'Drunken Birds' chosen as Canada's contender for international film Oscar
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'Drunken Birds' will represent Canada in the race for an Oscar nomination for best international feature film.
Montreal's Ivan Grbovic directed and co-wrote the drama, about a lovestruck Mexican drug cartel member who becomes a seasonal migrant worker in rural Quebec.
Sara Mishara co-wrote the film, which has the French title "Les oiseaux ivres," and stars Jorge Antonio Guerrero and Yoshira Escarrega.
Telefilm Canada says a pan-Canadian committee of about 20 voting delegates chose the project -- which includes dialogue in French, Spanish, English and Mandarin -- out of a total of 10 films submitted for Academy Awards consideration.
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences must now decide which films will move on to the next round of voting in the category, with a short list of 10 films to be revealed Dec. 21.
