Ireland picks “Viva” as foreign Oscar entrySeptember 17, 2015 - 15:46 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The Irish Film & Television Academy has selected “Viva” as Ireland’s submission for the foreign language category at the Academy Awards, Variety reports. The film, directed by Paddy Breathnach from a script by Mark O’Halloran, is produced by Rebecca O’Flanagan and Rob Walpole of Treasure Films and executive produced by Benicio Del Toro. “Viva” had its world premiere at the Telluride Film Festival. The film is set in Havana and tells the story of an 18-year-old Cuban struggling to realize his true identity. He works at a local Havana drag club, where he dreams of becoming a performer, when his long-lost father is released from a 15-year prison term. The project is supported by the Irish Film Board, Windmill Lane Pictures, RTÉ and Treasure Entertainment. The film was shot in Havana and Ireland. The deadline to submit entries for foreign language film is Oct. 1. The nominations will be announced Jan. 16 and the Oscars will take place Feb. 28 at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood. Related links: Top stories The creative crew of the Public TV had chosen 13-year-old Malena as a participant of this year's contest. She called on others to also suspend their accounts over the companies’ failure to tackle hate speech. Penderecki was known for his film scores, including for William Friedkin’s “The Exorcist”, Stanley Kubrick’s “The Shining”. The festival made the news public on March 19, saying that “several options are considered in order to preserve its running” Partner news | Russia provides info about arrested Armenian ex-MP Russian law enforcement agencies have provided information about the arrest of Tigran Urikhanyan. Lemkin Institue slams Pashinyan's “cryptic engagement with Genocide denial” The Lemkin Institute is alarmed over Pashinyan’s statements “questioning Armenia's legal basis to pursue justice against Turkey”. 41 detained as antigovernment protests continue in Yerevan 41 people were detained in Yerevan as people demanding Pashinian’s resignation stage campaigns of civil disobedience. Armenia votes for UN resolution granting Palestine new rights The U.N. General Assembly voted by a wide margin on May 10 to grant new “rights and privileges” to Palestine. |