Foreign Language Films

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.

A live panel discussion with the directors of the 2015 Golden Globe nominees for Best Foreign Language Film. This annual, free public event takes place at the Egyptian Theatre in Hollywood and is presented by the American Cinematheque and the Hollywood Foreign Press Association.

The directors of the five films nominated for the Best Foreign Language Golden Globe came together at the American Cinematheque’s historic Egyptian theater for the annual Foreign Film Symposium sponsored by the HFPA. Turkish-French director Deniz Gamze Ergüven (Mustang), Klaus Härö Finnish director of The Fencer , Belgian auteur Jaco Van Dormael (The Brand New Testament), Chilean director Pablo Larrain’s (The Club) and László Nemes director of Son of Saul (Hungary) talked about making the five extraordinary films vying for Golden Globes honors this year.

The directors of the five nominated Foreign Language Films talked about everything from working with actors to editing subtitles today at the Annual Foreign Film Symposium, which took place at the American Cinematheque’s Historic Egyptian Theater. THE FOREIGN FILM GOLDEN GLOBES NOMINATIONSThe nominees for the 73rd Best Foreign Language Golden Globes are:Mustang (France), Son of Saul (Hungary), The Fencer Finland/Germany/Estonia, The Brand New Testament (Belgium/France/Luxembourg) and The Club (Chile).

The nominees for the 73rd Best Foreign Language Golden Globes are Mustang (France), Son of Saul (Hungary), The Fencer Finland/Germany/Estonia, The Brand New Testament (Belgium/France/Luxembourg) and The Club (Chile). Five films representing nine countries, and that doesn't even take into account that Mustang, although a French production is a Turkish language film set in that country’s Black Sea region.

Part of the Hollywood Foreign Press Association’s mission is to foster greater understanding through cinema. It is in that spirit that a Golden Globe for Best Foreign Language film is awarded each year.

Part of the Hollywood Foreign Press Association’s mission is to foster greater understanding through world cinema. This year 72 Foreign Language films were submitted for Golden Globes consideration.