In nearly 75 years, the Oscar for best international film has only gone to an African production three times and a Bollywood production has never won. Europe dominates the category. Why?

The biopic about South African poet Ingrid Jonker wins six trophies, including best feature film. By Scott Roxborough Europe Bureau Chief Black Butterflies‘ star Carice van Houten did not ...

The struggle for cinematic representation is intertwined with the struggle for power. As African content gains recognition globally, the challenge is to maintain control over narratives while ...

"We have been talking about this for decades, about representation ... as animated feature film, documentary feature and international feature film) that are also submitted for best picture ...

As part of its Academy Aperture 2025 initiative, the organization announced new representation ... Best Picture will be held to their current eligibility requirements. Films in the specialty ...

In terms of international recognition, this week, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced feature ... the number of African submissions for Best International Film Oscar ...

Earlier this month, the Academy announced that 93 countries submitted films for its International Feature Film category ... from colonial trappings. Most top African films that compete on the ...

Films will have to meet minimum requirements pertaining to representation ... categories submitted for Best Picture/General Entry consideration (e.g. Animated Feature, Documentary Feature and ...