Oscars: France Selects ‘Minotaur’ For Best International Feature Film Race
France has selected exiled Russia director Andrey Zvyagintsev’s French-produced political thriller Minotaur as its entry for the Best International Feature Film category of the 99th Academy Awards. The submission was chosen from a shortlist also featuring Antonin Baudry’s historical biopic De Gaulle: Tilting Iron, Louis Clichy’s animated feature Iron Boy, Marine Atlan’s La Gradiva and […]
France has chosen Minotaur, a French-produced political thriller directed by exiled Russian filmmaker Andrey Zvyagintsev, as its entry for the Best International Feature Film category at the 99th Academy Awards. According to Deadline, Minotaur was selected from a shortlist that included other films such as De Gaulle: Tilting Iron, Iron Boy, and La Gradiva.
The Hollywood Reporter and Variety also covered film submissions, but for different countries. Variety mentioned that Spain's submission for a future year is "La Bola Negra" by Javier Calvo and Javier Ambrossi.
No further details about Minotaur or other film submissions for the 99th Academy Awards were provided beyond France's selection.
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