Chinese Film to Vie for Best Foreign Film at Oscars
As a greater number of high quality movies are being produced in China, Chinese filmmakers are eyeing bigger stages for increased international recognition. Xinhua News reports that a new Chinese movie will try its luck at next year’s Academy Awards. Set in Tibet, the movie has already received enthusiastic responses from the audience and is considered a masterpiece by film critics.
“Directed by Lu Chuan, ¡°Keke Xili¡± is a documentray-style story about saving and protecting the Tibetan antelope, also called the Chiru. Most of the cast members were local Tibetan people.”