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Deepa Mehta's "Funny Boy" rejected for Oscar nomination PTIDec 20, 2020, 13:45 IST BCCL Funny Boy", which was Canada's submission for best international film at the 93rd Academy Awards, has been rejected by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Science (AMPAS) on the grounds that it contains too much English dialogue. Set in Sri Lanka during the 1970s and 1980s, "Funny Boy" explores the sexual awakening of its young protagonist Arjie (played by Arush Nand/Brandon Ingram) from a young boy, deemed "funny" by disapproving family, to a teenager enamoured by a male classmate. As political ten...

Academy rejects Deepa Mehta’s Funny Boy as Canada’s Oscar entry According to the Academy, a feature cannot contain more than 50 per cent English to be eligible in the best international film category. By: PTI | Los Angeles | December 20, 2020 3:07:24 pm Funny Boy is an adaptation of Shyam Selvadurai's 1994 novel of the same. (Photo: ARRAY/Netflix) Acclaimed filmmaker Deepa Mehta’s Funny Boy, which was Canada’s submission for best international film at the 93rd Academy Awards, has been rejected by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Science (AM...

Academy rejects Deepa Mehta's 'Funny Boy' as Canada's Oscar entry, states reason as too much English dialogue The film, an adaptation of Shyam Selvadurai's 1994 novel of the same, is in Tamil and Sinhalese but also contains English dialogue Share Via Email   |  A+A A- By PTI LOS ANGELES: Acclaimed filmmaker Deepa Mehta's "Funny Boy", which was Canada's submission for best international film at the 93rd Academy Awards, has been rejected by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Science (AMPAS) on the grounds that it contains too much English dialogue. Set in Sri Lanka during the 1970s ...

Los Angeles, Dec 20: Acclaimed filmmaker Deepa Mehta’s “Funny Boy”, which was Canada’s submission for best international film at the 93rd Academy Awards, has been rejected by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Science (AMPAS) on the grounds that it contains too much English dialogue. Set in Sri Lanka during the 1970s and 1980s, “Funny Boy” explores the sexual awakening of its young protagonist Arjie (played by Arush Nand/Brandon Ingram) from a young boy, deemed “funny” by disapproving family, to a teenager enamoured by a male classmate. As political tensions escalate to a ...

We’re going to the movies! © Provided by Hindustan Times With the pandemic forcing us to stay indoors and making all major events go virtual, the physical launch of the I-View World, a global, Hybrid, human rights film festival, at the Cyber Hub in Gurugram came as a brave step towards getting back to normal life, albeit with all safety precautions in place. The festival was curated by Engendered, a non-profit organisation dedicated to creating awareness around issues of gender, sexuality and marginalities and was launched on December 10, celebrated as the International Human Rights Day. ...