Neruda Snubbed

Erik Anderson December 15, 2016

[divider style=”solid” top=”20″ bottom=”20″] LOS ANGELES, CA – Nine features will advance to the next round of voting in the Foreign Language Film category for... Read More

New Trailer and Poster for Iran’s Oscar Entry ‘The Salesman’

Erik Anderson November 11, 2016

From award-winning writer/director Asghar Farhadi (The Oscar-winning A SEPARATION, THE PAST, ABOUT ELLY, FIREWORKS WEDNESDAY) comes a masterful, intimate and suspenseful new drama, THE SALESMAN, Iran’s... 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

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