{
  "id": 7839164,
  "title": "Oscars: France Selects ‘Minotaur’ For Best International Feature Film Race",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/16/oscars-france-selects-minotaur-for-best-international-feature-film",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-16T18:10:04.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Deadline",
    "slug": "deadline",
    "url": "https://deadline.com/2026/09/oscars-france-entry-1237105260/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "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.\n\nThe 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.\n\nNo further details about Minotaur or other film submissions for the 99th Academy Awards were provided beyond France's selection.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 4,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Variety",
        "title": "Oscars: Indonesia Selects Kamila Andini’s ‘Four Seasons in Java’ for International Feature Race (EXCLUSIVE)",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/16/oscars-indonesia-selects-kamila-andinis-four-seasons-in-java-for",
        "published": "2026-09-16T06:18:27.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Deadline",
        "title": "Oscars: Spain Selects ‘La Bola Negra’ For International Feature Film Race",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/16/oscars-spain-selects-la-bola-negra-for-international-feature-film-race",
        "published": "2026-09-16T09:17:18.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Hollywood Reporter",
        "title": "Oscars: Spain Picks ‘La Bola Negra’ for Best International Feature Film Race",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/16/oscars-spain-picks-la-bola-negra-for-best-international-feature-film",
        "published": "2026-09-16T09:27:57.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "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."
}