Oscar organizers unveil foreign film contenders1 min read
Reading Time: < 1 minuteBiutiful, Of Gods and Men and other movies will be among the titles considered in the foreign-language film category for next year’s Oscar gala.
The U.S. Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has unveiled a long list of contenders submitted by 65 countries around the globe.
Other notable choices include Apichatpong Weerasethakul’s dreamy Palme d’Or winner (and festival favourite) Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives (Thailand) and Feng Xiaogang’s epic earthquake drama Aftershock (China), which became the country’s all-time domestic box office champion after taking in the equivalent of about $99.3 million Cdn earlier this year.
