Mexico has selected the 56-year-old Mexican filmmaker and Oscar winner’s latest film Romafrom Netflixas its official submission for the Academy Award race for Best Foreign Language Film.
After its launch in the fall festival space, Roma has been on fire, winning the Golden Lion at the Venice Film Festival.
Cuarón’s memoir to his homeland reportedly also played in a cinema down in Mexico City during August to qualify. Netflix is working to give Roma a theatrical release in Dolby Atmos, the format the director prefers. The qualifying theatrical run will reportedly start on December 14 in select cities.
Much like how Ang Lee’s Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon received love throughout all Oscar categories outside of foreign language, it would come as no surprise to see the same for Roma.
Cuarón produced, wrote, directed and shot the black-and-white film about his memories growing up in Mexico City.
In 2014, he became the first Mexico-born filmmaker to win the Oscar in the directing category for his sci-fi opus, Gravity.
Alfonso Cuaron’s last project is headed beyond the stream… The 57-year-old Mexican filmmaker’s Oscar-winning film Roma will be the first Netflix film to get a Blu-Ray and DVD release, due to the Criterion Collection launching a special edition in February. The release will include five separate documentaries about the creation of the film, and will feature the same 4K master and Dolby Atmos…
Alfonso Cuaron is getting a special tribute… The 57-year-old Mexican filmmaker’s highly acclaimed film Roma will be honored with Capri, Hollywood’s best foreign language film award. The film, directed by Cuaron, will receive a special tribute at the festival on December 29 at the Cinema Paradisoin Anacapri. “This was a unanimous choice, because Roma,…
Alfonso Cuarón is widening his latest film… The 57-year-old Mexican filmmaker’s critically acclaimed period piece Roma, announced of part of the short for the Oscar Best Foreign Language Film category, is getting a 70mm film release in select theaters. The film, which has been touted as an Oscar Best Picturefrontrunner since its debut at the Venice Film…
