Nine movies in cards for Best Foreign Movie Oscar, screened in Bucharest this week – full schedule

Nine foreign movies proposed for this year’s Oscars will premiere in Bucharest at the end of this week. The films made in Romania, the Republic of Moldova, Hungary, Turkey, Russia, Poland, Italy, Canada and Belgium will be screened between January 9 and 15 at the Studio Cinema in Bucharest. A week later, some of these films might be nominated for Best Foreign Film at the 87th edition of the Academy Awards – the Oscars. Two of the films scheduled for this screening period will preview in Romania: Canada’s proposal, Mommy by Xavier Dolan, and Italy’s proposal, Human Capital by Paolo Virzi. The series of screenings will start on Friday, January 9, in the evening, with Romania’s proposal, the Japanese Dog, by Tudor Cristian Jurgiu – the director’s debut feature length movie. The proposal from the Republic of Moldova, The Lower Sky Limit / La limita de jos a cerului, by Igor Cobileanski, will be screened on Saturday, January 10, at 15,00. Tickets for the screening can be bought from the Studio Cinema for the regular price. Full schedule of screenings, below: Friday, January 9, 2015 17.30 The Japanese Dog/ Cainele Japonez by Tudor Cristian Jurgiu (86 min.) 19.30 Mommy by Xavier Dolan (139 min.)

Saturday, January 10, 2015 15.00 The Lower Sky Limit/La limita de jos a cerului, by Igor Cobileanski (80 min.) 17.00 Leviathan by Andrei Zviaghințev (86 min.) 20.00 Human Capital by Paolo Virzì (premiere) (111 min.)

Sunday, January 11, 2015 14.00 White God, by Kornél Mundruczó (119 min.) 17.00 Human Capital, by Paolo Virzì (111 min.) 19.30 Leviathan, by Andrei Zviaghințev (140 min.)

Monday, January 12, 2015 17.00 Deux jours, une nuit, by Jean-Pierre & Luc Dardenne (95 min.) 19.30 Leviathan, by Andrei Zviaghințev (140 min.) Tuesday, January 13, 2015 17.00 Human Capital, by Paolo Virzì (111 min.) 19.30 Winter Sleep, by Nuri Bilge Ceylan (196 min.) Wednesday, January 14, 2015 17.30 Ida, by Pawel Pawlikowski (82 min.) 20.00 The Japanese Dog/ Câinele japonez, by Tudor Cristian Jurgiu (86 min.) Thursday, January 15, 2015 16.00 Leviathan, by Andrei Zviaghințev (140 min.) 20.00 White God, by Kornél Mundruczó (119 min.) editor@romania-insider.com