The submitted motion pictures must be first released theatrically in their respective countries between 1 October 2015 and 30 September 2016. The deadline for submissions is 3 October 2016.
During the latest years and after 2008, when Yojiro Takita’s “Departures” won the award, there has not been much success for Se Asian films. The only film from the region that made the final five nominations was the Cambodian “The Missing Picture”, by Rithy Path. It did not won though, and its primary language was French.
However, it is always interesting to find out which film each country considers its most worthy to win an Oscar, so here is the list of this year’s Se Asian nominations.
S. Korea chooses Warner Bros.
The Korean Film Council selected Age of Shadows. You can read all about it here.
Japan sends a Yojiro Takita’s film, once more.
The Motion Pictures Producers Association of Japan submitted Living with My Mother by Yojiro Takita.
During the latest years and after 2008, when Yojiro Takita’s “Departures” won the award, there has not been much success for Se Asian films. The only film from the region that made the final five nominations was the Cambodian “The Missing Picture”, by Rithy Path. It did not won though, and its primary language was French.
However, it is always interesting to find out which film each country considers its most worthy to win an Oscar, so here is the list of this year’s Se Asian nominations.
S. Korea chooses Warner Bros.
The Korean Film Council selected Age of Shadows. You can read all about it here.
Japan sends a Yojiro Takita’s film, once more.
The Motion Pictures Producers Association of Japan submitted Living with My Mother by Yojiro Takita.
- 9/25/2016
- by Panos Kotzathanasis
- AsianMoviePulse
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