Published inSydneysBuzz The Blog2025 Oscar Contender Best Film: ‘Conclave’ by Edward Berger“What fools these mortals be” comes to mind as we watch the cardinals of the Catholic Church convene to elect the new Pope after the…Dec 14Dec 14
Published inSydneysBuzz The Blog2025 Oscar Submission Best International Feature: Turkey’s ‘Life’ (‘Hayat’) by Zeki Demirkubuz’Life (‘Hayat’) opens as the jilted lover (who has barely met his fiance) decides to leave his village and go in search of his intended…Dec 11Dec 11
Published inSydneysBuzz The Blog2025 Oscar Submission Best International Feature: Georgia’s ‘The Antique’ by Rusudan GlurjidzePremiering in Venice Film Festival this year at the Giornate competition, The Antique’s world premiere was suspended due to a lawsuit by…Dec 11Dec 11
Published inSydneysBuzz The Blog2025 Oscar Short List Best International Feature: Czech Republic’s ‘Waves’ by Jiri MadlA straight shooting, gripping story of a time of turmoil, a political thriller starring an unwitting hero caught in the crosshairs of…Dec 11Dec 11
Published inSydneysBuzz The Blog2025 Oscar Submission Best International Feature: Latvia’s ‘Flow’ by Gints ZilbalodisThe four time award winner at Annecy Film Festival 2024, the top animation festival follows Flow’s Cannes debut in Un Certain Regard…Dec 10Dec 10
Published inSydneysBuzz The Blog2025 Oscars Submission Best Feature Doc: ‘Ernest Cole: Lost and Found’Ernest Cole is such a sad movie. Such a talented young black man, fleeing Apartheid South Africa comes to New York and uses his skill as a…Dec 10Dec 10
Published inSydneysBuzz The BlogGolden Globes® Nominations 82nd EditionGolden Globest became a private company acquired by Penske Media in 2023. The former owners, HFPA (Hollywood Foreign Press Association)…Dec 9Dec 9
Published inSydneysBuzz The Blog2025 Oscar Short List Best Feature Doc: ‘Soundtrack to a Coup d’Etat’ by Johan GrimonprezAs in the best of jazz, you will want to repeat this film more than once. The US distributor is Kino Lorber along with Kanopy, which means…Dec 7Dec 7
Published inSydneysBuzz The BlogAfroBerlin: Managing CulturePrudence Kolong is one of those rare managers who also naturally serves as an inspiring mentor for the whole staff…Dec 5Dec 5
Published inSydneysBuzz The Blog2025 Oscar Submission Best International Feature: Kenya’s ‘Nawi’ by Vallentine Chelluget, Apuu…Four directors, three writers, two composers, all a combination of Kenyans and Germans, take this film to a new level of cooperation…Dec 5Dec 5