Director Joachim Trier Interview on ‘Sentimental Value’

Director Joachim Trier Interview on ‘Sentimental Value’

For his latest film, Joachim Trier is playing it straight. In his career to date, the Danish-Norwegian director has often pivoted between realism and moments where irony and the surreal puncture the everyday. Think of the dream-like narrative in his debut Reprise (2006) where the lives of two aspiring Oslo writers are told via jump-cut flash-forwards and imagined futures…

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Oscars: Tunisia Picks Brad Pitt, Joaquin Phoenix-Backed ‘The Voice of Hind Rajab’ as Best International Feature Submission

Oscars: Tunisia Picks Brad Pitt, Joaquin Phoenix-Backed ‘The Voice of Hind Rajab’ as Best International Feature Submission

Tunisia has named The Voice of Hind Rajab by Kaouther Ben Hania its official submission for best international feature film at the Oscars. The news was confirmed Thursday by the National Center for Cinema and Image, just two days after it was announced that Hollywood heavyweights — including Brad Pitt, Joaquin Phoenix and Rooney Mara — had…

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Oscars: Sweden Picks ‘Eagles of the Republic’ as Best Int’l Feature Submission

Oscars: Sweden Picks ‘Eagles of the Republic’ as Best Int’l Feature Submission

Sweden is sending Eagles of the Republic to the Oscars 2026, on Wednesday, unveiling it as its official entry for the best international feature film category at the Academy Awards.  Tarik Saleh (Dark and Clever Conspiracy Thriller) wrote and directed the political thriller, starring Fares Fares, Lyna Khoudri and Zineb Triki, is set in the powerful and glamorous Egyptian film…

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Oscars: Palestine Picks ‘Palestine 36’ as Best International Feature Submission

Oscars: Palestine Picks ‘Palestine 36’ as Best International Feature Submission

Palestine has selected Annemarie Jacir’s Palestine 36 as its official submission for the 2025 Academy Awards in the best international feature category. The historical drama is set in 1936 during the Palestinian revolt against British colonial rule. The film follows Yusuf, a young villager caught between his rural home and the political upheaval in Jerusalem,…

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Denzel Washington Says He Didn’t Become an Actor for Oscars: “I Don’t Care About That Kind of Stuff”

Denzel Washington Says He Didn’t Become an Actor for Oscars: “I Don’t Care About That Kind of Stuff”

Denzel Washington didn’t become an actor to win shiny gold trophies, admitting, “I’m not that interested in Oscars.” Though the veteran actor has 10 Academy Award nominations, including two Oscar wins for his incredible onscreen work, he recently said on Jake’s Takes, “I don’t do it for Oscars.” “I don’t care about that kind of stuff,”…

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Oscars: Switzerland Picks Health-Care Drama ‘Late Shift’ as Best International Feature Submission

Oscars: Switzerland Picks Health-Care Drama ‘Late Shift’ as Best International Feature Submission

Switzerland has tapped Petra Volpe’s Late Shift (Heldin) as its official submission for the 98th Academy Awards in the best international feature film category. The drama, which had its world premiere as a special gala at the Berlin international film festival in February, stars September 5 and Teacher’s Lounge actress Leonie Benesch as Floria, a…

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Czech Republic Nominates ‘I’m Not Everything I Want to Be’ for Oscar Race

Czech Republic Nominates ‘I’m Not Everything I Want to Be’ for Oscar Race

The Czech Film and Television Academy has selected Klára Tasovská’s documentary I’m Not Everything I Want to Be as the country’s submission for best international feature at the 98th Academy Awards. The formally daring documentary, which premiered at last year’s Berlinale and won this year’s Czech Lion for best documentary, profiles photographer Libuše Jarcovjáková, an…

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Ben Proudfoot’s Obamas-Backed ‘The Eyes of Ghana’ to Open Toronto Fest Doc Program

Ben Proudfoot’s Obamas-Backed ‘The Eyes of Ghana’ to Open Toronto Fest Doc Program

Oscar-winning director ’s The Eyes of Ghana, executive produced by Barack and Michelle Obama, is set to open the Toronto Film Festival’s Doc sidebar, organizers said Wednesday. Nova Scotia-raised and L.A.-based Proudfoot won his two Academy Awards for his short documentary films The Queen of Basketball and The Last Repair Shop that impressed Oscar voters…

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