Today's Posters: The Secret in Their Eyes, Mother and Child, Don McKay, and The Losers

Thoughts?

The Shortlist for Best Foreign Film comes out...

...and here are the finalists for a nomination:

• Argentina, “El Secreto de Sus Ojos,” Juan Jose Campanella, director;
• Australia, “Samson & Delilah,” Warwick Thornton, director;
• Bulgaria, “The World Is Big and Salvation Lurks around the Corner,” Stephan Komandarev, director;
• France, “Un Prophète,” Jacques Audiard, director;
• Germany, “The White Ribbon,” Michael Haneke, director;
• Israel, “Ajami,” Scandar Copti and Yaron Shani, directors;
• Kazakhstan, “Kelin,” Ermek Tursunov, director;
• The Netherlands, “Winter in Wartime,” Martin Koolhoven, director;
• Peru, “The Milk of Sorrow,” Claudia Llosa, director.

-Which 5 do you think will get nominated?

The European Film Awards announce their winners!

Take a gander:

Best Film: “The White Ribbon”
Best Director: Michael Haneke, “The White Ribbon”
Best Actor: Tahar Rahim, “A Prophet”
Best Actress: Kate Winslet, “The Reader”
Best Screenwriter: Michael Haneke, “The White Ribbon”
Best Cinematographer: Anthony Dod Mantle, “Antichrist” and “Slumdog Millionaire”
Best Composer: Alberto Iglesias, “Broken Embraces”
Prix d’Excellence (Technical Achievement): Francesca Calvelli (editor), “Vincere”
Best Animated Feature: “Mia and the Migoo”
Best Documentary: “The Sound of Insects”
Best European Discovery: “Katalin Varga”
People’s Choice Award: “Slumdog Millionaire”
Lifetime Achievement Award: Ken Loach
European Achievement in World Cinema: Isabelle Huppert

-Wonder if this is a good push for 'The White Ribbon'...thoughts?

Behold the 69 Foreign Films contending for a Golden Globe nomination!

The full list can be found here, but it's essentially similar to the Oscar shortlist, just, well...with more films. The Hollywood Foreign Press tend to be a little more lenient with things, so more movies are eligible.
-Thoughts on the films the HFPA shortlisted?

The 65 Countries (and films) in the hunt for the Foreign Language Oscar

They all can be found here, from the official press release. Most of the expected films that we've been tracking are there, though I couldn't tell you for the life of me which five will make the cut, so you be the judge...
-Which of those films do you think have the best shot at a nomination?

Keeping track of the Foreign Language Oscar Contenders...

These are the films so far submitted for consideration, so keep in mind, more films are still to come (in fact, just hours ago France decided on A Prophet as their submission, so that's not on the list, but is in play). Here they are:

• Armenia, A Magician’s Autumn (dir. Ruben Gevorkyants and Vahe Gevorkyants)
• Austria, For a Moment, Freedom (dir. Arash T. Riahi)
• Bulgaria, The World is Big and Salvation Lurks Around the Corner (dir. Stephan Komandarev)
• Chile, Dawson, Isla 10 (dir. Miguel Littin)
• Finland, Letters from Father Jacob (dir. Klaus Hero)
• Germany, The White Ribbon (dir. Michael Haneke)
• Hong Kong, Prince of Tears (dir. Yonfan)
• Hungary, Chameleon (dir. Krisztina Goda)
• Japan, Nobody to Watch Over Me (dir. Ryoichi Kimizuka)
• Kazakhstan, Kelin (dir. Ermek Tursunov)
• Korea, Mother (dir. Bong Joon-Ho)
• Lithuania, Waterhole (dir. Gytis Luksas)
• Morocco, Casanegra (dir. Nour Eddine Lakhmari)
• Netherlands, The Silent Army (dir. Jean van de Velde)
• Portugal, Doomed Love (dir. Mário Barroso)
• Romania, Police, Adjective (dir. Corneliu Porumboiu)
• Serbia, Here and There (dir. Darko Lungulov)
• Slovenia, Landscape No. 2 (dir. Vinko Moderndorfer)
• Sri Lanka, Flowers in the Sky (dir. Prasanna Vithanage)
• Sweden, Involuntary (dir. Ruben Östlund)
• Taiwan, No Puedo Vivir Sin Ti (dir. Leon Dai)
• Venezuela, Libertador Morales, El Justiciero (dir. Efterpi Charalambidis)

-Thoughts on any of these films? (Also, go here for some more top notch coverage of this particular race)

International Trailer for 'The White Ribbon'

-Thoughts?

Today's News: Tarantino to be feted at the Santa Barbara Film Festival, The Oscars set a deadline for documentaries and shorts, and more...

In the news:

The Santa Barbara Film Festival will be honoring Quentin Tarantino with their Kirk Douglas Award for Excellence in Film when the fest begins.

September 1st is the deadline for documentaries and short subjects to be submitted for Oscar consideration.

It seems Mike Leigh is hard at work on a new film, again to star Imelda Staunton and Jim Broadbent.

'The White Ribbon' is going to be Germany's entry into the Foreign Film race at the Oscars.

Ben Affleck's next directorial gig has added another cast member to its rather admirable cast.

Katherine Heigl has another romantic comedy coming out, this one with a member of 'Mad Men'.

Look for Hayden Christensen among the cast members of the new film by the director of 'The Machinist'.

Finally, don't look now but Michael Bay might have his eyes on a new franchise to helm.

-Thoughts?

Today's Posters: (Oscar Edition) Inglourious Basterds and Broken Embraces

First up is another in the infinitely cool Basterds Posters:

And second is the Poster for Almodovar's latest:
Thoughts?

A new Trailer for Broken Embraces

Broken Embraces Trailer
by ThePlaylist

What do you think of Almodovar's latest?

Poster for Japan's Foreign Film Entry

The least known of the bunch, it could still wind up winning...we shall see

Foreign Film Shortlist

Some interesting omissions:

Austria, “Revanche” (Gotz Spielmann, director)

Canada, “The Necessities of Life” (Benoit Pilon, director)

France, “The Class” (Laurent Cantet, director)

Germany, “The Baader Meinhof Complex” (Uli Edel, director)

Israel, “Waltz with Bashir” (Ari Folman, director)

Japan, “Departures” (Yojiro Takita, director)

Mexico, “Tear This Heart Out” (Roberto Sneider, director)

Sweden, “Everlasting Moments” (Jan Troell, director)

Turkey, “3 Monkeys” (Nuri Bilge Ceylan, director)

-Snubs for A Christmas Tale, Edge of Heaven, and Gomorra...thoughts?

Nominations for the European Film Awards!

EUROPEAN FILM 2008
-“Il Divo,” Italy, written and directed by Paolo Sorrentino produced by Indigofilm, Lucky Red, Parco Film, Babe Films, StudioCanal, Arte France Cinema
-“Entre Les Murs” (The Class), France, directed by Laurent Cantet written by Laurent Cantet, Francois Begaudeau & Robin Campillo after the novel of Francois Begaudeauproduced by Haut et Court, France 2 Cinema
-“Gomorra” (Gomorrah), Italy, directed by Matteo Garrone written by Maurizio Bracci, Ugo Chiti, Gianni di Gregorio, Matteo Garrone, Massimo Gaudioso & Roberto Saviano produced by Fandango, RAI Cinema
-“Happy-Go-Lucky,” UK, written and directed by Mike Leigh produced by Thin Man Films Ltd., Summit Entertainment, Ingenious Film Partners, Film4, UK Film Council
-“El Orfanao” (The Orphanage), Spain, directed by Juan Antonio Bayona written by Sergio G. Sanchez produced by Rodar y Rodar S.L., Telecinco Cinema
-“Waltz With Bashir,” Israel/France/Germany, written and directed by Ari Folman produced by Bridgit Folman Film Gang, Les Films d’Ici, Razor Film Produktion, ARTE France, ITVS International
EUROPEAN DIRECTOR 2008
-Laurent Cantet for “Entre Les Murs” (The Class)

-Andreas Dresen for “Wolke 9” (Cloud 9)

-Ari Folman for “Waltz With Bashir

-“Matteo Garrone for “Gomorra” (Gomorrah)

-Steve McQueen for “Hunger“

-Paolo Sorrentino for “Il Divo”

EUROPEAN ACTOR 2008

-Michael Fassbender in “Hunger”

-Thure Lindhardt & Mads Mikkelsen in “Flammen & Citronen” (Flame & Citron)

-James McAvoy in “Atonement”

-Toni Servillo in “Gomorra” (Gomorrah) and “Il Divo”

-Juergen Vogel in “Die Welle” (The Wave)

-Elmar Wepper in “Kirschbluten - Hanami” (Cherry Blossoms)
EUROPEAN ACTRESS 2008

-Hiam Abbass in “Lemon Tree”

-Arta Dobroshi in “Le Silence de Lorna” (Lorna’s Silence)

-Sally Hawkins in “Happy-Go-Lucky”

-Belen Rueda in “El Orfanato” (The Orphanage)

-Kristin Scott Thomas in “Il y a Longtemps Que Je T’aime” (I’ve Loved You So Long)

-Ursula Werner in “Wolke 9” (Cloud 9)
EUROPEAN SCREENWRITER 2008

-Suha Arraf & Eran Riklis for “Lemon Tree”

-Maurizio Braucci, Ugo Chiti, Gianni di Gregorio, Matteo Garrone, Massimo Gaudioso & Roberto Saviano for “Gomorra” (Gomorrah)

-Ari Folman for “Waltz With Bashir”

-Paolo Sorrentino for “Il Divo”
CARLO DI PALMA EUROPEAN CINEMATOGRAPHER AWARD 2008

-Luca Bigazzi for “Il Divo”

-Oscar Faura for “El Orfanato” (The Orphanage)

-Marco Onorato for “Gomorra” (Gomorrah)

-Sergey Trofimov & Rogier Stoffers for “Mongol”
EUROPEAN FILM ACADEMY PRIX D’EXCELLENCE 2008

-Marton Agh for production design, “Delta”Magdalena Biedrzycka for costume design, “Katyn”Laurence Briaud for editing, “Un Conte de Noel”Petter Fladeby for sound design, “O’Horten”
EUROPEAN COMPOSER 2008

-Tuur Florizoone for “Aanrijding in Moscou” (Moscow, Belgium)

-Dario Marianelli for “Atonement”

-Max Richter for “Waltz With Bashir”

-Fernando Velazquez for “El Orfanato” (The Orphanage)
EUROPEAN DISCOVERY 2008
-“Hunger,” UK, directed by Steve McQueenwritten by Enda Walsh & Steve McQueen
-“Snijeg” (Snow), Bosnia and Herzegovina / Germany / France / Iran, directed by Aida Begiwritten by Aida Begi and Elma Tataragi
-“Tatil Kitabi” (Summer Book), Turkey, written and directed by Seyfi Teoman
-“Tulpan,” Germany / Switzerland / Kazakhstan / Russia / Poland, directed by Sergey Dvortsevoywritten by Sergey Dvortsevoy and Gennady Ostrovskiy
-Previously announced award recipients will include the Prix Eurimages to producers Vibeke Windelov from Scandinavia and Bettina Brokemper from Germany, and honorary awards to Dame Judi Dench and Dogma founders Soren Kragh-Jacobsen, Kristian Levring, Lars von Trier, and Thomas Vinterberg.
-The Prix Arte for best documentary will be presented to Helena Trestikova’s “Rene” from the Czech Republic.

One of these films will win the Oscar for Foreign Film!

-The following is the list of films in contention for the Foreign Film award:

Algeria, “Masquerades” (Lyes Salem)

Argentina, “Lion’s Den” (Pablo Trapero)

Austria, “Revanche” (Gotz Spielmann)

Bangladesh, “Aha!” (Enamul Karim Nirjhar)

Belgium, “Eldorado” (Bouli Lanners)

Bosnia-Herzegovina, “Snow” (Aida Begic)

Brazil, “Last Stop 174” (Bruno Barreto)

Bulgaria, “Zift” (Javor Gardev)

Canada, “Necessities of Life” (Benoit Pilon)

Chile, “Tony Manero” (Pablo Larrain)

China, “Dream Weavers” (Yu Gun)

Colombia, “Dog Eat Dog” (Carlos Moreno)

Croatia, “No One’s Son” (Arsen Anton Ostojic)

Czech Republic, “The Karamazovs” (Petr Zelenka)

Denmark, “Worlds Apart” (Niels Arden Oplev)

Estonia, “I Was Here” (Rene Vilibre)

Finland, “Home of Dark Butterflies” (Dome Karukoski)

France, “The Class” (Laurent Cantet)

Germany, “The Baader-Meinhof Complex” (Uli Edel)

Greece, “Correction” (Thanos Anastopoulos)

Hong Kong, “Painted Skin” (Donnie Yen)

Hungary, “Iska’s Journey” (Csaba Bollok)

Iceland, “White Night Wedding” (Baltasar Kormakur)

India, “Taare Zameen Par” (Aamir Khan)

Iran, “The Song of Sparrows” (Majid Majidi)

Israel, “Waltz With Bashir” (Ari Folman)

Italy, “Gomorrah” (Matteo Garrone)

Japan, “Departures” (Yojiro Takita)

Jordan, “Captain Abu Raed” (Amin Matalqa)

Kyrgyzstan, “Tengri” (Marie-Jaoul de Ponchville)

Luxembourg, “Arabian Nights” (Paul Kieffer)

Macedonia, “I Am From Titov Veles” (Teona Strugar-Mitevska)

Mexico, “Tear Up My Life” (Roberto Sneider)

Morocco, “Goodbye Mothers” (Mohamed Ismail)

The Netherlands, “Dunya and Desie” (Dana Nechushtan)

Norway, “O’ Horten” (Bent Hamer)

Palestine, “Salt of This Sea” (Annemarie Jacir)

The Philippines, “Ploning” (Dante Nico Garcia)

Poland, “Tricks” (Andrzej Jakimowski)

Portugal, “Our Beloved Month of August” (Miguel Gomes)

Romania, “The Rest is Silence” (Nae Caranfil)

Russia, “The Mermaid” (Anna Melikyan)

Serbia, “The Tour” (Goran Markovic)

Singapore, “My Magic” (Eric Khoo)

Slovakia, “Blind Loves” (Juraja Lehotskeho)

Slovenia, “Rooster’s Breakfast” (Marko Nabersnik)

South Korea, “Crossing” (Kim Tae-Gyun)

Spain, “The Blind Sunflowers” (Jose Luis Cuerda)

Sweden, “Everlasting Moments” (Jan Troell)

Switzerland, “The Friend” (Micha Lewinsky)

Taiwan, “Cape No. 7” (Wei Te-Sheng)

Turkey, “Three Monkeys” (Nuri Bilge Ceylan)

Venezuela, “The Taint of Fame” (Alejandro Bellame)

Gomorrah

Our friends over at Awardsdaily.com have a great post on the Italian film Gomorrah. I figured I would embed the trailer for your viewing pleasure. Also, I still would like to see Il Divo, but it looks like Italy will have a few good options to choose from for their Best Foreign Picture selection.