Greece, Canada announce entries for foreign Oscar raceSeptember 26, 2015 - 17:16 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Greece and Canada have announced their selections in the Oscar foreign-language film race, Variety reports. Canada has selected Maxime Giroux’s “Felix et Meira”, while Greece is sending Panos H. Koutras’ “Xenia”. “Felix et Meira,” backed by Telefilm Canada is the story of a love affair between Francophone Quebecer Felix and a young Hasidic Jewish mother, Meira. “When we started working on ‘Felix et Meira’ in 2011, we never imagined that the movie would be so successful once it was finished,” Giroux said. “The process to secure funding for the project was particularly difficult, but we never questioned the potential of this unique film.” Strand Releasing’s “Xenia,” premiered in Cannes’ Un Certain Regard. It centers around a gay Cretan teen and his brother who seek their future and their estranged father in Greece. The deadline to submit foreign-language entries is Oct. 1. The nominations will be announced Jan. 14 from a shortlist of nine. The 88th Academy Awards will be held Feb. 28 at the Dolby Theatre. Photo: Oscilloscope Pictures 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. |