Ukraine picks Roman Bondarchuk's “Ukrainian Sheriffs” for Oscar raceSeptember 10, 2016 - 14:43 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Ukraine has selected Roman Bondarchuk's documentary Ukrainski sherify (Ukrainian Sheriffs) as its submission in the race for the best foreign-language Oscar, The Hollywood Reporter said. Centered on a two-man team of sheriffs in a remote Ukrainian village, troubled by routine incidents and political issues, the documentary had its premiere at last year's Amsterdam International Documentary Film Festival, where it collected the jury special prize in the main competition. Ukrainian Sheriffs went on to take part in more than two dozen international festivals and recently collected the Grand Prix at the festival Docs Аgainst Gravity in Poland. Last year, Ukraine was unable to submit a film to the best foreign language film Oscar race as there was a conflict over the makeup of the Ukrainian Oscar committee and a new selection procedure. Changes were triggered by a controversy back in 2014, when the selection of The Guide over Miroslav Slaboshpitsky's international festival hit The Tribe triggered accusations of conflict of interest in the country. This past summer, Ukraine's national filmmakers' union and the Ukrainian producers' association signed a memorandum agreeing on the makeup of the Ukrainian Oscar committee, which was later approved by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. 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 | European Parliament to discuss repression in Azerbaijan The European Parliament will discuss repression of civil society in Azerbaijan on April 24 PACE wants concessions from Azerbaijan to accept Baku back A PACE co-rapporteur said that Azerbaijani authorities must make certain concessions so that the country can return to PACE. Cyprus parliament honors Armenian genocide victims Acting House President Zacharias Koulias noted that April 24 marks the “black anniversary” of the Armenian genocide. Armenia PM, France envoy discuss regional matters Issues related to the consistent development of Armenia-France cooperation were discussed. |