Below, we take a closer look at the potential candidates for the early cut.
They include prize winners from Sundance to Berlin, Cannes, Venice and myriad other festivals and awards bodies.
That life isnt an easy ride and certainly not too quick, but it is a rewarding one.
Oscars Best International Feature FilmAMPAS/Deadline
I think thats why the film speaks volumes to different people from different countries.
Distributor: Kino Lorber
What its about:A young couples passion brings chaos to their remote rural community.
Deadlines take:Packs a punch not seen since Lars von Trier or Michael Haneke in their provocative prime.
‘About Dry Grasses’Cannes Film Festival
The decision taken in my film invites us to escape this fate.
Deadlines take:Wonderful, wryly funny and poignant… Directors comment:It felt like this bloody world needed some love stories now.
As their individual wills clash, a heartwarming story unfolds about an unlikely familys struggle to stay together.
Deadlines take:Its a tough ride, alright…
The feeling of family was palpable both on and off the screen.
Its a story and an experience we will all treasure for life.
I really believe cinema only really starts when people leave the theater and start talking about the film.
Directors comment:I have always been so intrigued about how Bhutan became a modern nation.
I thought it was such a unique story to tell for the rest of the world.
Outside of his very structured everyday routine, he enjoys his passion for music and books.
He loves trees and takes photos of them.
A series of unexpected encounters gradually reveals more of his past.
Directors comment:This is a very spiritual film for me.
But the merciless Frederik de Schinkel does everything in his power to drive the captain away.
Directors comment:Shaydais a love letter to mothers and daughters… Its actually inspired by personal experience.
Directors comment:I really wanted to capture the scope of the book, its a giant book.
This quest for the truth sets in motion a spiraling chain of events.
Deadlines take:Aviles eye for telltale detail is extraordinary…
Nothing inTotemlingers, because nothing is milked for emotion.
This is a film about family tragedy without a shred of sentimentality.
There were two films, the one you see and the one your hear.
