Sundance Triple Winner ‘Hive’ Chosen as International Oscar Contender From Kosovo

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Best International Feature Film category at the 94th Academy Awards.The film is a portrait of a boy living with his family in a protected mountain forest, whose childhood world of myths and legends begins to clash with the harsh realities of the adult world.“The film reflects on the importance of cultural values, the loss of moral orientation, and the synergetic beauty of both wisdom and youth.

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I’m Your Man (Ich bin dein Mensch), the Maria Schrader-directed film that earned star Maren Eggert the best actress Silver Bear at this year’s Berlin Film Festival, has been selected as Germany’s entry into the 2022 International Feature Oscar race.

Billie Eilish didn’t arrive at the 2021 Met Gala with a statement written on her garment like Cara Delevingne, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Megan Rapinoe, and Nikkie de Jager did. However, she accomplished something that is going to impact fashion and Mother Earth.The singer and songwriter stepped into fashion’s biggest night wearing a Marilyn Monroe-inspired gown from Dominican American brand Oscar de la Renta.

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How do we discover, and ultimately embrace, our definition of freedom? The women of “Hive” find themselves at a crossroads between their painful pasts and an equally hostile community bent on outdated norms. Blerta Basholli’s film explores the emotional toll of war while also revealing the underpinnings of societal misogyny.

Hive, the debut feature from writer-director Blerta Basholli that won a trio of awards at this year’s Sundance Film Festival, has been submitted by Kosovo for this year’s International Feature Oscar race.

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