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List Of Finnish Submissions For The Academy Award For Best Foreign Language Film
Finland has submitted thirty-five films for consideration in the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film category. The Award is handed out annually by the United States Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences to a feature-length motion picture produced outside the United States that contains primarily non-English dialogue. The Finnish Academy Awards submission is selected by an expert jury which is chosen by the Finnish Film Foundation.http://www.ses.fi/en/news_news.asp?id=2470 All films listed below were accepted by AMPAS, although two films- '' Drifting Clouds'' and ''Lights in the Dusk''- were withdrawn by director Aki Kaurismäki after the films were sent to Hollywood in both 1996 and 2006. According to Mark Johnson, the chairman of the academy's foreign-language committee, he was told by the Finnish selection committee that Kaurismäki does not like film competitions. , only one Finnish film has been nominated for the Foreign Film Oscar- their 2002 submission ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Academy Award For Best International Feature Film
The Academy Award for Best International Feature Film (known as Best Foreign Language Film prior to 2020) is one of the Academy Awards handed out annually by the U.S.-based Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS). It is given to a feature-length motion picture produced outside the United States with a predominantly non-English dialogue track.80th Academy Awards – Special Rules for the Best Foreign Language Film Award . . Retrieved November 2, 2007. When the first Academy Awards ceremony was held on May 16, 1929, to honor fil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pirjo Honkasalo
Pirjo Irene Honkasalo (born 22 February 1947) is a Finnish film director who has also worked as a cinematographer, film editor, producer, screenwriter and actress. In 1980 she co-directed ''Flame Top'' with Pekka Lehto, with whom she worked earlier and later as well. The film was chosen for the 1981 Cannes Film Festival. In the 1990s she focused on feature documentaries such as "The Trilogy of the Sacred and the Satanic" ('' Mysterion'', ''Tanjuska and the 7 Devils'' and ''Atman''). Honkasalo returned to fiction with ''Fire-Eater'' (1998) and ''Concrete Night'' (2013), both of which were written by Pirkko Saisio. ''Concrete Night'' won six Jussi Awards in 2014, among them the Jussi for the Best Direction and the Jussi for the Best Film. Its world premiere was at the Toronto International Film Festival in Masters series. Pirjo Honkasalo worked as provincial artist laureate in Central Finland 1974–1975. At that time she drove around the area with one-armed scholar who made resear ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ripa Hits The Skids
''Ripa Hits the Skids'' ( fi, Ripa ruostuu) is a 1993 Finnish comedy film directed by Christian Lindblad. It was entered into the 18th Moscow International Film Festival. The film was selected as the Finnish entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 66th Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee.Margaret Herrick Library, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Cast * Sam Huber as Ripa * Mari Vainio as Tiina * Merja Larivaara as Pirjo * Leena Uotila as Irma * Leo Raivio as Antti * Kari Väänänen as Lynkkynen * Jussi Lampi as Lindgren * Vesa-Matti Loiri as Father * Christian Lindblad as Keränen * Minna Pirilä as Beauty * Jukka Pitkänen as Jaatinen See also * List of submissions to the 66th Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film * List of Finnish submissions for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film Finland has submitted thirty-five films for consideration in the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film category. The Award ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
66th Academy Awards
The 66th Academy Awards ceremony, organized by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS), honored films released in 1993 and took place on March 21, 1994, at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion in Los Angeles beginning at 6:00 p.m. PST / 9:00 p.m. EST. During the ceremony, AMPAS presented Academy Awards (commonly referred to as Oscars) in 23 categories. The ceremony, televised in the United States by ABC, was produced by Gil Cates and directed by Jeff Margolis. Actress Whoopi Goldberg hosted the show for the first time. Nearly a month earlier in a ceremony held at The Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills, California on February 26, the Academy Awards for Technical Achievement were presented by host Laura Dern. ''Schindler's List'' won seven awards, including Best Picture. Other winners included '' Jurassic Park'' and ''The Piano'' with three awards, ''Philadelphia'' with two, and ''The Age of Innocence'', '' Belle Époque'', ''Defending Our Lives'', '' The Fug ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Winter War (film)
''The Winter War'' ( fi, Talvisota) is a 1989 Finnish war film directed by Pekka Parikka, and based on the novel ''Talvisota'' by Antti Tuuri. It is set in the Winter War and tells the story of a Finnish infantry regiment from Southern Ostrobothnia fighting on the Karelian Isthmus, focusing mainly on a platoon of reservists from Kauhava. The film was released in Finland and Sweden on 30 November 1989, the 50th anniversary of the beginning of the Winter War, and in the United States in December 1989. The film won six Jussi Awards and was selected as the Finnish entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 63rd Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee. Plot On 13 October 1939, reservists of the Finnish army are called up for active duty as the threat of Soviet invasion becomes likely. Martti and Paavo Hakala, two farmer brothers from Kauhava, Southern Ostrobothnia, join other men from the municipality in a half-platoon under the command of Second Lieutenant Jussi Kantol ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
63rd Academy Awards
The 63rd Academy Awards ceremony, organized by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS), took place on March 25, 1991, at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles beginning at 6:00 p.m. PST / 9:00 p.m. EST. During the ceremony, Academy Awards (commonly referred to as the Oscars) were presented in 22 categories. The ceremony, which was televised in the United States on ABC, was produced by Gil Cates and directed by Jeff Margolis. Actor Billy Crystal hosted for the second consecutive year. Three weeks earlier in a ceremony held at The Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills, California on March 2, the Academy Awards for Technical Achievement were presented by host Geena Davis. ''Dances with Wolves'' won seven awards, including Best Picture. Other winners included '' Dick Tracy'' with three awards, '' Ghost'' with two awards, and '' American Dream'', ''Creature Comforts'', ''Cyrano de Bergerac'', '' Days of Waiting'', ''Goodfellas'', ''The Hunt for Red October'', '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Snow Queen (1986 Film)
''The Snow Queen'' ( fi, Lumikuningatar) is a 1986 Finnish fantasy film directed by Päivi Hartzell, based on the eponymous 1844 fairy tale by Hans Christian Andersen. It was an exceptionally large film production at the time it was made in Finland, with a total cost of more than 6 million Finnish marks. The Finnish Film Foundation participated in the financing of the film with 2,885,000 Finnish marks. The film was selected as the Finnish entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 60th Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee.Margaret Herrick Library, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Plot The film tells about a girl named Kerttu and her journey to her friend Kai's place towards the magical kingdom of the Snow Queen. In order to rule the whole world, the Snow Queen wants the last green stone for her crown, but she can only achieve it with Kai's help. Worried Kerttu goes on a long and dangerous journey to her friend. Cast * Satu Silvo as Lumikuningatar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
60th Academy Awards
The 60th Academy Awards ceremony, presented by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS), took place on April 11, 1988, at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles beginning at 6:00 p.m. Pacific Time Zone, PDT. During the ceremony, AMPAS presented Academy Awards (commonly referred to as Oscars) in 22 categories honoring 1987 in film, films released in 1987. The ceremony, televised in the United States by American Broadcasting Company, ABC, was produced by Samuel Goldwyn Jr. and directed by Marty Pasetta. Actor Chevy Chase hosted the show for the second consecutive year. Two weeks earlier in a ceremony held at The Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills, California, on March 27, the Academy Award for Technical Achievement, Academy Awards for Technical Achievement were presented by host Shirley Jones. ''The Last Emperor'' won all nine awards it was nominated for, including Academy Award for Best Picture, Best Picture and Academy Award for Best Director, Best Director for Be ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Unknown Soldier (1985 Film)
''The Unknown Soldier'' ( fi, Tuntematon sotilas) is a Finnish film from 1985 directed by Rauni Mollberg. It is based on the best selling Finnish novel by the same name written by Väinö Linna. It is the second film adaptation of Linna's novel, the first one being the 1955 film of the same title, directed by Edvin Laine. Third film adaptation of the same novel was released in 2017, directed by Aku Louhimies. It was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 1986 Cannes Film Festival. The film was selected as the Finnish entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 59th Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee. The film received three Jussi Awards: Mollberg for directing and actors Risto Tuorila as Koskela and Paavo Liski as Rokka.''Mitä-Missä-Milloin 1987'', p. 400. Helsinki: Otava, 1986. (in Finnish) Synopsis Set against the events of the Finnish Continuation war, the film follows a machine gun troop's journey into the Soviet Union. The troop inc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
59th Academy Awards
The 59th Academy Awards ceremony, organized by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS), took place on March 30, 1987, at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion in Los Angeles beginning at 6:00 p.m. PST / 9:00 p.m. EST. During the ceremony, AMPAS presented Academy Awards (commonly referred to as Oscars) in 23 categories honoring films released in 1986. The ceremony, televised in the United States by ABC, was produced by Samuel Goldwyn Jr. and directed by Marty Pasetta. Actors Chevy Chase, Paul Hogan, and Goldie Hawn co-hosted the show. Hawn hosted the gala for the second time, having previously been a co-host of the 48th ceremony held in 1976. Meanwhile, this was Chase and Hogan's first Oscars hosting stint. Eight days earlier, in a ceremony held at The Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills, California, on March 22, the Academy Awards for Technical Achievement were presented by host Catherine Hicks. ''Platoon'' won four awards, including Best Picture. Other winner ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pessi And Illusia
''Pessi and Illusia'' ( fi, Pessi ja Illusia) is a 1984 Finnish fantasy film directed by Heikki Partanen. The film was selected as the Finnish entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 57th Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee.Margaret Herrick Library, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Cast * Eija Ahvo as Hiiriäiti * Riitta-Anneli Forss as Viihdytystaiteilija * Raimo Grönberg as Isä * Minka-Maija Halko as Ristilukin tyttö * Sami Kangas as Pessi * Rauno Ketonen as Isä Illusioni (voice) * Pentti Lahti as Viihdytyskiertueen saksofonisti * Katerina Lojdová as Kapteenin vaimo * Annu Marttila as Illusia * Pauli Pöllänen as Lumikko Martes See also * List of submissions to the 57th Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film * List of Finnish submissions for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film Finland has submitted thirty-five films for consideration in the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film category. The Awar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
57th Academy Awards
The 57th Academy Awards were presented March 25, 1985, at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, Los Angeles. Jack Lemmon presided over the ceremonies. This ceremony marked the first time that multiple black nominees would win an Oscar, when Prince and Stevie Wonder won for their respective work on '' Purple Rain'' and '' The Woman in Red''. Additionally, it was the only time that all five nominees in Best Original Song topped the Billboard Hot 100 chart. ''Amadeus'' won eight awards, including Best Picture. Other winners included ''The Killing Fields'' with three awards, ''A Passage to India'' and ''Places in the Heart'' with two, and ''Charade'', ''Dangerous Moves'', ''Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom'', ''Purple Rain'', ''The Stone Carvers'', ''The Times of Harvey Milk'', '' Up'', and ''The Woman in Red'' with one. While presenting the Best Picture award, Laurence Olivier forgot to list the nominees and simply tore open the envelope to declare: "Amadeus!". Upon accepting the awa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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