SINGAPORE, Oct 10 – Romantic comedy La Luna has been selected as Singapore’s entry to the 97th Academy Awards in 2025 in the Best International Feature Film category. The...
Singapore 's Oscars entry: M. Raihan Halim's ‘ La Luna ’ set in fictional Perak ‘kampung’, featuring ensemble cast led by Malaysia's Sharifah Amani , Shaheizy Sam has been selected as Singapore ’s entry to the 97th Academy Awards in 2025 in the Best International Feature Film category.
A shortlist of 15 finalists will be announced on Dec 17, with the final five nominees to be unveiled on Jan 17, 2025 before the actual ceremony on March 2 at Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles. When city girl Hanie Abdullah opens a lingerie shop called La Luna, she creates division among the villagers.As Hanie fights to keep it open, she develops feelings for the village police chief and single father Salihin Arshad .made its world premiere at the Tokyo International Film Festival and participated in the Jogja-Netpac Asian Film Festival. It was also the closing film of the International Film Festival Rotterdam.
“La Luna is a great testament to Singapore’s multi-lingual and multi-ethnic make-up that gives rise to interesting stories. We are proud of M. Raihan Halim and the production team and cast and look forward to good news at the 2025 Oscars,” he said as reported by Singapore'sNo Singapore film has ever made it to the shortlist of the Oscars in this category, which was previously known as Best Foreign Language Film.
Singapore 97Th Academy Awards Oscars Best International Feature Film Category Tokyo International Film Festival Jogja-Netpac Asian Film Festival World Premiere International Film Festival Rotterdam Perak Kampung Bras Basah Sharifah Amani Shaheizy Sam Wan Hanafi Su
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