From Oscar winners such as “The Garden of the Finzi-Continis” and “Son of Saul” to this year’s international feature entries “The Auschwitz Report” and “Dara From Jasenovac,” the horrors of the Holocaust have been repeatedly explored by international filmmakers, but genocide and mass deaths in other countries are not given so much attention.
“The Promise” (2016), starring Oscar Isaac and Christian Bale, centered on the Armenian genocide, but it was a rarity. However, this year there are several films that deal with global atrocities, including four on Oscar’s international film shortlist: Bosnia and Hezegovina’s “Quo Vadis, Aida?” Guatemala’s “La Llarona,” Romania’s “Collective” and Russia’s “Dear Comrades!”
Beyond the shortlist are Kazakhistan’s “The Crying Steppe” (directed by Marina Kunarova and Canada’s “Funny Boy” (Deepa Mehta), which was disqualified after being submitted for the international film category. The films respectively center on genocide in Kazakhstan and Sri Lanka.
“The Promise” (2016), starring Oscar Isaac and Christian Bale, centered on the Armenian genocide, but it was a rarity. However, this year there are several films that deal with global atrocities, including four on Oscar’s international film shortlist: Bosnia and Hezegovina’s “Quo Vadis, Aida?” Guatemala’s “La Llarona,” Romania’s “Collective” and Russia’s “Dear Comrades!”
Beyond the shortlist are Kazakhistan’s “The Crying Steppe” (directed by Marina Kunarova and Canada’s “Funny Boy” (Deepa Mehta), which was disqualified after being submitted for the international film category. The films respectively center on genocide in Kazakhstan and Sri Lanka.
- 3/2/2021
- by Shalini Dore
- Variety Film + TV
Kazakhs this year are very passionate about a film, and it does not feature Borat.
“The Crying Steppe,” Kazakhstan’s entry for the international film Oscar and Golden Globes is supported by crowdfunding from the people.
“It’s an important story,” says creative producer Eleanora Granata. Unfortunately, it’s also a story she fears many will not hear. The film is not getting the buzz of frontrunners such as Denmark’s “Another Round” or Taiwan’s “A Sun.”
Without the benefit of festivals and a tiny budget, “Crying Steppe” is struggling to be seen. The filmmakers managed to put together funds for a publicity campaign, but it’s not much, Granata says.
She hopes to show the film to the U.N. because of its importance. “Crying Steppe” covers the genocide of the Kazakhs under Stalin in the early 20th century. The previously untold story of the way the Soviets...
“The Crying Steppe,” Kazakhstan’s entry for the international film Oscar and Golden Globes is supported by crowdfunding from the people.
“It’s an important story,” says creative producer Eleanora Granata. Unfortunately, it’s also a story she fears many will not hear. The film is not getting the buzz of frontrunners such as Denmark’s “Another Round” or Taiwan’s “A Sun.”
Without the benefit of festivals and a tiny budget, “Crying Steppe” is struggling to be seen. The filmmakers managed to put together funds for a publicity campaign, but it’s not much, Granata says.
She hopes to show the film to the U.N. because of its importance. “Crying Steppe” covers the genocide of the Kazakhs under Stalin in the early 20th century. The previously untold story of the way the Soviets...
- 1/27/2021
- by Shalini Dore
- Variety Film + TV
Kazakhstan has recently been making a big splash in the news and usually it is because of the antics of Borat or a recurring ad on CNN. ‘The Crying Steppe’, Kazakhstan’s official Oscar submission for Best International Feature Film and official Golden Globe submission for Best Motion Picture — Foreign Language, directed by Marina Kunarova, is exactly the opposite. Marina Kunarova is the first female director from the former Soviet Union countries to ever have a film officially submitted for the Best International Film Academy Award.
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- 1/7/2021
- by Sydney Levine
- Sydney's Buzz
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Submissions for the best international feature film award at the 2021 Academy Awards have started to come in, and Screen is keeping a running list of each film below.
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The 93rd Academy Awards is set to take place on April 25, 2021. It was originally set to be held on February 28, before both the ceremony and eligibility period were postponed for two months due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
Submitted films must have been released in their respective countries between the expanded dates of October 1, 2019, and December 31, 2020. (Last year it was October-September.
Submissions for the best international feature film award at the 2021 Academy Awards have started to come in, and Screen is keeping a running list of each film below.
Scroll down for the full list
The 93rd Academy Awards is set to take place on April 25, 2021. It was originally set to be held on February 28, before both the ceremony and eligibility period were postponed for two months due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
Submitted films must have been released in their respective countries between the expanded dates of October 1, 2019, and December 31, 2020. (Last year it was October-September.
- 12/4/2020
- by Ben Dalton¬Michael Rosser
- ScreenDaily
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