A short list of Academy Film Awards was announced.
According to the press service of the Union of Cinematographers of Azerbaijan Republic, the short list consists of 9 films. 5 of them will be selected as award nominees.
There are “Loveless” by Russian film director Andrey Zvyagintsev, “In the Fade” by Turkish film director Fatih Akın among the selected films.
In addition, the short list includes “Fantastic Woman” by Chilean film director Sebastian Lelion, “Body and soul” by Ilyidiko Enyedi representing Hungary, “Foxtrot” by Israeli film director Samuel Maoz, “The Insult” by Lebanese film director Ziad Doueiri, “Felicite” by Senegalese Alain Gomis, “The Wound” by South African film director John Trengove and “The Square” by Swedish director Ruben Estlund.
It should be noted that Academy Awards official award ceremony will be held on 4th of March, 2018.
