Finally Film Federation of India has declared that Marathi movie "Court" will be India's official entry to the Oscar nominations.
Today, FFI Chairman Amol Palekar has confirmed that "Court" is India's official entry to the Academy Award Nominatons. That makes movies like "Bahubali" out of the race. It is also felt earlier that Tamil movie "Kaakamuttai" will get a chance to Oscars, but finally newcomer director Chaitanya Tamhane's "Court" got selected.
Court is a 2015 Indian courtroom drama film, written and directed by Chaitanya Tamhane, in his directorial debut. Court premiered at the 71st Venice International Film Festival and won Best Film, Best Debut Director award, while it won 18 other awards at various film festivals.
Today, FFI Chairman Amol Palekar has confirmed that "Court" is India's official entry to the Academy Award Nominatons. That makes movies like "Bahubali" out of the race. It is also felt earlier that Tamil movie "Kaakamuttai" will get a chance to Oscars, but finally newcomer director Chaitanya Tamhane's "Court" got selected.
Court is a 2015 Indian courtroom drama film, written and directed by Chaitanya Tamhane, in his directorial debut. Court premiered at the 71st Venice International Film Festival and won Best Film, Best Debut Director award, while it won 18 other awards at various film festivals.