Canada, Chile and Germany in Oscar competition

Charso Press: According to Screen, in the continuation of the process of introducing films from different countries for the category of the best non-English language film of the upcoming Oscars, the Canadian cinema presented the documentary “Rojack” by “Zane Akiol” to the Academy, the Chilean cinema presented the film “The Residents” to the Academy. The director of “Philip Gallows” will be present in this competition, and Germany also sent “Teachers’ Hall” by “Ilker Chatak” to the Oscar.

Rojek’s documentary, which premiered at the Vision de Reil festival in Switzerland in 2022, attempts to trace the origins of the rise and fall of ISIS through the stories of imprisoned members around the world.

This year’s movie “Saknan” received the best film award from the jury of the International Federation of Film Critics (FIPRESHI) at the Cannes Film Festival. The story of the film takes place in early 20th century Chile, when a wealthy landowner hires three horsemen to mark the perimeter of his property and clear a path across Patagonia to the Atlantic Ocean. The group, which includes a young Chilean, an American mercenary and a reckless English lieutenant, turns into a raid.

But the German cinema, which won the international Oscar award last year with the war drama “There is no news on the Western Front” by Edward Berger, this year entered the Oscar competition with the film “The Teacher’s Room”, which is a story about a teacher who tries to solve a series of problems. To solve the thefts in the school. This film was unveiled in the Panorama section of the Berlin Film Festival this year.

Previously, the Uruguayan film “Family Album” directed by Guillermo Racamoro, the South Korean film “Concrete Utopia” directed by “Tae-Hwa Ohm”, the Estonian documentary “The Adoption of Sauna Dud” directed by “Ana Hints” and the countries of Switzerland and Tajikistan. They have introduced the films “Thunder” and “Melody” as their official representatives to the Academy, respectively.

According to the latest Oscar rules, films must have at least seven consecutive days of commercial release with ticket sales between December 1, 2022 (December 10, 1401) and October 31, 2023 (November 9, 1402) in order to compete in the international film category.

To make it easier for films to meet the Academy’s requirements, the Academy also allows films to be eligible for release outside the country of origin (the presenting country), provided the film is released outside the United States and its territories for at least seven consecutive days in A commercial cinema with ticket sales should be released.

If any version of the film is screened prior to public release, the film will no longer be eligible to compete in the International Film category of the Academy Awards. Non-cinematic screening includes showing the film in online screening systems (online platforms), offering it via DVD or showing it on the Internet, and even showing it in airlines.

Also, animated works and long documentaries can also be introduced to the Academy as official representatives of countries in this category, and at least 50% of the film’s dialogues must be in a non-English language (the language of the country of origin) and it is necessary to add English subtitles.

If a film wants to be the official representative of a country’s cinema at the Oscars, the artistic control over that film must be the responsibility of the nationals of that country (that is, a major part of the main actors of the film must be from the presenting country).

Last year, 93 countries presented their representative films to the Academy to compete in the category of the best international film. During the first stage, 15 films were selected as initial candidates and finally 5 films were selected as final candidates of this category through voting by the members of the Academy, and finally, at the awards ceremony, the film “There is no news on the Western Front” by “Edward Berger” from Germany won. The Oscar was the best foreign film of the year.

The 96th Academy Awards will be held on March 10 (March 20, 1402).