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Home / Podcasts / Ep. 88: The 2021 Oscar Best International Feature Category

Seventh Row Editors / April 21, 2021

Ep. 88: The 2021 Oscar Best International Feature Category

The 2021 Oscar Best International Feature nominees have been revealed. But were these the best international films of the year? Find out on this episode covering the nominees, the shortlist, and the notable snubs.

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Left: Cătălin Tolontan in Collective; Right: Yahya Mahayni in The Man Who Sold His Skin

This episode features Editor-in-Chief Alex Heeney, Executive Editor Orla Smith, and Fiona Underhill, Editor-in-Chief of JumpCut Online.

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The 2021 Oscar Best International Feature nominees

  • Another Round (Thomas Vinterberg, Denmark)
  • Better Days (Derek Tsang, Hong Kong)
  • Collective (Alexander Nanau, Romania)
  • The Man Who Sold His Skin (Kaouther Ben Hania, Tunisia)
  • Quo Vadis, Aida? (Jasmila Žbanić, Bosnia & Herzegovina)

On this episode:

  • How is the Best International Feature Category decided? (7:20)
  • The nominees (17:35)
  • Collective (27:25)
  • The Man Who Sold His Skin (32:31)
  • Better Days (36:36)
  • Films on the shortlist (43:04)
  • The snubs (1:01:17)

Show notes

  • Listen to our podcast episode featuring Another Round
  • Listen to Fiona discuss Another Round on The Film Stage podcast
  • Read Orla’s interview with Thomas Vinterberg on The Film Stage
  • Listen to our podcast episode featuring Hope
  • Listen to our podcast episode featuring Promising Young Women
  • Listen to our podcast episode featuring Quo Vadis Aida?
  • Visit our Quo Vadis, Aida? Resource Page
  • Listen to our podcast episode featuring Sound of Metal
  • Listen to our podcast episode featuring True Mothers
  • Listen to our podcast episode on TIFF 2020, featuring Nomadland
  • Listen to our podcast episode featuring Timbuktu
  • Read Alex’s review of Charlatan
  • Read Alex’s review of Charter
  • Visit JumpCut online for more Oscar coverage and the upcoming True History of True History of the Kelly Gang

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