Tag: 2020 Foreign Films
Top 150 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2020: #102. To the Edge of Sorrow – Michel Spinosa
To the Edge of Sorrow
Michel Spinosa is helming his highest profile project to date with his fifth feature, To the Edge of Sorrow, produced...
Top 150 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2020: #103. Petite Nature – Samuel Theis
Petite Nature
Samuel Theis, who co-directed 2014’s Party Girl alongside Marie Amachoukeli and Claire Burger (we chatted with the filmmaker on her solo debut, Real...
Top 150 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2020: #104. The River – Ghassan Salhab
The River
For his fifth feature-length production, Senegal’s Ghassan Salhab embarks on The River, a French co-production, like several of his past features, set in...
Top 150 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2020: #105. Ironbark – Dominic Cooke
Ironbark
For his sophomore film, the UK’s Dominic Cooke tackles the Cold War in Ironbark, produced by Adam Ackland, Rory Aitken, Ben Browning, and Ben...
Top 150 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2020: #106. Mon légionnaire – Rachel Lang
Mon Legionnaire
Director Rachel Lang snags Louis Garrel (who had a significant 2019, appearing in Polanski’s An Officer and a Spy and Gerwig’s Little Women,...
Top 150 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2020: #107. Kandisha – Alexandre Bustillo & Julien Maury
Kandisha
French horror duo Alexandre Bustillo and Julien Maury are set to return with a vengeance in 2020, potentially premiering two features. The first looks...
Top 150 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2020: #108. The Deep House – Alexandre Bustillo & Julien Maury
The Deep House
French horror duo Alexandre Bustillo and Julien Maury are set to return with a vengeance in 2020, potentially premiering two features. The...
Top 150 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2020: #109. El olvido que seremos – Fernando Trueba
El olvido que seremos
Spain’s Fernando Trueba is on the verge of one of his most prolific periods it seems, and we’ll next seem him...
Top 150 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2020: #110. Février – Kamen Kalev
Février
Bulgaria’s Kamen Kalev ends a five year hiatus with his fourth feature, Février, produced by Celine Chapdaniel and Diane Jassem, with Dimitar Radoinov one...
Top 150 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2020: #111. Last Letter from Your Lover – Augustine Frizzell
Last Letter from Your Lover
Director Augustine Frizzell commenced a London-set Canadian production of Last Letter from Your Lover for her sophomore feature not much...
Top 150 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2020: #112. Bruno Reidal – Vincent Le Port
Bruno Reidal
Vincent Le Port embarks on his highly anticipated feature length debut, the period piece Bruno Reidal, produced by Thierry Lounas for Capricci Films....
Top 150 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2020: #113. Nimby – Teemu Nikki
Nimby
Finland’s Teemu Nikki scored an international breakthrough with his sophomore film, the sardonic Euthanizer. He reteams with his producer Jani Poso for German-Finnish co-prod...
Top 150 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2020: #114. Fairy – Anna Melikyan
Fairy
Armenian-Russian director Anna Melikyan should have Fairy, her sixth narrative feature, ready for 2020. Produced by Melikyan and Natalya Poklad (who produced Melikyan’s 2017...
Top 150 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2020: #115. Apples – Christos Nikou
Apples
Christos Nikou makes his directorial debut with Apples, produced by Marius Wlodarski (The Harvesters, 2018), Angelos Venetis and Iraklis Mavroidis (both of Dogtooth, 2009)...
Top 150 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2020: #116. Souterrain – Sophie Dupuis
Souterrain
Quebec’s Sophie Dupuis will have sophomore feature Souterrain ready for 2020, produced by Etienne Hansez from Montreal’s Bravo Charlie and backed by SODEC, Telefilm...
Top 150 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2020: #117. The Best is Yet to Come – Wang Jing
The Best is Yet to Come
Jia Zhang-ke made headlines at this year’s Pingyao International Film Festival when he announced a trio of new projects...
Top 150 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2020: #118. Yakuza Princess – Vicente Amorim
Yakuza Princess
Brazil’s Vicente Amorim is poised for a busy 2020, with three completed projects jockeying for a premiere. At the top of our list...
Top 150 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2020: #119. Les Années 10 – Thierry de Peretti
Les Années 10
Long time actor and director Thierry de Peretti should have his highly anticipated third feature, Les Années 10 (formerly known as L’Infiltre)...
Top 150 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2020: #120. The Day We Died – Ole Christian Madsen
The Day We Died
Denmark’s Ole Christian Madsen has elected to commemorate the 2015 terrorist attacks on Copenhagen with his latest film, The Day We...
Top 150 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2020: #121. Selene 66 Questions – Jacqueline Lentzou
Selene 66 Questions
Greece’s celebrated short filmmaker Jacqueline Lentzou will be on hand with her feature debut Selene 66 Questions in 2020 (check out the...
Top 150 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2020: #122. La Nuée – Just Philippot
La Nuée
Promising to be one of 2020’s more bizarre debut is Just Philippot’s La Nuée (The Swarm), produced by Thierry Lounas and Manuel Chiche....
Top 150 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2020: #123. Mica – Ismaël Ferroukhi
Mica
Ismaël Ferroukhi breaks a nine-year absence with third feature, Mica, a French-Moroccan co-production produced by Lamia Chraibi, starring Sabrina Ouzani (Games of Love and...
Top 150 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2020: #124. Born to Be Murdered – Ferdinando Cito Filomarino
Born to Be Murdered
Italy’s Ferdinando Cito Filomarino (great nephew of Luchino Visconti) looks set for an international breakout with sophomore feature Born to Be...
Top 150 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2020: #125. Gagarine – Fanny Liatard / Jérémy Trouilh
Gagarine
Fanny Liatard and Jérémy Trouilh make their directorial debut with Gagarine (based on their 2015 short), produced by Julie Billy and Carole Scotta. Their...
Top 150 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2020: #126. L’Etreinte – Ludovic Bergery
L'Etreinte
Initially announced in 2013, actor Ludovic Bergery (who has starred in films by Benoît Jacquot and Mia Hansen-Løve) finally broke bread with his directorial...
Top 150 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2020: #127. Quo Vadis, Aida? – Jasmila Žbanić
Quo Vadis, Aida?
Bosnia’s Jasmila Žbanić should be on hand in 2020 with her fifth feature, Quo Vadis, Aida?, a co-production between Romania, Bosnia &...
Top 150 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2020: #128. Tre piani – Nanni Moretti
Tre piani
Italy’s Nanni Moretti breaks a five-year hiatus (from feature films) with his thirteenth narrative, Tre piani, which is also the director’s first adaptation....
Top 150 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2020: #129. Krajina ve stínu – Bohdan Sláma
Krajina ve stínu
Czech Republic’s Bohdan Sláma makes his first period piece with his sixth film, the black and white Country in the Shadow, a WWII...
Top 150 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2020: #130. La pièce rapportée – Antonin Peretjatko
La pièce rapportée
For his third feature, Antonin Peretjatko commences on the comedic La pièce rapportée, produced by Thomas and Mathieu Verhaeghe and recruits an...
Top 150 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2020: #131. De nos frères blessés – Hélier Cisterne
De nos frères blessés
Seven years after his lauded 2013 debut Vandal, Hélier Cisterne (an actor we caught in John Shank's Last Winter) returns with...
Top 150 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2020: #132. Filles de joie – Frédéric Fonteyne
Filles de joie
French director Frédéric Fonteyne breaks an eight-year hiatus with his fifth feature Filles de joie aka Working Girls (initially titled The Border)...
Top 150 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2020: #133. La Casa de Antiguidades – João Paulo Miranda Maria
La Casa de Antiguidades
Brazil’s João Paulo Miranda Maria seems primed for international success with his feature debut La Casa de Antiguidades (Memory House), produced...
Top 150 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2020: #134. La Nuit des rois – Philippe Lacôte
La Nuit des rois
Six years after his 2014 debut Run, Ivory Coast director Philippe Lacôte returns with sophomore feature La Nuit des rois (Night...
Top 150 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2020: #135. Playlist – Nine Antico
Playlist
Comic book author Nine Antico scores two noted actresses for her directorial debut, Playlist, produced by Atelier de Production's Thomas and Mathieu Verhaeghe....
Top 150 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2020: #136. Sweat – Magnus von Horn
Sweat
Sweden’s Magnus von Horn is back after a five year hiatus with sophomore film Sweat, reuniting with his The Here After producer Mariusz Wlodarski (who...
Top 150 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2020: #137. The Father Who Moved Mountains – Daniel Sandu
The Father Who Moved Mountains
Romania’s Daniel Sandu finds his sophomore film The Father Who Moved Mountains produced by Cristian Mungiu’s Mobra Films, which won...
Top 150 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2020: #138. Magic Mountains – Urszula Antoniak
Magic Mountains
Poland’s Urszula Antoniak embarks on a Dutch production for her fifth film, Magic Mountains, starring Flemish actor Thomas Ryckewaert, Polish actor Marcin Dorocinski...
Top 150 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2020: #139. Kød & Blod – Jeannette Nordahl
Kød & Blod
Denmark’s Jeannette Nordahl makes her debut with crime thriller Kød & Blod (Wildland), headlined by esteemed actress Sidse Babett Knudsen (“Westworld,” The...
Top 150 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2020: #140. La Troisième Guerre – Giovanni Aloi
La Troisième Guerre
2020 promises to be a big year for director Giovanni Aloi, set to debut both his debut and sophomore features. His second...
Top 150 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2020: #141. The Hunter’s Son – Ricky Rijneke
The Hunter’s Son
Dutch director Ricky Rijneke lands Jérémie Renier to topline her sophomore feature The Hunter’s Son, described as a “man’s story told by...
Top 150 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2020: #142. Mon cousin – Jan Kounen
Mon cousin
It’s been eleven years since Dutch born Jan Kounen has unveiled a new feature, but in 2020 we’ll finally see him return with...
Top 150 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2020: #143. Supernova – Harry Macqueen
Supernova
Actor cum director Harry Macqueen scores a heavyweight cast and crew for his sophomore film Supernova, produced by Emily Morgan and Tristan Goligher. Colin...
Top 150 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2020: #144. Joint Possession – Leïla Kilani
Joint Possession
Morocco’s Leïla Kilani has been fastidiously working on her sophomore project Joint Possession since 2015 and looks to be a noted 2020 premiere. Produced...
Top 150 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2020: #145. Vaurien – Peter Dourountzis
Vaurien
French director Peter Dourountzis will make his directorial debut with the thriller Vaurien, produced by Sebastien Haguenauer. The project is headlined by Pierre Deladonchamps...
Top 150 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2020: #146. Jumbo – Zoé Wittock
Jumbo
Belgian born Zoé Wittock promises to be a breakout director in 2020 with her debut Jumbo, (which the Sundance folks describe a "world of...
Top 150 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2020: #147. Sous le ciel d’Alice – Chloé Mazlo
Sous le ciel d'Alice
For her directorial debut, celebrated short film director Chloé Mazlo will have Sous le ciel d’Alice (translated as Under Alice’s Sky) on...
Top 150 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2020: #148. Exil – Visar Morina
Exil
Kosovo’s Visar Morina embarks on another co-production (Kosovo/Germany/Belgium) for sophomore feature, Exil, a project produced by the high-profile trio of Janine Jackowski (we profiled...
Top 150 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2020: #149. Garçon chiffon – Nicolas Maury
Garçon chiffon
Actor Nicolas Maury makes his directorial debut with Garçon chiffon (in which he also stars and co-wrote), assembling a notable cast consisting of...
Top 150 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2020: #150. Operation Mincemeat – John Madden
Operation Mincemeat
Moving into his fourth decade of filmmaking, British director John Madden returns with a major pull the rug WWII drama in Operation Mincemeat....
Introducing Our Top 150 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2020: A Precursor (Picks 300 to 151)
As we wave au revoir to a year in cinema that gave us the Berlinale Golden Bear winner Synonyms, the Cannes Palme d'Or winner...
