Tough Competition For Foreign Language Film Category

The Academy has obtained a record number of entries in the Foreign Language Film Category this year. 65 nations have joined the race for the 2010 Foreign Language including first-time entrants Ethiopia and Greenland.

Davey Frankel and Rasselas Lakew's  'The Athlete'  will represent Ethiopia, whereas 'Nuummiog'  has been selected as Greenland's official entry.

France, Finland, Hong Kong, Greece, Latvia, the Philippines, Peru, Mexico, Romania, Russia, South Africa and Spain are also represented in the primary Oscars list for 2011. 

The 83rd Academy Awards nominations will be announced on January 25, 2011. Between now and then, the Best Foreign Film nominations will be filtered down to 5. Films from Albania, Azerbaijan, Slovakia and Slovenia will vie for Oscars gold in 2011, as Academy Awards officials close the time limit for foreign film entries.

'Peepli Live'-An Entry in the Best Foreign Language Film Category

"Peepli Live"  is the official entry from India for the Best Foreign Language Film Category at the 83rd Academy Awards. The film with a simple story is a black comedy about a debt-ridden farmer who creates a media rage when he announces that he will commit suicide so that his family can receive government aid. The subtle humour, which exists throughout the film, sends across the message of social awareness in a far more efficient way than a forlorn film would.

 

The film is the debut of director Anusha Rizvi, a former journalist and produced by one of India’s best and the most talented actors of Bollywood, Aamir Khan.Though the film does not consist of big-name stars in it ,it has been an instant hit with critics and viewers across the globe.

The film was released worldwide in August and screened this year at the Berlin International Film Festival, the Toronto International Film Festival, and the Sundance Film Festival. For now , it’s a time of waiting for Peepli Live and all its fans as the official list of nominees for the 83rd Annual Academy Awards will be announced on January 25th, 2011.