#Foreign Films

Interviews

Hot Docs 2020 Women Directors: Meet Andrea Testa – “Mother-Child”

Andrea Testa is an Argentinian-born filmmaker. She made her feature documentary debut with 2016’s “Pibe Chorro.” Her 2016 feature film “The Long Night of Francisco Sanctis,” co-directed...

Awards

“Finding Farideh” Is Named Iran’s Submission for the International Feature Film Oscar

“Finding Farideh” is an Oscar hopeful. Co-directed by “From Iran, a Separation” collaborators Azadeh Mousavi and Kourosh Ataee, the documentary has been selected as Iran’s...

Awards

Foreign-Language Oscar Picks: Algeria Selects Mounia Meddour’s “Papicha”

The 2020 foreign-language Oscar race is off to a promising start. Algeria is the first country to submit a feature for contention and it’s a woman-directed title, Mounia Meddour’s...

Trailers

Trailer Watch: A Choir Teacher Will Do Whatever It Takes to Save the World in “Woman at War”

A choir teacher is living a double life in a new trailer for Icelandic comedy “Woman at War.” Fifty-one-year-old Halla (Halldóra Geirharðsdóttir, “Prisoners”) spends her...

Awards

Rima Das’ “Village Rockstars” Is India’s Foreign-Language Oscar Pick

India is the latest country to submit a woman-directed film to the Academy. The Hindu reports that Rima Das’ “Village Rockstars” will represent the county as this year’s...

Awards

Foreign-Language Oscar Picks: Indonesia Selects “Marlina the Murderer,” Lebanon “Capernaum”

Another two women-directed films have been selected for the foreign-language Oscar race. Indonesia has chosen Mouly Surya’s “Marlina the Murderer in Four Acts” as its submission...

Features

Under the Radar: Motherhood Meets Magical Realism in Brazilian Fairy Tale “Good Manners”

Unsurprisingly for a film infused with magical realism, “Good Manners” was first conceived in a state of sleep: “the original image came from a dream of [co-director Marco Dutra’s]: two women...

Features, Films, News

Watch: “Girls Lost” Mixes Gender, Adolescence, and Supernatural Powers

Growing up can often feel like you’re living in a fantasy realm, and Swedish director Alexandra-Therese Keining aims to capture that feeling in “Girls Lost.” Based on the controversial and...

Festivals, Films, News, Women Directors

Maren Ade’s “Toni Erdmann” a Hit in Germany

Maren Ade’s film “Toni Erdmann” was a fan favorite at this year’s Cannes Film Festival, but it didn’t take home any of the fest’s prizes. It did, however, earn top honors from the...

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