Foreign Language Film Symposium 2008
Foreign Language Film Academy Award Symposium 2008: Part I
Nikita Mikhalkov, Andrzej Wajda
Sergei Bodrov, Nikita Mikhalkov
Joseph Cedar, Stefan Ruzowitzky
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Photos: Todd Wawrychuk / ©A.M.P.A.S.
by Andre Soares | February 24, 2008
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Tags: 2008 Oscar, Academy Awards, Andrzej Wajda, Foreign Language Film Category, Joseph Cedar, Nikita Mikhalkov, Photos, Sergei Bodrov, Stefan Ruzowitzky
Foreign Language Film Academy Award Symposium 2008 Photos
Stefan Ruzowitzky, Joseph Cedar, Sergei Bodrov, and Academy Governor Mark Johnson
The 2010 Academy Awards‘ Foreign Language Film Symposium was held yesterday, February 23, at the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences‘ Samuel Goldwyn Theater in Beverly Hills.
All five directors of this year’s nominated films were present: Joseph Cedar (Beaufort, Israel); Nikita Mikhalkov (12, Russia); Andrzej Wajda (Katyn, Poland); Sergei Bodrov (Mongol, Kazakhstan); and Stefan Ruzowitzky (The Counterfeiters, Austria).
Academy president Bruce Davis introduced the symposium, which was moderated by the Academy’s Chair of the Foreign Language Film Committee Mark Johnson.
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Photos: Todd Wawrychuk / Darren Decker (directors’ solo photos) / ©A.M.P.A.S.
Andrzej Wajda
Nikita Mikhalkov
Joseph Cedar
by Andre Soares | February 24, 2008
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Tags: 2008 Oscar, Academy Awards, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, Andrzej Wajda, Film Awards, Foreign Language Film Category, Joseph Cedar, Nikita Mikhalkov, Photos, Sergei Bodrov, Stefan Ruzowitzky
Oscar 2008 Predictions: Best Film, Foreign Language Film, Documentary, Animated Film
Best Film: No Country for Old Men
Until late last week, things were still somewhat murky in the best film race. No Country for Old Men (above, with Tommy Lee Jones) and There Will Be Blood were the front-runners, while Juno was the fluffy dark horse that could potentially tip the scale against the heavy-drama heavyweights. But after its SAG best ensemble and DGA wins, No Country for Old Men, about a drug deal gone murderously wrong, has become the official front-runner.
Best Foreign Language Film: Katyn (Poland)
As I’ve said before, this is the toughest feature-film category to predict. None of the five nominees — Beaufort, 12, The Counterfeiters, Mongol, and Katyn — has been widely reviewed in the United States.
I’d [...]
by Andre Soares | January 29, 2008
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Tags: 2008 Oscar, Academy Awards, Andrzej Wajda, Brad Bird, Charles Ferguson, Film Awards, Joel and Ethan Coen, Katyn, No Country for Old Men, No End in Sight, Oscar Predictions, Ratatouille
Oscar 2008: Foreign Language Film Nominees Symposium
Katyn (top); The Counterfeiters (middle); Mongol (bottom)
The filmmakers of this year’s Academy Award-nominated foreign-language films will take part — "subject to availability" — in the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences‘ Foreign Language Film Award Nominees Symposium on Saturday, February 23, at 10 a.m. at the Samuel Goldwyn Theater in Beverly Hills. [2008 Foreign Language Film Academy Award Symposium Photos.]
The event, which includes clips from the nominated films and a Q&A session with audience members, will be moderated by Oscar-winning producer and Foreign Language Executive Committee Chair Mark Johnson.
The 2007 Foreign Language Film nominees are:
Austria, The Counterfeiters, Stefan Ruzowitzky, director
Israel, Beaufort, Joseph Cedar, director
Kazakhstan, Mongol, Sergei Bodrov, director
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by Andre Soares | January 29, 2008
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Tags: 12, 2008 Oscar, Academy Awards, Andrzej Wajda, Beaufort, Film Awards, Foreign Language Film Category, Joseph Cedar, Katyn, Los Angeles Screenings, Mongol, Nikita Mikhalkov, Sergei Bodrov, Stefan Ruzowitzky, The Counterfeiters
Berlin 2006: Andrzej Wajda, Ian McKellen to Receive Honorary Golden Bears
The 56th Berlin International Film Festival will present the 2006 Honorary Golden Bears to Polish director and screenwriter Andrzej Wajda (above, left) and British actor Ian McKellen (above, right).
Andrzej Wajda, one of Poland’s best-known filmmakers, has had several of his films in competition in Berlin, including Pan Tadeusz: The Last Foray in Lithuania, Miss Nobody, and Holy Week. Among his forty or so features, most of which are highly politicized, are A Generation, Kanal, Ashes and Diamonds, Danton, Man of Marble, and Man of Iron. In 2000, Wajda was given an honorary Oscar for his career achievements.
Wajda will be handed the Honorary Golden Bear on February 15 at 8.30 pm in the Kino International. [...]
by Andre Soares | January 31, 2006
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Tags: Andrzej Wajda, Berlin 2006, Berlin Film Festival, Classic Movies, Film Awards, Film Festivals, Gay Interest, Honorary Golden Bear, Ian McKellen
