- HFPA
53 FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILMS ELIGIBLE FOR “THE 66th ANNUAL GOLDEN GLOBE AWARDS” TO BE TELECAST LIVE ON NBC AT 8 PM ON SUNDAY, JANUARY 11, 2009
December 2, 2008
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HFPA
Contact: The Michael Russell Group
(310) 939-9024 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
HOLLYWOOD, CA, December 2, 2008 – 53 foreign language films have been qualified for “The 66th Annual Golden Globe Awards” consideration honoring 2008 achievements, it was announced today by Jorge Camara, President of the Hollywood Foreign Press Association.
The list of contenders follows:
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Baader Meinhof Complex, The
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Germany
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Bathory
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Slovak Republic
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Behind the Walls
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France
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Cape No. 7
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Taiwan
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Captain Abu Raed
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Jordan
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Cherry Blossoms
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Germany
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CJ7
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Hong Kong
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Class, The
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France
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Color of Fame, The
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Venezuela
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Cortex
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France
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Departures
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Japan
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Desert Within, The
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Mexico
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Everlasting Moments
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Sweden/Denmark
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Female Agents
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France
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For My Father
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Israel
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Four Nights with Anna
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Poland
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Gomorrah
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Italy
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Heart of Fire
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Kenya
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Il Divo
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Italy
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I’ve Loved You So Long
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France
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Jerusalema
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South Africa
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Jodhaa Akbar
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India
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Karamazovs, The
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Czech Republic – Poland
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Killer, The
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France
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Last Stop 174
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Brazil
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Let The Right One In
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Sweden
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Lion’s Den
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Argentina
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Lorna’s Silence
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Belgium
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Loss
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Lithuania
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Melody’s Smile
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France
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Mermaid
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Russia
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Moscow, Belgium
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Belgium
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O’Horten
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Norway
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Paris
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France
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Paris 36
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France
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Perfect Day, A
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Italy
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Quiet Chaos
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Italy
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Red Inn, The
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France
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Rest is Silence, The
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Romania
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Rivals
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France
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Road To Fame
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Mexico
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Secret of the Grain, The
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France
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Song of Sparrows, The
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Iran
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Stars on Earth
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India
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Tear This Heart Out
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Mexico
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Three Monkeys
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Turkey
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Tobruk
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Czech Republic
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Tokyo Sonata
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Japan
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Tour, The
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Serbia
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Walking Man, The
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France
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Waltz with Bashir
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Israel
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Welcome to the Sticks
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France
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Wild Field
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Russia
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Nominations for “The 66th Annual Golden Globe Awards” will be announced at 5:00 a.m. on Thursday, December 11. “The 66th Annual Golden Globe Awards” will take place Sunday, January 11, 2009 at The Beverly Hilton with a live telecast airing on NBC at 8 p.m. (EST) and produced by Dick Clark Productions in association with the Hollywood Foreign Press Association. Orly Adelson, president of dcp and Barry Adelman will executive produce. Chris Donovan is director and dcp’s Bob Bardo is the executive in charge of production.
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