The Foreigners of the Oscars

The Foreigners of the Oscars January 16–30, 2020

As the 92nd Academy Awards Ceremony is fast approaching, Istanbul Modern Cinema focuses on the “Best International Feature” category, which until last year was titled “Best Foreign Language Film”. These films from 93 countries that have applied to the closely contested Oscar racebelong to an autonomous category that represents different geographies and cultures that are still the “other” to Hollywood despite having been nominated for the Oscars and have been shown at and won awards from various festivals across the world.