16/09/2016 - Fire at Sea, Gli ultimi saranno ultimi, Indivisible, They Call Me Jeeg, Perfect Strangers, Pericle the Black and Suburra are in the running; the committee will make its decision on 26 September

Fire at Sea by Gianfranco Rosi

Seven films are in with a chance to represent Italy for the Oscar for Best Foreign-language Film: they are Fire at Sea [+see also:
film review
trailer
interview: Gianfranco Rosi
film profile] by Gianfranco Rosi, Gli ultimi saranno ultimi [+see also:
film review
trailer
making of
film profile] by Massimiliano Bruno, Indivisible [+see also:
film review
trailer
interview: Edoardo de Angelis
film profile] by Edoardo De Angelis, They Call Me Jeeg [+see also:
film review
trailer
making of
interview: Gabriele Mainetti
film profile] by Gabriele Mainetti, Perfect Strangers [+see also:
film review
trailer
film profile] by Paolo Genovese, Pericle the Black [+see also:
film review
trailer
interview: Stefano Mordini
film profile] by Stefano Mordini and Suburra [+see also:
film review
trailer
interview: Stefano Sollima
film profile] by Stefano Sollima. 

All seven titles were distributed in Italy between 1 October 2015 and 30 September 2016, in accordance with the rules. The meeting to select the Italian candidate from among the seven shortlisted movies will take place on Monday 26 September, at the headquarters of ANICA, which is acting as a representative of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. The selection committee is made up of Nicola Borrelli, director general of cinema at the Italian Ministry for Cultural Heritage and Activities, producer Tilde Corsi, distributor Osvaldo De Santis, journalist Piera Detassis, journalist Enrico Magrelli, distributor Francesco Melzi D’Eril, producer Roberto Sessa, director Paolo Sorrentino and author Sandro Veronesi.  

The Oscars ceremony will take place in Los Angeles on Sunday 26 February 2017.

(Translated from Italian)