Oscars: Italy Selects Paolo Strippoli’s Thriller ‘The Spiral’ for International Feature Race
The selection committee cited the thriller’s strong critical reception and its young director’s rising profile after it premiered in competition at Venice.
- Italy's motion picture association ANICA selected Paolo Strippoli's thriller "The Spiral" as its candidate for the Best International Feature Film at the 99th Academy Awards.
- A committee of experts chose the film from 21 potential candidates, including Venice competition entries "It Will Happen Tonight" by Nanni Moretti and "Back to Buenos Aires" by Marco Bechis.
- Starring Jasmine Trinca as a mother, the thriller explores a family's unraveling after a shocking revelation, with Trinca's character making a Faustian pact with "The Stranger," played by Valeria Bruni Tedeschi.
- Produced by Rome-based Propaganda with Rai Cinema, the film will be released in Italy by 01 Distribution on October 18.
- The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences will announce the shortlist on December 15, with the final selection revealed on January 21, ahead of the March 14 ceremony in Los Angeles.
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خبرآنلاینItaly has submitted Paolo Stripoli's thriller "The Spiral" to compete in the international section of the 99th Academy Awards.
The 33-year-old author chosen by the Anica committee because he is young and proposes a new film. On December 15 it will be known whether the film will enter the shortlist
The announcement of the nominations (the cpollute of the films nominated to compete for the prize) is scheduled for 21 January 2027, while the ceremony of delivery of the Oscars will be held in Los Angeles on 14 March 2027
It will be Paolo Strippoli's Loutranea who will try to represent Italy in the best international film category at Oscars 2026. The Selection Committee set up by the Italian Academy and composed by Giorgio Carlo Brugnoni, Cristina Comencini, Federica Lucisano, Francesco Melzi D'Eril and Niccolò Vivarelli voted for the thriller/horror who received several awards from the public [...] L'articolo Luptranea by Paolo Strippoli selected to represent It…
Oscars: Italy Submits ‘The Spiral’ For Best International Feature Film
Italy has selected Paolo Strippoli’s The Spiral (L’Estranea) as its candidate for the Best International Feature Film at the 99th Academy Awards. The drama, which world premiered in Competition at this year’s Venice Film Festival, stars Jasmine Trinca as a woman who arrives at her daughter’s apartment during a storm to confess a lie that […]
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