Columbia has chosen Cannes, which respects the juju Award winner, the “poet,” as a submission to the International Functional Category of the 98th Academy Awards.
Simone Mesa Soto, who praised the Helmer, expressed his delight in honor, saying, “Since its release in the theatres of Colombia, the “poet” has been beautifully accepted by the audience. Many Colombians saw it and connected with the poets. It piqued us the most. movie. ”
Variety is described as “a hilarious f-tality about trying to live a creative life and failing miserably in achieving your goals.” He finds an opportunity to redeem himself when he meets a talented young poet and takes her under his wings. However, when he gets more involved in guiding her, he begins to wonder if the poetry is really the best for her.
The film changes the tone between comedy, drama, parody and tragedy. This is according to Mesa Soto, the most personal piece of all time.
“These films about writers and poets often seem to be made for the first world. From a Colombian perspective, I wanted to create a version of it from this tropical, complex and unique place,” he told Variety in a previous interview.
“When I was finishing my first film, I was overwhelmed by filmmaking and art, and I was a bit disillusioned. It’s especially tough in Colombia. I had a film professor too. I thought I was focused on professors as well. In the surreal world where they believed to be great artists, I thought if I gave up on film, I would have made about the worst version of myself in 20 years. He said.
“A Poet” was filmed in Medellin with a pro-non-loss combination, including Rebeca Andrade, Guillermo Cardona, Allison Correa, Margarita Soto and Humberto Restrepo.
Columbia was once nominated for an Oscar in 2015 for “Ciro Guerra’s “Snake Embrace.” The next opportunity took place alongside “Birds of Passage,” co-directed by Guerra and Cristina Gallego, who won candidates in 2018.
Juan Sarmiento G., Manuel Ruiz Montealegre and Mesa Soto are producers of Colombia-German Sweden co-produced works. Its co-producers are Katharina Bergfeld, David Hardies, Michael Crotquisky, Heino Deckert and Christina Bergeson.
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The Oscar International feature summary will be announced on December 16th, with the last five candidates announced on January 22nd.
