Hong Kong’s Motion Picture Industry Association has submitted “Port of Call” by director Philip Yung to the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences as it entry in the foreign-language film category. The gritty psychological thriller – inspired by a … Continue reading Hong Kong’s ‘Port of Call’ Selected as Foreign-Language Oscar Entry
The Singapore Film Commission has selected director Boo Junfeng’s film “Apprentice” as the country’s official submission to the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences in the best foreign-language film category. Mr. Boo’s film is a psychological drama about a … Continue reading Singapore Submits ‘Apprentice’ for Foreign-Language Film Oscar
Taiwan selected “The Assassin” as its official foreign-language entry for the 2016 Academy Awards. Director Hou Hsiao-hsien’s art-house martial-arts film stars actress Shu Qi as an expert assassin in 9th-century China. Mr. Hou won the best-director award for the film at … Continue reading Taiwan Names ‘The Assassin’ as Its Oscar Entry
