A still from ‘Chhelo Show’ | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences on Wednesday announced its list of fifteen films that advanced to the next round of voting in the International Feature Film category at the upcoming Oscars. indian movie chailo show (or The Last Film Show in English) directed by Pan Nalin has earned a place in the list.
Chhelo Show is Pan Nalin’s love letter to cinema, faithfully depicting the evolution of the art form and the magic of dreams. The film is about a young boy who chases his dreams of capturing the light and making films.
For the 95th Academy Awards, 92 countries submitted films that were eligible for consideration in the International Feature Film category.
Other movies that made it to the list are:
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Argentina, ‘Argentina, 1985’
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Austria, ‘Courses’
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Belgium, ‘closer’
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Cambodia, ‘Return to Seoul’
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Denmark, ‘the sacred spider’
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France, ‘Saint Omer’
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Germany, ‘all quiet on the Western Front’
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Ireland, ‘The Quiet Girl’
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Mexico, ‘Bardo, a false chronicle of a handful of truths’
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Morocco, ‘The Blue Kaftan’
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Pakistan, ‘Joyland’
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Poland, ‘EO’
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South Korea, ‘decided to leave’
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Sweden, the ‘Cairo Conspiracy’
The nominations for the 95th Academy Awards will be announced on January 24.
The 95th Oscars will be held at the Dolby Theater in Ovation Hollywood on March 12 and will be broadcast live on ABC and in more than 200 territories around the world.