"The Circle" is in the running for an Oscar
"The Circle" by Stefan Haupt, produced by Contrast Film Zurich, Ivan Madeo and Urs Frey, will represent Switzerland at the 2015 Oscars. The choice was announced at the end of the "Delémont-Hollywood" festival in Delsberg.
The Federal Office of Culture FOC has submitted the film to the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences in Hollywood in the category "Best Foreign Language Film". It will receive financial support in the amount of CHF 60,000 from the BAK (CHF 50,000) and the city of Delsberg (CHF 10,000), which will be used to promote the film in Los Angeles.
In the presence of Isabelle Chassot, Director of the Federal Office of Culture, Elena Pedrazzoli announced the selected film on behalf of the jury. With its story about the Zurich gay scene in the 1950s and 60s, "Der Kreis" takes up the issue of the emancipation of homosexuals and successfully realizes it aesthetically. It offers a convincing cast, direction and acting as well as a successful combination of documentary and fictional elements. The film's winning protagonists, whose fate touches on all interest groups, are an opportunity for the film.
"The Circle" was launched this year at the Berlinale in the Panorama section, where it won the Teddy Award and the Audience Award. It has a world sales agent and a distributor in the USA and Canada, who will support the Oscar campaign. The film also has an extensive festival, award and territorial sales list.
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences in Hollywood announces the short list of films nominated for the Oscars in all categories in January 2015. The Oscars ceremony will take place on March 22, 2015 at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles.
In the next print edition of Werbewoche you can read a big interview with producer Ivan Madeo.
