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Oscar nominations: Canada gets foreign-language nod; Toronto composer gets 2 noms
Thursday January 10th 2013The child soldier saga “Rebelle” has nabbed an Academy Award nomination for best foreign-language film, putting Canada in the race for Oscar glory for the third year in a row.
The nod is the first for Montreal filmmaker Kim Nguyen, who focused his lens on the grim lives of child soldiers in Sub-Saharan Africa.
“Rebelle,” also known as “War Witch,” will face off against Austria’s “Amour,” Norway’s “Kon-Tiki,” Chile’s “No” and Denmark’s “A Royal Affair.”
Meanwhile, Toronto-based composer Mychael Danna is up for two Academy Awards – for best song and best original score for his work on “Life of Pi.”
And the National Film Board short “Buzkashi Boys” will compete in the category for best live-action short.
The nominations were announced this morning from Los Angeles. The Academy Awards will be handed out Feb. 24.
Last year, Canada competed in the foreign-language category with “Monsieur Lazhar,” while “Incendies” competed the year before.
Nguyen worked on “Rebelle” over the course of a decade, inspired by an article about nine-year-old Burmese twin brothers who led an army of rebels.
Source: Toronto Star
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Oscar nominations: Canada gets foreign-language nod; Toronto composer gets 2 noms
Thursday January 10th 2013The child soldier saga “Rebelle” has nabbed an Academy Award nomination for best foreign-language film, putting Canada in the race for Oscar glory for the third year in a row.
The nod is the first for Montreal filmmaker Kim Nguyen, who focused his lens on the grim lives of child soldiers in Sub-Saharan Africa.
“Rebelle,” also known as “War Witch,” will face off against Austria’s “Amour,” Norway’s “Kon-Tiki,” Chile’s “No” and Denmark’s “A Royal Affair.”
Meanwhile, Toronto-based composer Mychael Danna is up for two Academy Awards – for best song and best original score for his work on “Life of Pi.”
And the National Film Board short “Buzkashi Boys” will compete in the category for best live-action short.
The nominations were announced this morning from Los Angeles. The Academy Awards will be handed out Feb. 24.
Last year, Canada competed in the foreign-language category with “Monsieur Lazhar,” while “Incendies” competed the year before.
Nguyen worked on “Rebelle” over the course of a decade, inspired by an article about nine-year-old Burmese twin brothers who led an army of rebels.
Source: Toronto Star
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Oscar nominations: Canada gets foreign-language nod; Toronto composer gets 2 noms
Thursday January 10th 2013The child soldier saga “Rebelle” has nabbed an Academy Award nomination for best foreign-language film, putting Canada in the race for Oscar glory for the third year in a row.
The nod is the first for Montreal filmmaker Kim Nguyen, who focused his lens on the grim lives of child soldiers in Sub-Saharan Africa.
“Rebelle,” also known as “War Witch,” will face off against Austria’s “Amour,” Norway’s “Kon-Tiki,” Chile’s “No” and Denmark’s “A Royal Affair.”
Meanwhile, Toronto-based composer Mychael Danna is up for two Academy Awards – for best song and best original score for his work on “Life of Pi.”
And the National Film Board short “Buzkashi Boys” will compete in the category for best live-action short.
The nominations were announced this morning from Los Angeles. The Academy Awards will be handed out Feb. 24.
Last year, Canada competed in the foreign-language category with “Monsieur Lazhar,” while “Incendies” competed the year before.
Nguyen worked on “Rebelle” over the course of a decade, inspired by an article about nine-year-old Burmese twin brothers who led an army of rebels.
Source: Toronto Star
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