Oscars Sets Eligible Films In Animated, Documentary & International Feature Categories

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Naman Ramachandran Ryûsuke Hamaguchi’s “Drive My Car,” Japan’s entry to the Academy Awards’ international category, looks to be the odds on favorite from Asia to win the category.The drama with a theater world backdrop follows the trajectory of South Korean four-statuette winner “Parasite” in that it began its winning ways at Cannes and is festooned with awards en route to the Oscars. “Parasite” won the Palme D’Or, which “Drive My Car” did not, with that honor going to Julia Ducournau’s “Titane,” which became France’s entry to the category.

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After going dark for the first time in more than half a century, the return of the Cannes Film Festival proves one major point: the event is still a significant launch pad when it comes to the International Feature Film Oscars. Indeed, of the 90-plus submissions recorded so far this year, nearly a quarter made their debut on the Croisette, be it in Competition, Un Certain Regard, Directors’ Fortnight or Critics’ Week.

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Guy Lodge Film CriticAfter four consecutive years of losing out to other continents, European cinema reclaimed the international feature Oscar earlier this year with Thomas Vinterberg’s Danish entry “Another Round.” It was a return to form for the region that has traditionally dominated the race, and annually boasts the lion’s share of contenders at the submissions stage.

A version of this story about “Flee” and Jonas Poher Rasmussen first appeared in the International Issue of TheWrap’s awards magazine.Animation has been used for a variety of purposes in documentaries. It can be used for re-enactments, or to explain a complex concept, or to draw out a map or a timeline.

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences had revealed the list of 26 films that are eligible for the Best Animated Feature Film award at the 2022 Oscars.

Scandinavia may well lead this year’s Best International Feature Film field at the Oscars, which begins shortlist voting on Friday, with a slate that includes favorites such as Denmark’s “Flee,” Finland’s “Compartment No. 6” and Norway’s “The Worst Person in the World.” But Latin America has put up a surprisingly strong slate of submissions that haven’t garnered nearly enough attention, aside from perhaps Mexico’s well-received Netflix entry “Prayers for the Stolen.” One of the strongest contenders from the region yet to breakout into wide awareness is Brazil’s entry, “Private Desert,” from director Aly Muritiba.

international and documentary categories.The 26 animated entries are shy of the record 32 films that qualified in 2019, but are easily enough to give the category a full slate of five nominees.The 93 international films tie the record for the most ever in that category, with the same number qualifying last year.  And the 138 documentaries is a full 100 films short of the record 238 docs that were eligible last year.In all three categories, some of the listed films have yet to receive a qualifying release, and must meet that requirement to continue in the race.Shortlist voting in the international and documentary categories will begin on Friday and run through Dec.

Clayton Davis The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced the eligibility lists for animated, documentary and international feature, set to have another very competitive year.There are 26 animated features eligible for this year’s awards, although some of the films have not yet had their required qualifying release in order to fulfill the requirement with all category rules. Out of these features, five will be nominated by the Short Films and Feature Animation Branch of the Academy.

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Liza Foreman Germany’s Red Balloon Film and Palestine’s Fresco Films have boarded director Ameer Fakher Eldin’s second film “Nothing of Nothing Remains.” The film is part of a trilogy building on his first film, “The Stranger” (pictured), which premiered in Venice and represents Palestine at the Oscars in the International Feature Film category.“Nothing of Nothing Remains” has received development and script funding from German regional funder Moin Film Fund in Hamburg. Fresco and Red Balloon are now moving into the financing phase for the film.“It’s part of a trilogy,” Eldin tells Variety, speaking from Berlin.

Jonas Poher Rasmussen joined Deadline’s Contenders Film: New York event Saturday to shed further light on the backstory to his lauded Sundance debut Flee, which is Denmark’s entry for the International Feature Oscar race. The animated documentary from Neon and Participant tells the true story of a man, Amin, on the verge of marriage that compels him to reveal his hidden past for the first time. Amin is also a childhood friend of the director.

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