India throws “Liar’s Dice” in foreign Oscars raceSeptember 23, 2014 - 13:02 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Actress turned director Geethu Mohandas’ “Liar’s Dice” is India’s entry in the Academy Awards foreign language category, the Film Federation of India (FFI) announced on Tuesday, Sept 23, according to Variety. The film follows a young woman (Geetanjali Thapa) who takes a long road trip from the Himalayan foothills to Delhi with her infant daughter and a pet goat to find her missing husband. An army deserter, played by Nawazuddin Siddiqui, helps her in her quest. “Liar’s Dice” has enjoyed considerable festival play including Sundance, Rotterdam and Edinburgh. It won best actress for Thapa, and best cinematography for Rajeev Ravi at India’s National Awards. This year there were 30 films in contention. Producers could apply to the FFI by paying a fee of INR 50,000 ($820). India has been submitting films to the category since 1957. Three, “Mother India,” “Salaam Bombay” and “Lagaan” have been nominated, but did not go on to win. Related links: Top stories The creative crew of the Public TV had chosen 13-year-old Malena as a participant of this year's contest. She called on others to also suspend their accounts over the companies’ failure to tackle hate speech. Penderecki was known for his film scores, including for William Friedkin’s “The Exorcist”, Stanley Kubrick’s “The Shining”. The festival made the news public on March 19, saying that “several options are considered in order to preserve its running” Partner news | Titus, Bilirakis lead legislation to sanction Azerbaijani war criminals Representatives Dina Titus (D-NV) and Gus Bilirakis (R-FL) have introduced the bipartisan legislation. Azerbaijan must respect human rights, Scholz tells Aliyev German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has called for greater respect for human rights in Azerbaijan. Armenia: Defense Ministry warns against involving army in political processes The Ministry’s statement came after a video surfaced online, showing soldiers joining the protests in Tavush. Scholz hopes Armenia-Azerbaijan peace treaty will be signed this year German Chancellor Olaf Scholz hopes that a peace treaty between Armenia and Azerbaijan will be signed this year. |