Golden Globe Foreign-Language Nominees Symposium

The Hollywood Foreign Press Association (HFPA) and American Cinematheque will celebrate the best in international cinema with the Golden Globe Foreign-Language Nominees Series 2018 Screening Series and Symposium at the Egyptian and Aero Theatres. The screening series will take place Jan. 1 - 5, with the symposium on Jan. 6, featuring a panel with the directors of the nominated films in the Best Motion Picture - Foreign Language category.

This year's nominees are A FANTASTIC WOMAN from Chile, FIRST THEY KILLED MY FATHER from Cambodia, IN THE FADE from Germany/France,LOVELESS from Russia, and THE SQUARE from Sweden/Germany/France. Each film will screen at either the Aero or Egyptian Theatre between Jan. 1 and 5, the week leading up to the 75th Annual GOLDEN GLOBE AWARDS on Sunday, Jan. 7, where the winner will be announced live.

"This year's five nominees for best foreign language film are extraordinary cinematic works representing the countries of Cambodia, Chile, France, Germany, Russia, and Sweden," said HFPA President Meher Tatna. "The HFPA looks forward to welcoming and celebrating the exceptional filmmakers at the 75th Annual Golden Globe Awards."

"The American Cinematheque has been a platform for foreign filmmakers to showcase their work for decades, so we are very pleased to be able to screen the Golden Globe Nominees at this special event," said American Cinematheque Executive Director Barbara Smith. "We are thrilled for the opportunity to work with the Hollywood Foreign Press Association on this series highlighting international cinema."

SCREENING SCHEDULE

Monday, Jan. 1 - 7:30 PM at Aero

LOVELESS (NELYUBOV), 2017, Russia/France/Germany/Belgium, Sony Pictures Classics, 127 min. A Jury Prize winner at Cannes, Andrey Zvyaginstev's follow-up to Golden Globe winner LEVIATHAN offers a stark look at a failed marriage that echoes a broader malaise. As mismatched Moscow couple Zhenya (Maryana Spivak) and Boris (Aleksey Rozin) approach the end of their divorce, they debate what should be done with their 12-year-old son (Matvey Novikov), who doesn't fit into either's future plans. But when the boy vanishes, Boris and Zhenya are forced together in an increasingly desperate search for him. "With his devastating, finely layered new drama LOVELESS, Russian director Andrey Zvyagintsev once again demonstrates his remarkable gift for creating perfectly formed dramatic microcosms that illustrate the bred-in-the-bone pathologies of Russian society." - Leslie Felperin, The Hollywood Reporter. In Russian with English subtitles.

Tuesday, Jan. 2 - 7:30 PM at Egyptian

A FANTASTIC WOMAN (UNA MUJER FANTASTICA), 2017, Chile/Germany/Spain/USA, Sony Pictures Classics, 104 min. Dir. Sebastian Lelio. Marina (Daniela Vega) is a young waitress and aspiring singer and Orlando (Francisco Reyes), 20 years older, owns a printing company. Both are very much in love. But after Marina rushes him to the emergency room one evening, Orlando dies, and suddenly Marina is treated with suspicion. Marina is a trans woman and for most of Orlando's family, her sexual identity is an aberration, a perversion. So Marina must battle the very same forces that she has spent a lifetime fighting just to become the woman she is now - a complex, strong, forthright and fantastic woman. "Shocking and enraging, funny and surreal, rapturous and restorative, this is a film of startling intensity and sinuous mood shifts wrapped in a rock-solid coherence of vision." - David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter. In Spanish with English subtitles.

Wednesday, Jan. 3 - 7:30 PM at Aero

FIRST THEY KILLED MY FATHER, 2017, Cambodia/USA, Netflix, 136 min. Dir. Angelina Jolie. This shattering child's-eye view of the Cambodian genocide is based on the memoir of SURVIVOR Loung Ung, who was 5 years old when Khmer Rouge forces took control of Phnom Penh in 1975. Played by newcomer Sreymoch Sareum, Loung is separated from her parents, brothers and sisters and forced to work harvesting food for the army before she is eventually turned into a child soldier herself. "An engrossing, dynamically shot movie that moves with real fluidity and complexity." - Ben Kenigsberg, The New York Times. In Khmer and English with English subtitles

Thursday, Jan. 4 - 7:30 PM at Aero

IN THE FADE (AUS DEM NITCHTS), 2017, Germany/France, Magnolia Pictures, 106 min. Dir. Fatih Akin. Katja's (Diane Kruger, fantastic here) life suddenly falls apart when her husband Nuri and son are killed in a bomb attack. Her friends and family try to give her the support she needs, and Katja somehow manages to make it through the funeral. But the mind-numbing search for the perpetrators and reasons behind the senseless killing complicate Katja's painful mourning, opening wounds and doubts. Danilo (Denis Moschitto), a lawyer and Nuri's best friend, represents Katja in the eventual trial against the two suspects: a young couple from the neo-Nazi scene. Though the trial pushes Katja to the edge, her desire for justice is unstoppable. With music by Queens of the STONE AGE leader Josh Homme. In German with English subtitles.

Friday, Jan. 5 - 7:30 PM at Aero

THE SQUARE, 2017, Sweden/Germany/France/Denmark, Magnolia Pictures, 142 min. In the latest from writer-director Ruben Östlund (FORCE MAJEURE), Claes Bang stars as Christian, the respected curator of a contemporary art museum, a divorced but devoted father of two who drives an electric car and supports good causes. His next show is "The Square," an installation which invites passersby to altruism, reminding them of their role as responsible fellow human beings. But sometimes it is difficult to live up to your own ideals, and Christian's foolish response to the theft of his phone drags him into shameful situations. Meanwhile, the museum's PR agency has created an UNEXPECTED campaign for "The Square"; the response is overblown and sends Christian, as well as the museum, into an existential crisis. Costarring Elisabeth Moss and Dominic West, this droll satire won the Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival. In Swedish, Danish and English with English subtitles.

Theaters Addresses

Egyptian Theatre

6712 Hollywood Blvd.

Los Angeles, CA 90028

Parking in area lots $10 - $20. No validation. Metro Redline stop at Hollywood and Highland.

Aero Theatre

1328 Montana Avenue

Santa Monica, CA 90403

Street parking north of Montana Avenue on 14th Street

Tickets

Tickets are available on www.fandango.com

General admission: $12

SYMPOSIUM

The Symposium on Saturday, Jan. 6 is free and open to the public with RSVP. RSVP at https://www.eventbrite.com/e/golden-globe-foreign-language-nominees-panel-2018-tickets-41121068222

Live Stream:

The symposium live stream will begin at approximately 1:00PM PT on Saturday, Jan. 6 on Youtube & as Facebook Live on the Egyptian Theatre Facebook Page.

Watch the live stream here on 1/6:

The 75th Annual GOLDEN GLOBE AWARDS will air LIVE coast-to-coast on NBC Sunday, Jan. 7, 2018, from 5-8PM PT/8-11PM ET from The Beverly Hilton with host Seth Meyers. Previously announced, Oprah Winfrey will be the recipient of the 2018 Cecil B. de Mille Award. Produced by dick clark productions in association with the HFPA, the GOLDEN GLOBE AWARDS are viewed in more than 210 countries worldwide and are one of the few awards ceremonies to include both motion picture and television achievements.

Meher is President of the HFPA. Allen Shapiro, CEO of dick clark productions; Mike Mahan, President of dick clark productions; and Barry Adelman, Executive VP of Television at dick clark productions, will serve as executive producers.

About the Hollywood Foreign Press Association

Founded in the 1940s during World War II, the HFPA was originally comprised of a handful of L.A.-based overseas journalists who sought to bridge the international community with Hollywood, and to provide distraction from the hardships of war through film. Seventy-five years later, members of the HFPA represent 56 countries with a combined readership of 250 million in some of the world's most respected publications. Each year, the organization holds the third most watched awards show on television, the Golden Globe® Awards, which has enabled the organization to donate nearly $30 million to entertainment-related charities, scholarship programs and humanitarian efforts over the last 25 years. This year, the HFPA has distributed $3 million in grants through their Charitable Trust to a diverse group of organizations and institutions within the entertainment industry. For more information, please visitwww.GoldenGlobes.com and follow us on Twitter (@GoldenGlobes), Instagram (@GoldenGlobes), and Facebook (www.facebook.com/GoldenGlobes).

About The American Cinematheque

Established in 1981, the American Cinematheque is a non-profit viewer-supported film exhibition and cultural organization dedicated to the celebration of the Moving Picture in all of its forms. At the Egyptian Theatre, the Cinematheque presents daily film and video programming which ranges from the classics of American and international cinema to new independent films and digital work. Exhibition of rare works, special and rare prints, etc., combined with fascinating post-screening discussions with the filmmakers who created the work, are a Cinematheque tradition that keep audiences coming back for once-in-a-lifetime cinema experiences. The American Cinematheque renovated and reopened (on December 4, 1998) the historic 1922 Hollywood Egyptian Theatre This includes a state-of-the-art 616-seat theatre housed within Sid Grauman's first grand movie palace on Hollywood Boulevard. The exotic courtyard is fully restored to its 1922 grandeur. The Egyptian was the home of the very first Hollywood movie premiere in 1922.

In early 2005 the American Cinematheque expanded its programming to the Westside with the January 5th opening of the 1940 Aero Theatre on Montana Avenue in Santa Monica. Both theatres play host to an array of industry guests who share their filmmaking experiences with our audiences.

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