Press Note on behalf of the FFI: On selection or the Indian Film for Entry to the Academy Awards
The committee to select the Indian film to be nominated for 2023 Academy Awards (Oscar) under the foreign language category today announced Malayalam movie ‘2018 – Everyone is a Hero’ will represent the country at the Oscars.
The committee was led by noted filmmaker Mr. Girish Kasaravalli. From the various shortlisted films, the panel has unanimously chosen ‘2018 – Everyone is a Hero’.
Speaking to the media, Mr. Girish Kasaravalli said that ‘2018 – Everyone is a Hero’ has expressed the idea that humanity is important in the backdrop of a natural disaster in Kerala. He added that this idea is applicable to the entire world.
Film Federation of India President Ravi Kottarakara said, “Mother Earth is crying and pleading us not to abuse her. We are seeing the ill impacts of climate change everywhere across the world. Thousands of lives and thousands of crores of money were lost in natural disasters like the 2015 Chennai floods, 2018 Kerala floods, 2023 disaster in Himachal, Uttarakhand and the calamity in Libya. We need to learn lessons from these and immediately take necessary action to protect the world. ‘2018 – Everyone is a Hero’ is a great film that talks about this and more.”
FILM FEDERATION OF INDIA:
LIST OF SELECTION COMMITTEE FOR OSCAR AWARD 2023.
1. Mr. Girish Kasaravalli (Chairman) – Bangalore – Director
2. Mr. Joshy Joseph – Kolkata – Director
3. Ms. Satarupa Sanyal – Kolkata – Producer, Director & Actress
4. Mr. M. V. Raghu – Hyderabad – Director, Writer & DOP
5. Ms. Manju Borah – Guwahati – Director, Story Writer
6. Mr. Sandeep Senan – Kochi – Producer
7. Mr. Mukesh Mehta – Chennai – Producer
8. Mr. R. Madhesh – Chennai – Director, Writer
9. Mr. S. Vijayan – Chennai – Stunt Master
10. Mr. Sreekar Prasad – Chennai – Editor
11. Ms. Vasuki Bhaskar – Chennai – Costume Designer
12. Ms. Dinaz Kalwachwala – Mumbai – Producer, Director & Writer
13. Mr. Rahul Bhole – Vadodara – Director, Writer & Editor
14. Mr. Shankhajeet De – Delhi – Producer & Writer
15. Mr. Ashok Rane – Mumbai – Director, Writer & Editor
16. Mr. N. R. Nanjunde Gowda – Bangalore – Director
FILMS CONSIDERED FOR OSCAR NOMINATION – 2023
1. Balagam – Telugu
2. The Kerala Story – Hindi
3. 12th Fail – Hindi
4. Zwigato – Hindi
5. Rocky Aur Rani Kii Prem Kahaani – Hindi
6. The Storyteller – Hindi
7. Music School – Hindi
8. Mrs. Chatterjee Vs Norway – Hindi
9. Viduthalai Part 1 – Tamil
10. Ghoomer – Hindi
11. Dasara – Telugu
12. Gadar 2 – Hindi
13. Vaalvi – Marathi
14. Maamannan – Tamil
15. Baaplyok – Marathi
16. The Vaccine War – Hindi
17. Sir – Telugu
18. Vaathi – Tamil
19. Ab Toh Sab Bhagwan Bharose – Hindi
20. Virupaksha – Telugu
21. 2018 – Everyone is a Hero – Malayalam
22. August 16, 1947 – Tamil
Tamil (4):
Viduthalai Part 1
Maamannan
Vaathi
August 16, 1947
Telugu (4):
Balagam
Dasara
Sir
Virupaksha
Malayalam (1):
2018 – Everyone is a Hero
Hindi (11):
The Kerala Story
12th Fail
Zwigato
Rocky Aur Rani Kii Prem Kahaani
The Storyteller
Music School
Mrs. Chatterjee Vs Norway
Ghoomer
Gadar 2
The Vaccine War
Ab Toh Sab Bhagwan Bharose
Marathi (2):
Vaalvi
Baaplyok
