Deadline Launches Contenders Film: International Streaming Site

Deadline on Monday launched the streaming site for i2025 Contenders Film: International, its annual awards-season showcase of Oscar-submitted movies.

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‘Familia’ Team On Adapting Luigi Celeste’s Popular Memoir Into Italy’s Oscar Contender – Contenders International

Interview with 'Familia's Francesco Costabile, Barbara Ronchi and Francesco Gheghi about adapting Luigi Celeste’s popular memoir into Italy's Oscar contender.

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‘All That’s Left Of You’ Writer-Director-Star Cherien Dabis On Jordan’s Generations-Spanning Oscar Submission: “It Was Inspired By My Family” – Contenders International
#News #AllThat039sLeftofyou #Awardsline #Awardsnews #CherienDabis #ContendersInternational #Jordan

https://deadline.com/2025/12/all-thats-left-of-you-interview-cherien-dabis-1236638621/

Imran Hamdulay & His ‘The Heart Is A Muscle’ Leads Discuss Shooting Their Expansive Family Drama On A Micro Budget – Contenders International
#News #Awards #Awardsnews #ContendersInternational #ImranHamdulay #KeenanArrison #MelissadeVries #SouthAFrica #TheHeartisaMuscle

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Imran Hamdulay & His ‘The Heart Is A Muscle’ Leads Discuss Shooting Their Expansive Family Drama On A Micro Budget – Contenders International

Interview ‘The Heart Is a Muscle’ director Imran Hamdulay and stars Keenan Arrison and Melissa de Vries about filming South Africa's official Oscar entry.

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‘The Mysterious Gaze Of The Flamingo’s Diego Céspedes On Inspirations For AIDS-Era Modern Western – Contenders International
#News #AlteredInnocence #Awardsnews #Chile #ContendersInternational #DiegoCespedes #TheMysteriousGazeOfTheFlamingo

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‘The Mysterious Gaze Of The Flamingo’s Diego Céspedes On Inspirations For AIDS-Era Modern Western – Contenders International

‘The Mysterious Gaze of the Flamingo’ writer-director Diego Céspedes talks about the inspirations for his AIDS-Era Modern Western

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‘No Other Choice’ Director Park Chan-wook On South Korea’s Darkly Comic Oscar Submission: “Lee Byung Hun Asked Me, ‘Can It Be Funny?’”– Contenders International
#News #Awards #Awardsnews #ContendersInternational #NoOtherChoice #ParkChanwook #SouthKorea

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‘No Other Choice’ Director Park Chan-wook On South Korea’s Darkly Comic Oscar Submission: “Lee Byung Hun Asked Me, ‘Can It Be Funny?’”– Contenders International

An interview with ‘No Other Choice’ director Park Chan-wook about South Korea’s darkly comic Oscar submission: “Lee Byung Hun Asked Me, ‘Can It Be Funny?"

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Agnieszka Holland Talks Bringing Franz Kafka To Life In ‘Franz’ & Neurodivergence Questions – Contenders International
#News #AgnieszkaHolland #Awards #Awardsnews #CohenMediaGroup #ContendersInternational #Franz #Poland

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Agnieszka Holland Talks Bringing Franz Kafka To Life In ‘Franz’ & Neurodivergence Questions – Contenders International

An awards-season interview with 'Franz' fillmaker Agnieszka Holland about her Oscar-contending Franz Kafka biopic, neurodivergence questions and more.

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‘Belén’s Dolores Fonzi And Producer Leticia Cristi On Argentina’s Oscar Submission: “This Story Had To Become A Movie” – Contenders International
#News #Argentina #Awards #Awardsnews #Belen #ContendersInternational #DoloresFonzi #LeticiaCristi

https://deadline.com/2025/12/belens-dolores-fonzi-interview-1236636240/

‘Belén’s Dolores Fonzi And Producer Leticia Cristi On Argentina’s Oscar Submission: “This Story Had To Become A Movie” – Contenders International

An interview with ‘Belén’ director and star Dolores Fonzi and Producer Leticia Cristi On Argentina’s Oscar Submission: “This Story Had To Become A Movie.”

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‘100 Liters Of Gold’ Team Talks About Brewing Up Finnish Dark Comedy – Contenders International

Interview with ‘100 Liters of Gold’ writer-director Teemu Nikki and stars Elina Knihtilä and Pirjo Lonka on the dark comedy that is Finland's Oscar entry.

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‘The Sea’ Director Shai Carmeli-Pollak & Producer Baher Agbariya Talk Inspiration For Palestinian-Focused Israeli Entry – Contenders International
#News #Awards #Awardsnews #BaherAgbariya #ContendersInternational #Israel #MenemshaFilms #ShaiCarmeliPollak #TheSea

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‘The Sea’ Director Shai Carmeli-Pollak & Producer Baher Agbariya Talk Inspiration For Palestinian-Focused Israeli Entry – Contenders International

An interview with ‘The Sea’ director Shai Carmeli-Pollak and producer Baher Agbariya about their inspiration for the Palestinian-focused Israeli entry.

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