The 2019 Oscar® nominations were announced this week, including 44 nods for films that screened at #HIFF2018. HIFF standouts THE FAVOURITE and ROMA lead the pack with ten nominations apiece. We were pleased to welcome guests from both films at HIFF 2018, including ROMA producer Gabriela Rodriguez, who is the woman from a Latin American country to receive a Best Picture […]
Countries Select HIFF 2018 Films for Oscar® Consideration
September 24, 2018 by
Each year, countries from around the world select one film for consideration in The Academy Awards® race for Best Foreign Language Film. Other than the film’s country of origin, there are very few basic criteria, so the films submitted run the gamut of personal, thrilling, timely, and historical stories from around the world. HIFF 2018 will present the following eleven […]
‘FIRST MAN’ + ‘ROMA’ to Screen at HIFF 2018; World Cinema Announced
August 30, 2018 by
Today HIFF 2018 added a number of highly anticipated films to the lineup, including Damien Chazelle‘s FIRST MAN, starring Ryan Gosling, as the Saturday Centerpiece film on October 6, and Alfonso Cuarón‘s semi-autobiographical 1970s drama ROMA, screening in the Spotlight section on Sunday, October 7. In addition, the World Cinema section will once again include premiere films and […]
