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As Brazilian films gain Oscar attention, questions arise about whose stories are told
Brazilian cinema has received strong global attention recently, with films like “I’m Still Here” and “The Secret Agent” earning a slew of Oscar nods. But many filmmakers say these films reflect a limited group of voices. Reporter Julia França explores issues of funding, gender, and access in the Brazilian film industry.
Latvian animated film, ‘Flow,’ nominated for Oscars
“Flow” is an animated film from Latvia, with no dialogue, about a cat. Despite its modest budget, and coming from a small independent studio, it’s already won a Golden Globe and is generating serious Oscar buzz. The World’s Daniel Ofman reports that this passion project is finding a worldwide audience and is resonating because of its universal message.
Iranian Cinema
Majid Majidi’s Children of Heaven finally put Iranian film on the map when it earned an Oscar nomination for Best Foreign Language Film in 1999. Since then, Iran’s reputation in the film world has grown to the point that an international film festival is practically incomplete without an Iranian entry. Jonathan Mitchell looked at how […]
Kurt on the Red Carpet
Attending the Oscar ceremony last night, I realized why the pre-show red-carpet rigmarole has become more and more a focus of the television coverage over the last decade or so: that’s the juiciest part of the quasi-official event, a reality-show The Day of the Locust without the apocalyptic ending. First there’s the arrival by car […]