Iceland’s “The Deep” survival tale enters Oscar race September 26, 2012 - 14:52 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The Deep, a real-life survival tale from director Baltasar Kormakur (Contraband) is Iceland's candidate for the 2013 Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film, The Hollywood Reporter said. Members of Iceland's Film and TV Academy picked the drama, about a fisherman who miraculously survived several hours in the freezing ocean after his boat capsized off the south coast of Iceland in 1984. The Deep had its world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival, where it won critical praise for its gripping underwater scenes, shot by Kormakur on the open sea. Kormakur who divides his time between Icelandic and Hollywood projects, has just wrapped filming on the action thriller 2 Guns, starring Denzel Washington and Mark Wahlberg. The feature is set for an August 2013 release. Iceland has never won an Oscar and has only once been nominated in the Best Foreign Film category, when Fridrik Thor Fridriksson's Children of Nature received a nom in 1992.   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 |  Latest news Family of Ilham Aliyev’s security chief owns vast property in UK  As head of security for Azerbaijan’s president, Eyyubov is closely trusted by one of the world’s most authoritarian leaders.Mirzoyan says meeting with Bayramov was “constructive” At the moment, Ararat Mirzoyan said, there is no basis for additional comments.OSCE vows support for Armenia “in all three directions of security” Achieving stable peace between Armenia and Azerbaijan remains a priority of the OSCE, said Ian Borg.151 detained as civil disobedience campaigns continue in Yerevan Citizens have been blocking streets in the Armenian capital, demanding Nikol Pashinyan’s resignation. |
