Oscars: Thailand Picks ‘9 Temples to Heaven’ as Best Int’l Feature Submission

Produced by Palme d'Or winner Apichatpong Weerasethakul, the comic but spiritual road movie debuted in Cannes in May and will make its North American premiere at the New York Film Festival this fall.

Chile’s Film Academy has selected “The Meltdown” (“El deshielo”) by Manuela Martelli, her post-Pinochet mystery drama set in an Andes ski resort to represent the country in the Best International Feature category at the 2027 Academy Awards. Martelli’s follow-up to her acclaimed drama “Chile, 1976” had its world premier

Sompot Chidgasornpongse’s latest feature, 9 Temples To Heaven, has been selected as Thailand’s entry for the Best International Feature Film category at the 99th Academy Awards. The co-production between Thailand, Singapore, France, Norway, China, Hong Kong, Indonesia, and Qatar debuted in the Quinzaine competition at