Russia’s ‘Leviathan’ Leads APSA Nominations
Russia’s “Leviathan” and Turkey’s Palme d’Or winning “Winter Sleep” head the nominations for the 8th edition of the Asia Pacific Screen Awards.
View Article‘Ida,’ ‘Leviathan’ Top European Film Awards Nominations
True to their big fest form, Turkey’s “Winter Sleep” and Russia’s “Leviathan,” both of which won at Cannes and are their countries’ foriegn-language Oscar entries, will face off for best picture at the...
View Article‘Leviathan’ Wins Top Prize at Camerimage, Film Festival for Cinematographers
BYDGOSZCZ, Poland — Russian drama “Leviathan” won the Golden Frog, the top prize at Camerimage, a film festival devoted to the art of cinematography. The dark satire about corruption in Russia, which...
View Article‘Leviathan’ Wins Top Prize at Int’l Film Festival of India
Russian film “Leviathan” has won best film at the 45th International Film Festival of India in Goa. The best film prize carries a cash award of INR 4 million ($64,000). “Leviathan” was directed by...
View Article‘Leviathan’ Wins Top Prize At Asia Pacific Screen Awards
Lightning interrupts Asia Pacific Screen Awards in Brisbane.
View Article‘Ida,’‘Leviathan,’‘Force Majeure’ on Shortlist for Foreign-Language Oscar Race
Nine foreign-language feature films will advance to the next round of voting for the 87th Academy Awards, after 83 films were originally considered in the category. Films that made the cut include...
View Article‘Leviathan’ Named Best Foreign Language Film at Palm Springs Film Fest
Russian drama “Leviathan” was named best foreign language film at the Palm Springs International Film Festival on Saturday. Audience awards went to “Selma” for narrative feature and “Keep On Keepin’...
View ArticleOscar Foreign-Language Candidates in a Healthy Competition
On an Oscar nomination morning that brought more than its usual share of controversial omissions, foreign-language film was — for a change — left out of the fracas. Few could argue with this year’s...
View ArticleAndrey Zvyagintsev To Head Shanghai Festival Jury
Andrey Zvyagintsev, Russian director of last year’s Cannes revelation “Leviathan,” has been set as president of the jury at next month’s Shanghai International Film Festival.
View ArticleRussian Politician Seeks Control of Release Schedule: Report
LONDON — The Russian culture minister, Vladimir Medinsky, is looking to take control of the theatrical release of movies in a bid to protect local films. Medinsky said Wednesday the measure would...
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