Oscars: International Feature Contender ‘Another Round’s Thomas Vinterberg On “Surprise” Best Director Nomination

Nick Vivarelli International CorrespondentItaly’s Paolo Sorrentino and Denmark’s Thomas Vinterberg first met years ago when the directors’ respective films “The Great Beauty” and “The Hunt” were both nominated for the 2014 Foreign Language Film Oscar, which Sorrentino’s pic won.Vinterberg was the only colleague on the awards circuit whom Sorrentino was really fond of, he recalls in an online conversation organized by British trade org.

Jessica Kiang For the past two years, the Academy Award for international feature has been a foregone conclusion.

Naman Ramachandran In today’s Global Bulletin Canadian Screen Awards nominations announced; BET U.K. launches on My5, Pluto TV; Caro Kriel to head Thomson Foundation; Denmark’s TV2 commissions “Taboo” format; and Germany’s ZDF completes Trojan Horse documentary.The sixth and final season of “Schitt’s Creek” leads both the television and overall Canadian Screen Award nominations with 21 nods, followed by “Cardinal: Until The Night” and “Trickster” with 15 nominations each.

Another Round, Thomas Vinterberg's critically acclaimed and exceptionally boozy Danish comedy-drama that has been described as an "ode to alcohol," is set for its release across cinemas in the Middle East, including Saudi Arabia, a country where alcohol is strictly prohibited.

Leo Barraclough International Features EditorAmerican singer, songwriter David Byrne and Serbian conceptual and performance artist Marina Abramovic will be among the speakers taking part in live digital events at documentary film festival CPH:DOX.The Danish event has announced that it will extend its run by 10 days after the Danish government ruled that movie theaters could open on May 6.

Promising Young Woman, is to write a new DC movie based on comic book heroine Zatanna.Fennell, who is also known for her showrunner work in Killing Eve and acting roles in The Crown and The Danish Girl, will write the forthcoming film for Warner Bros.’s DC Films and J.J. Abrams’ Bad Robot Productions, reports Variety.It will be the first time Zatanna, who is one of the most powerful sorcerers in the DC Extended Universe, is featured in a film franchise.

By Hanna RantalaLONDON (Reuters) - Thomas Vinterberg was four days into shooting 'Another Round', which has just earned him an Oscar nomination for best director when his daughter Ida, who was due to act in the movie, died in a car accident. The Danish director says that nomination, plus another for best international feature film, honour 19-year old Ida's memory.

A pair of actors received historic best actor Oscar nominations on Monday.Riz Ahmed, nominated for his role in The Sound of Metal, became the first Muslim actor nominated in the category, whileMinari's Steven Yeun became the first Asian American actor to receive a best actor nomination. The nomination of Ahmed, the British Pakistani rapper and actor, follows two wins by Mahershala Ali in the supporting actor category for Moonlight (2016) and Greenbook (2018).

Fresh off its double Oscar nomination, the Mads Mikkelsen-starring Danish movie Another Round has been set for a June 25 release in the UK via Studiocanal.

Oscars 2021 is bigger, better and diverse! The 93rd Academy Award nominations were announced on Monday, 15 March and presented by and Nick Jonas. While there are some hits and misses, there are also quite a few firsts.

One Night in Miami, Eliza Hittman's Never Rarely Sometimes Always, and Emerald Fennell's Promising Young Woman. Best Actor nominations include Chadwick Boseman, Riz Ahmed, Steven Yeun, Gary Oldman and Anthony Hopkins, while Best Actress nominees include Carey Mulligan, Vanessa Kirby, Viola Davis, Frances McDormand and Andra Day.

Chloe Zhao and Emerald Fennell will both compete for Best Director at the 2021 Academy Awards, setting a new record for female auteurs in the category. The nominations, announced on Monday by Priyanka Chopra Jonas and Nick Jonas, saw both Zhao's Nomadland and Fennell's Promising Young Woman selected in the Best Picture category, with them also earning nods for Best Director.

Nomadland filmmaker Chloe Zhao has had made history once again as the first woman of color to be nominated for Best Director at the Oscars. Alongside Promising Young Woman director Emerald Fennell, this marks the first time two women have been nominated for Best Director in the history of the Academy Awards — and this is the 93rd edition of the ceremony.