Spain has already prepared its candidacy for Oscar 2024. The Film Academy has announced which film will represent the country in the next edition of the prestigious award. The last three candidates were 20,000 species of beesdirected by Estibalis Urresola; close your eyes, Victor Erice; And Snow Society, Juan Antonio Bayona. The proposals were submitted to Spanish scientists who gave their verdict.
So, on the morning of September 20, an event was held at the headquarters of the Film Academy in Madrid at which the film out of three that received the most votes was announced. The chosen one will be the one who will represent Spain at the 96th Academy Awards, which will take place on March 10. The event was hosted by an actress Barbara Lenny together with the President of the Academy, Fernando Mendez-Leiteand notary Eva Fernandez Medina.
The film that will have the honor of trying to win the coveted statuette will be Snow Society. With his fifth feature film HA. Bayona He will be the one who brings Spain’s name to Hollywood at this Oscars. This will be done with a proposal that advocates for portraying from an emotional perspective the strength and human instinct of survival in extreme conditions.
Because the film is based on a true story. Snow Society brings to the screen the tragedy that occurred in the Andes in 1972. Uruguayan Air Force Flight 571, carrying a rugby team to Chile, crashed into the heart of a glacier in the middle of a mountain range. Many died, and the 29 survivors were trapped in a hostile environment where they had to find a way to stay alive. This drama has already had another film adaptation. They live! 1993, p. Ethan Hawke And John Malkovich among its cast.
Maybe Snow Society win at the Oscars?
Snow Society This is one of the most powerful offers Netflix ahead of the upcoming awards season. The film closed the prestigious Venice Film Festival and has very good reviews from those who have already seen it. Its release date on the platform is still a mystery, although Bayonne assured that it will be seen in theaters earlier. Your next stop will be the section Pearl festival of San Sebastian. This festival journey makes her a worthy candidate, especially since Bayonne He is one of Spain’s most international directors.
On the other hand, it is also the first film directed by the Catalan director in Spanish since his debut in 2007. Orphanage. This was the first and so far only time when Bayonne represented Spain at the Oscars in the Best International Film category. “After seven years without filming in Spain [desde Un monstruo viene a verme]I wanted to return home, with my people, to make my own film… And the support of my colleagues fills me with satisfaction,” the director commented on his choice. “It took us ten years to finance this film and make it in Spanish,” admitted him too.
21 December shortlist Oscar awards. If you’re in it Snow Society She could be one of five nominees to be announced on January 23.
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