Father Night picked as Latvia's Oscar entry

  • 2019-09-17
  • LETA/TBT Staff

RIGA - This year centenary film Father Night by Davis Simanis and Mistrus Media has been picked as Latvia’s entry for the US Academy Awards, said National Film Center representative Elina Cire.

She said that the Oscar category of Best Foreign Language Film has now been renamed for Best International Feature Film.

Cire said that the Latvian Oscar entry has been selected by a special commission. In total six films were submitted for the competition.

The 92nd Oscars’ ceremony, celebrating the best films of 2019, will take place on February 9, 2020 in Los Angeles.