Entries for the 2023 Oscar for Best InternationalFeature are underway.
China: Nice View (Muye Wen)
A box office hit in China, where it earned over $210m, this film sees a young man go to extreme lengths trying to raise money for his younger sister’s heart operation. It had its world premiere(首映) at Udine Far East Film Festival and picked up best director and best newcomer at China’s Hundred Flowers awards. The leading role is musician-turned-actor Jackson Yee. International sales: Tiger Pictures Entertainment
Saudi Arabia: Raven Song (Mohamed Al Salman)
The country’s sixth Oscar submission follows a 30-year-old man who is diagnosed with a brain tumour(肿瘤) just as he falls in love with a mysterious woman. The comedy is Al Salman’s feature debut and will have its world premiere at Red Sea Film Festival (December 1-10). Raven Song is produced by Telfaz 11 and was one of the winners of Saudi Film Commission’s Daw Film Competition. International sales: Pending
Cambodia: Return To Seoul (Davy Chou)
Inspired by the director’s own life as a French-born Cambodian, the country’s 11th Oscar submission follows a French woman who returns to Korea for the first time since being adopted as a baby. The film had its world premiere at Cannes in Un Certain Regard and also screened at Busan, Zurich, New York, Toronto, and Athens, where it won Best Picture. It was produced by France’s Aurora Films in co-production with Cambodia’s Anti-Archive, Germany’s Vandertastic Films and Belgium’s Frakas Pictures. International sales: mk2
Singapore: Ajoomma (He Shuming)
In He Shuming’s debut feature, a recent widow travels overseas for the first time where she meets an elderly security officer and a teenage tour guide as the three embark on an adventure. The comedy-drama will premiere at Busan International Film Festival. Ajoomma is produced by Anthony Chen’s Singapore-based Giraffe Pictures and stars Hong Hui Fang, Kang Hyung-seok and Jung Dong-hwan. It is Singapore’s 16th Oscar submission. World sales: Rediance
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