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  "id": 3275260,
  "title": "Oscars: Cambodia Selects ‘Becoming Human’ for International Feature Race (EXCLUSIVE)",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/25/oscars-cambodia-selects-becoming-human-for-international-feature-race",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-25T13:47:38.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Variety",
    "slug": "variety",
    "url": "https://variety.com/2026/film/awards/cambodia-oscar-submission-becoming-human-polen-ly-1236842378/"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "The Cambodia Oscar Selection Committee (COSC) has selected “Becoming Human,” directed by Polen Ly, as the country’s official submission for the international feature film category at the 99th Academy Awards. The film follows Thida, the spirit guardian of an aging cinema slated for demolition, as she weighs the choice of rebirth against her existence as […]",
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      {
        "outlet": "Deadline",
        "title": "Korea Selects Lee Chang-dong’s ‘Possible Love’ As Oscars Best International Feature Contender",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/25/korea-selects-lee-chang-dongs-possible-love-as-oscars-best",
        "published": "2026-08-25T09:12:05.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Variety",
        "title": "Oscars: South Korea Selects Lee Chang-dong’s ‘Possible Love’ for International Feature Race",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/25/oscars-south-korea-selects-lee-chang-dongs-possible-love-for",
        "published": "2026-08-25T09:13:29.000Z"
      },
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        "outlet": "The Hollywood Reporter",
        "title": "Oscars: South Korea Picks Lee Chang-dong’s ‘Possible Love’ as Best Int’l Feature Submission",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/25/oscars-south-korea-picks-lee-chang-dongs-possible-love-as-best-intl",
        "published": "2026-08-25T09:52:28.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "KBS World Radio",
        "title": "Lee Chang-dong’s ‘Possible Love’ Selected as S. Korea’s Oscar Submission",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/25/lee-chang-dongs-possible-love-selected-as-s-koreas-oscar-submission",
        "published": "2026-08-25T10:41:30.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}