The finalist films for represent Spain in the category of Best Foreign Language Film at the Oscars.
Finally, there have not been three as usual but four films chosen to fight to represent Spanish cinema in the next edition of the Oscar, since as Enrique González-Macho, president of the Academy, has announced, there has been a tie in the voting.
Is about "The big Spanish family»By Daniel Sánchez Arévalo,«15 years and one day»By Gracia Querejeta,«Scorpion in love»By Santiago A. Zannou and«Cannibal»By Manuel Martín Cuenca.
The films that will choose to represent Spain in the Ariel Awards have also been announced, in this case there has been no tie so there will be three candidates, from the group of four who are competing for the Oscar, we must subtract "Alacrán in love". it is left out of the election for the Mexican awards.
"15 years and one day", winner of four awards at the last Malaga Film Festival including best film and "Alacrán enamorado have already been released at the Spanish box office, while" La gran familia española "will do so this coming Friday, September 13 and "Caníbal", present these days at the Toronto Festival, will not do so until October 11, days after it is known who will be the representative for both awards.
On September 25 we will have doubts about which film Spain will send in both awards, when the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announce the verdict of your scholars.
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