Sieranevada is a 2016 black comedy-drama film written and directed by Cristi Puiu and starring Mimi Brănescu. The plot follows a successful neurologist who attends a family meal supposed to commemorate his deceased father. It was selected to compete for the Palme d'Or at the 2016 Cannes Film Festival. It was selected as the Romanian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 89th Academy Awards, but it was not nominated.
My Life as a Courgette is a 2016 stop-motion animated comedy-drama film directed by Claude Barras, and co-written by Céline Sciamma. It was screened in the Directors' Fortnight section at the 2016 Cannes Film Festival.
Kalo Pothi: The Black Hen is a 2015 drama film directed by Min Bahadur Bham and produced by Anna Katchko, Tsering Rhitar Sherpa, Min Bahadur Bham, Debaki Rai, Catherine Dussart and Anup Thapa.
Paradise is a 2016 Russian drama film produced and directed by Andrei Konchalovsky. It was selected to compete for the Golden Lion at the 73rd Venice International Film Festival. At Venice Konchalovsky won the Silver Lion for Best Director. It was selected as the Russian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 89th Academy Awards. In December 2016, it made the shortlist of nine films to be considered for a nomination at the 89th Academy Awards.
House of Others is a 2016 Georgian drama film directed by Rusudan Glurjidze. It was selected as the Georgian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 89th Academy Awards but it was not nominated.
Nagasaki: Memories of My Son is a 2015 Japanese drama film directed by Yoji Yamada and starring Sayuri Yoshinaga and Kazunari Ninomiya. It was selected as the Japanese entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 89th Academy Awards but it was not nominated.
A Mile in My Shoes is a 2016 Moroccan drama film directed by Said Khallaf. It was selected as the Moroccan entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 89th Academy Awards but it was not nominated.
Little Secret is a 2016 Brazilian-New Zealand drama film directed by David Schurmann. The film was inspired by a true story involving Schurmann's adopted sister. It was released in Brazil in November 2016. It was selected as the Brazilian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 89th Academy Awards, but it was not nominated.
Videophilia (and Other Viral Syndromes) (Spanish: Videofilia: y otros síndromes virales) is a 2015 Peruvian horror comedy-drama fantasy film directed by Juan Daniel F. Molero. It premiered during the 2015 edition of the International Film Festival Rotterdam where it was awarded with the Tiger Award. Later it was selected as the Peruvian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 89th Academy Awards but it was not nominated.
Mother is a 2016 Estonian drama film directed by Kadri Kõusaar. It was selected as the Estonian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 89th Academy Awards but it was not nominated.
Dawn is a 2015 black-and-white Latvian drama film directed by Laila Pakalniņa about Pavlik Morozov, who denounced his father. It was selected as the Latvian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 89th Academy Awards but it was not nominated. It's a coproduction with Poland and Estonia.
Such Is Life in the Tropics is a 2016 Ecuadorian thriller film directed by Sebastián Cordero. It was selected as the Ecuadorian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 89th Academy Awards but it was not nominated.
The 89th National Board of Review Awards, honoring the best in film for 2017, were announced on November 28, 2017.
Dann-Jaques Mouton is a South African film, television, and theatre actor.
Sew the Winter to My Skin is a 2018 South African action film directed by Jahmil X.T. Qubeka. It was screened in the Contemporary World Cinema section at the 2018 Toronto International Film Festival. It was selected as the South African entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 91st Academy Awards, but was ultimately not nominated. The title is not a borrowed phrase, it was created for the film.
Daryne Joshua, is a South African filmmaker. He is best known as the director of critically acclaimed films Noem My Skollie and Ellen: Die storie van Ellen Pakkies. Apart from filmmaking, he is also a philanthropist, editor, animation designer, sound designer, media and communication director.
Kyle Shepherd is a South African jazz film and theatre composer and pianist. As a film composer he has scored Netflix hit TV series Unseen, Savage Beauty, and Blood and Water. As a performing pianist he has released seven albums and performed in 32 countries around the world in venues such as Carnegie Hall, Théâtre du Châtelet, The Barbican, and the Sydney Opera House.
