#‘I’m Still Here’ Star Fernanda Torres on a True-Life Story of Resistance: “They Couldn’t Break Her”

#‘I’m Still Here’ Star Fernanda Torres on a True-Life Story of Resistance: “They Couldn’t Break Her”

“It’s a miracle,” says Fernanda Torres, the star of Walter Salles‘ I’m Still Here when congratulated on her Golden Globe nomination for the role. The 59-year-old Brazilian actress seems the odd one out among the boldfaced names in the best actress, drama category — including Angelina Jolie for Maria, Nicole Kidman for Babygirl, Tilda Swinton…

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#“I Wanted This Movie to Be a Reflection of Myself”: ‘THR Presents’ Q&A With ‘Bauryna Salu’

#“I Wanted This Movie to Be a Reflection of Myself”: ‘THR Presents’ Q&A With ‘Bauryna Salu’

Bauryna Salu filmmaker Askhat Kuchinchirekov couldn’t understand why a familiar Kazakh experience had gone untold on the big screen, so he took the initiative himself. Now competing on behalf of Kazakhstan for a best international feature film nomination at the upcoming 97th Academy Awards, Kuchinchirekov’s feature directorial debut chronicles a 12-year-old boy named Yersultan (Yersultan…

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#‘Red, White and Blue’ Director on Why Getting Her Oscar-Nominated Short on YouTube Before Election Day Was So Important

#‘Red, White and Blue’ Director on Why Getting Her Oscar-Nominated Short on YouTube Before Election Day Was So Important

With abortion on the ballot in several states in Tuesday’s election, writer and director Nazrin Choudhury’s Oscar-nominated short film Red, White and Blue about a single mother searching for access to an abortion feels as timely as ever. The British-born multi-hyphenate doesn’t always see it that way. “The upcoming election, in which abortion is such…

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#Oscars 2025: South Africa Picks ‘Old Righteous Blues’ for International Feature Race

#Oscars 2025: South Africa Picks ‘Old Righteous Blues’ for International Feature Race

South Africa has gotten its Oscar contender in under the wire, picking Muneera Sallies’s music-themed drama Old Righteous Blues as its contender for the 97th Academy Awards in the best international feature category. South Africa’s National Film and Video Foundation (NFVF) announced the pick, which was chosen by the South African Academy Awards Selection Committee….

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#Oscars: Thailand Picks ‘How to Make Millions Before Grandma Dies’ for International Feature Category

#Oscars: Thailand Picks ‘How to Make Millions Before Grandma Dies’ for International Feature Category

Thailand has selected director Pat Boonnitipat’s heartwarming blockbuster How to Make Millions Before Grandma Dies as its selection to the 2025 Oscars in the best international feature film category. The choice was revealed Friday by the National Federation of Thai Film Associations (MPC). Co-written by Boonnitipat and Thodsapon ‘Ped’ Thiptinnakorn, How to Make Millions Before…

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#Oscars 2025: Bangladesh Submits ‘Boli’ for International Feature Category 

#Oscars 2025: Bangladesh Submits ‘Boli’ for International Feature Category 

Bangladesh has picked writer-director Iqbal Hossain Chowdhury’s award-winning feature debut Boli (The Wrestler) as its selection to the 2025 Oscars in the best international feature film category. The film won the 2023 Busan International Film Festival’s New Currents prize, and it was warmly received by critics at the Shanghai International Film Festival in June.  The movie follows…

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