Peter Schønau Fog's film "The Art of Crying" is chosen as the Danish entrant for the 80th Academy Award Nominations, in the category of Best Foreign Language Film. This decision was made unanimously by the Danish Selection Committee comprised of representatives from the Danish film industry and the DFI.
Bo Hr Hansen wrote the screenplay, which is based on a novel by Erling Jepsen. Thomas Stenderup produced for Final Cut Productions.
Peter Schønau Fog's critically acclaimed feature film debut "The Art of Crying" has sold 228,000 tickets in Danish cinemas and screened at a number of prestigious festivals worldwide. The film has won 13 international awards since its world premiere at Toronto International Film Festival in 2006.
"The Art of Crying" is one of the 42 candidates chosen by the European Film Academy to run for the EFA Awards 2007. The film is also nominated for a Nordic Council Film Prize.
On two previous occasions the Oscar has been awarded to a Danish feature film: In the category of Best Foreign Language Film, Gabriel Axel won the award in 1988 for "Babette's Feast", and in 1989, Bille August received the Oscar for "Pelle Erobreren". This year Susanne Bier's "After the Wedding" received a nomination in the same category.
Oscar nominations will be announced 22 January 2008, while Oscar night is set for 24 February 2008.
For further information:
Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (The Oscars) www.oscars.orgTrailerThe Art of Crying / Kunsten at græde i korDFI FactsheetThe Art of Crying Danish Film Institute (DFI) Henrik Bo Nielsen, CEO, +45 4034 9996, hbn@dfi.dkAnders Geertsen, Head of Distribution & Marketing, +45 3374 3550, andersg@dfi.dk
Festival participation for "The Art of Crying":
Brussels European Film Festival / Belgium Canberra International Film Festival / Australia Cleveland International Film Festival / USADublin International Film Festival / Ireland Glasgow Film Festival / Great Britain Guadalajara Film Festival / Mexico Göteborg International Film Festival / Sweden Hong Kong International Film Festival / P.R. China Istanbul International Film Festival / Turkey Jerusalem International Film Festival / Israel Kerala International Film Festival / India Lecce European Cinema Festival Italy / Italy Los Angeles Danish Film Fest / USA Los Angeles, AFI International Festival / USA Manila Cinemanila International Film Festival / Philippines Mannheim-Heidelberg, International Film Festival / Germany Marrakech International Film Festival / France Nashville Film Festival / USA New York New Directors / New Films / USA Reykjavik Film Festival / Iceland San Sebastian International Film Festival / Spain San Sebastian International Film Festival / Spain Santa Barbara International Film Festival / USA Sao Paulo International Film Festival / Brazil Sarasota Film Festival / USA Seattle International Film Festival / USA Sevilla Festival de Cine / Spain Sofia International Film Festival / Bulgaria Tallinn Tarta, Black Nights Film Festival / Estonia Tokyo International Film Festival / Japan Toronto International Film Festival / Canada Troia International Film Festival (Setúbal) / Portugal Trondheim International Film Festival / Norway Vilnius International Film Festival / Lithuania Warsaw International Film Festival / Poland Zagreb Motovun Film Festival / Croatia
Festival awards for "The Art of Crying": Brussels European Film Festival 2007Distribution AwardGöteborg International Film Festival 2007Best CinematographyIstanbul International Film Festival 2007FIPRESCI AwardLecce European Cinema Festival Italy 2007FIPRESCI AwardLos Angeles, AFI International Festival 2006Special MentionMannheim-Heidelberg, International Film Festival 2006Audience PrizeRecommendations of Cinema OwnersSpecial MentionSan Sebastian International Film Festival 2006Best Film - Youth JuryTroia International Film Festival (Setúbal) 2007CICAE PrizeSpecial Mention(the organization CICAE is a window for ca. 3.000 art-house cinemas worldwide, and allocates distribution support to 10-15 films annually to be screened in its network cinemas.)Trondheim International Film Festival 2007Special MentionZagreb Motovun Film Festival 2007Special Mention