Brillante Mendoza’s “Thy Womb” missed out on becoming the official Philippine entry for the Oscar Best Foreign Language Film award, bowing to Hannah Espia’s less heralded “Transit”.
Thanks to a more relaxed rule by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association, both films are now officially allowed to represent the country in the Best Foreign Language Film category of next year’s Golden Globe Awards.
This was revealed by writer Steve Pond in his report posted in the Hollywood media and news site The Wrap last Monday.
“While the Oscars hold fast to a one-country, one-film rule for now,
credentialing a submitting body in each country to make the decision,
the Globes’ rules allow for multiple submissions from individual
countries. The Hollywood Foreign Press Association accepts any
predominantly non-English film released in its country of origin between November 2012 and December 2013, provided it officially screens for the HFPA membership,” Pond wrote.
Compared to the 76 accepted entries for the same category of the Oscars, the Golden Globe line-up has 58 qualified films with several countries submitting more than one entry with France having the most entries at five.
Most of the films topping the current Oscar predictions are also in the Golden Globe long list, including Saudi Arabia’s “Wadjda”, Iran’s “The Past”, Denmark’s “The Hunt”, Australia’s “The Rocket” and Chile’s “Gloria”.
But as noted in The Wrap’s report, films that weren’t submitted to the Oscars made it in the Golden Globe list. These include the Cannes Palme d’Or winner “Blue Is the Warmest Color” from France, Japan’s “Like Father, Like Son” and “The Wind Rises”, India’s “The Lunchbox”, Mexico’s “Instructions are not Included”, China/USA’s “Man of Tai Chi and the Philippines’ “Thy Womb”.
Singapore’s “Ilo Ilo”, which stars Angeli Bayani as a faithful domestic helper working for a Singaporean family is also in the list. Curiously, the UK’s Oscar entry, Sean Ellis’ “Metro Manila”, is not.
Considering that countries like China, Finland, France and Mexico have more than two entries, it’s worth noting that Erik Matti’s “On The Job” is also not in the list. The film was also considered by the Film Academy of the Philippines for submission to the Oscars.
The 2014 Golden Globe Awards, often regarded as a prelude to the Oscars will take place this coming January. Comediennes Tina Fey and Amy Poehler will host.
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Thanks to a more relaxed rule by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association, both films are now officially allowed to represent the country in the Best Foreign Language Film category of next year’s Golden Globe Awards.
This was revealed by writer Steve Pond in his report posted in the Hollywood media and news site The Wrap last Monday.
Compared to the 76 accepted entries for the same category of the Oscars, the Golden Globe line-up has 58 qualified films with several countries submitting more than one entry with France having the most entries at five.
Most of the films topping the current Oscar predictions are also in the Golden Globe long list, including Saudi Arabia’s “Wadjda”, Iran’s “The Past”, Denmark’s “The Hunt”, Australia’s “The Rocket” and Chile’s “Gloria”.
But as noted in The Wrap’s report, films that weren’t submitted to the Oscars made it in the Golden Globe list. These include the Cannes Palme d’Or winner “Blue Is the Warmest Color” from France, Japan’s “Like Father, Like Son” and “The Wind Rises”, India’s “The Lunchbox”, Mexico’s “Instructions are not Included”, China/USA’s “Man of Tai Chi and the Philippines’ “Thy Womb”.
Singapore’s “Ilo Ilo”, which stars Angeli Bayani as a faithful domestic helper working for a Singaporean family is also in the list. Curiously, the UK’s Oscar entry, Sean Ellis’ “Metro Manila”, is not.
Considering that countries like China, Finland, France and Mexico have more than two entries, it’s worth noting that Erik Matti’s “On The Job” is also not in the list. The film was also considered by the Film Academy of the Philippines for submission to the Oscars.
The 2014 Golden Globe Awards, often regarded as a prelude to the Oscars will take place this coming January. Comediennes Tina Fey and Amy Poehler will host.
For more CHIKA Patrol updates FOLLOW or LIKE CHIKA PATROL on Facebook and Twitter and ADVERTISE with us email at ilovekakulay@gmail.com
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