The Thai film 'How To Make Millions Before Grandma Dies' has made the shortlist for the Best International Feature Film category at the 97th Academy Awards, marking the first time a Thai film has reached this stage of the competition.
Putthipong Assaratanakul as a university dropout and Usha Seamkhum as his grandmother in 'How To Make Millions Before Grandma Dies'. Photo: Handout has made the shortlist in the Best International Feature Film category at the 97th Academy Awards , it was announced in Los Angeles on Dec 17. The film that became a sensation in Singapore, Malaysia and Indonesia joins 14 other non-English-language films on the shortlist.
The family drama about a cancer-stricken grandmother (Usha Seamkhum) and her scheming grandson (Putthipong “Billkin” Assaratanakul) is the first Thai movie to make the Oscars shortlist in the Best International Feature Film category, formerly known as Best Foreign Language Film. a Malay-language comedy-drama directed by Singaporean filmmaker M. Raihan Halim, failed to make the cut.The final shortlist of five films will be announced on Jan 17. The winner in that category will be announced at the Oscars ceremony, to be held at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles on March 2. In Oscars history, nine films from Asia have won in the category, with none coming from South-east Asia. Past winners include Japan’s “It is the first Thai film to successfully advance from a selection of 85 foreign films to be shortlisted as one of 15 contenders.” The post continues to congratulate director Pat Boonnitipat, screenwriter Thodsapon “Ped” Thiptinnakorn, the producers, the main cast as well as the crew members. – The Straits Times/Asia News Networ
ACADEMY AWARDS THAI FILM BEST INTERNATIONAL FEATURE FILM OSCARS HOW TO MAKE MILLIONS BEFORE GRANDMA DIES
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