Poland puts forward 'Ida' as 2015 Oscar entry
PR dla Zagranicy
Peter Gentle
09.08.2014 11:30
The multi-award winning movie 'Ida' by director Pawel Pawlikowski has been put forward as Poland's entry for Best Foreign Film at next year's Oscar ceremony in the US.
'Ida' - screenshot Youtube/PISF
The decision was taken unanimously by a commission set up by culture minister Małgorzata Omilanowską.
“Our decision was influenced by the stunning success of 'Ida' in its distribution worldwide,” said committee chairman Filip Bajon.
“The film was purchased by almost 60 countries, had a large audience in France and earned $3.5 million in the United States,” he added.
'Ida' is set in the early 1960s and explores the predicament of Anna (Agata Tzebuchowska), an orphan who is about to take her vows in a nunnery, only to discover that she is Jewish.
The film has won many awards internationally and in Poland and has been one of the most popular Polish movies worldwide in recent times.
The Academy Awards will be held next year at Los Angeles’ Dolby Theatre on Sunday February 22. (pg)