In theory, international films can earn an Oscar nomination for Best Picture in any given year.
For a truly global competition international and American films contending in the same category turn to theBest Documentary Featurerace.
Di says into camera, Mum means that if I am kidnapped, I must cope on my own.
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Children of the Mistmade the shortlist despite not benefiting from a major distributor.
The same is true ofHidden Letters, directed by Violet du Feng and Qing Zhao.
In an earlier era of the Academy, international-themed films like these might have gone unrecognized.
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Now the Documentary Branch is a third international, Williams says.
Were the first branch to go from non-gender parity to gender parity.
And we have an incredible amount of BIPOC members.
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The vivacity and vulnerability of the young protagonists has touched many viewers.
It had both sadness and joy, and she was doing these cartwheels all the time.
One of the biggest Oscar favorites hails from India:All That Breathes.
When you live in Delhi, youre constantly thinking of the air, Sen says.
I was interested in doing something which is like an abstract triangulation of air, bird, humans.
And thats actually how the film began.
Neon, the taste-making independent production company and distributor, releasedAll the Beauty and the Bloodshedtheatrically.
Were nearing a hundred festivals now and its just been an incredible ride.
After recuperating in Germany, Navalny returned to Russia and was promptly arrested and imprisoned.
At a recent Q&A, the filmmakers were asked about the larger geopolitical context of their film.
Theres a simple answer, which is, will the world tilt toward authoritarianism?
producer Shane Boris responded.
And the answer is yes, if we do nothing.
And I think thats whatNavalnyshows in the most profound way, that it is our responsibility to do something.
LikeLast Flight Home, its a documentary that springs from the filmmakers direct experience.
Its an incredibly personal story because its a film about my family, Siev says.
