Foreign Language Film Submissions 2020

The Goddess of Fortune (La Dea Fortuna), by Turkish-Italian director Ferzan Ozpetek, is the story of a gay couple in crisis, whose daily routine is upended when their best friend Annamaria (Jasmine Trinca) asks them to take care of her children, Martina, 12, and Sandro, 9, while she is undergoing diagnostic tests for migraines in a Rome Hospital. Arturo (Stefano Accorsi) is a frustrated writer working from home as a translator, Alessandro (Edoardo Leo) a successful plumber who goes out to his job every day and supports the family.

In her third movie, Between Heaven and Earth, Palestinian director, Najwa Najjar, continues to explore her nation’s plight through the eyes and experiences of her characters. Here a handsome middle-class couple, Tamer, played by Firas Nassar (Fauda, Foxtrot), and Salma, played by Mouna Hawa (In Between), are trying to get divorced, but the court rejects their petition because Tamer’s identity papers don’t match the court records, so they embark on a road journey across Israel and Palestine, searching for his roots.

In her narrative feature debut, Oscar-nominated documentarian Heidi Ewing (Jesus Camp), brings to the screen I Carry You with Me, a poignant and heartfelt film based on the real-life love story of Ivan Garcia and Gerardo Zabaleta. The movie unfolds in three separate timelines: we move seamlessly between our protagonist’s childhood and early adulthood, where a very closeted Ivan (Armando Espitia) first meets Gerardo (Christian Vazquez) at a gay bar, to finally middle age, where the real men play themselves.

Following the disappearance of his 6-year-old son, who went missing while on a trip with his father, Elena (played by Marta Nieto) is desperate to find him. This was the premise of Madre, a short film directed by Spanish director Rodrigo Sorogoyen, winner of a Goya Award in 2017 and nominated for an Oscar in 2020.

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Tove is a Finnish biographical film from the Swedo-Finnish author and illustrator Tove Jansson, creator of The Moomins. The film is directed by Zaida Berghroth and written by Eeva Putro.

Spain in the nineteen-nineties, the whole country is having a boom year brought about by the celebration of the Olympics in Barcelona and the Universal Exposition in Seville. This is the background (the advent of modernity) which the film protagonists see and hear via TV.

Tanhaji: The Unsung Warrior is based on the true-life of Subedar Tanaji Malusare, the military leader of the Maratha King Shivaji Maharaj. Tanaji sacrificed himself in order to win the famous Battle of Sinhagad on the night of February 4, 1670.

Each year the Hollywood Foreign Press Association awards the Golden Globe in the Foreign Language Film category. To qualify, a film must be a motion picture drama, musical or comedy with at least 51% of the dialogue spoken in a non-English language.

Each year the Hollywood Foreign Press Association awards the Golden Globe in the Foreign Language Film category. To qualify, a film must be a motion picture drama, musical or comedy with at least 51% of the dialogue spoken in a non-English language.