Shortlist of films announced for 大象传媒 FOUR World Cinema Award 2006
Category: 大象传媒 FOUR
Date: 06.01.2006
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大象传媒 FOUR today announces the nominations for the third 大象传媒 FOUR World Cinema Award, as voted for by the UK's leading film critics, heads of film schools and festival directors.
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The shortlist reveals an eclectic and inspirational range of films, as follows:
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2046 - Wong Kar Wai
China, France, Germany, Hong Kong
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Downfall - Oliver Hirschbiegel
Germany, Italy, Austria
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House of Flying Daggers - Zhang Yimou
China, Hong Kong
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Look at Me - Agn猫s Jaoui
France, Italy
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The Sea Inside - Alejandro Amen谩bar
Spain, France, Italy
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Tropical Malady - Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Thailand, France, Germany, Italy
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Jonathan Ross, who will host the live award programme on 大象传媒 FOUR, says: "Typical! You wait for one great foreign film to come along - and then six arrive at once. Where else would you find Adolf Hitler, a charismatic quadriplegic and a revolutionary warrior from Tang Dynasty China all rubbing shoulders?"
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The 大象传媒 FOUR World Cinema Award 2006 event will take place at the National Film Theatre, London and is sponsored, for the first time, by Pioneer GB Limited.
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The 大象传媒 FOUR World Cinema Award will be shown on 26 January at 9.00pm on 大象传媒 FOUR.
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Special previews of the event will be transmitted on The Cinema Show on 大象传媒 FOUR - hosted by Stuart Maconie - in the three weeks leading up to the event.
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Notes to Editors
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This is the third 大象传媒 FOUR World Cinema Award. Last year's winner was The Return, a dark thriller directed by Andrey Zvyagintsev.
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Ten days before the event, the 大象传媒 Big Screens in Liverpool, Manchester, Birmingham, Hull and Leeds will be running ten-minute packages of the nominated films.
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The 大象传媒 FOUR World Cinema Award will be judged by a panel of people with an expert knowledge of international cinema past and present (such as film-makers, actors, critics and writers).
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Previous jury members include actors Gillian Anderson and Robert Carlyle, Oscar-winning director Kevin MacDonald and singer Bj枚rk. More details on the judging panel will be available shortly.
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Pioneer GB Limited is the sponsor of 大象传媒 FOUR World Cinema Award.
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