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Deepa Mehta directorial Funny Boy has been chosen as Canada’s official entry to the 93rd Academy Awards in the best international feature film segment, announced Telefilm Canada's executive director Christa Dickenson on Friday. This is the second time that Deepa will be competing in the category, as her previous nomination had come with Water , the third feature in her Elements trilogy, in 2007. Read the announcement here And the film representing Canada for Best International Feature Film at the #Oscars2021 is … @FunnyBoyTheFilm ! Congrats! Hear director @IamDeepaMehta 's reaction when our Executive Director @Christa_D_ called to break the news! ⚠️Spoiler: this might make you smile. A lot. pic.twitter.com/KWn36muJou — Telefilm Canada (@Telefilm_Canada) October 29, 2020 Set in Sri Lanka during the 1970s and 1980s, Funny Boy talks about the sexual awakening of a young boy Arjie (played by Arush Nand/ Brandon Ingram). Arjie is treated as “funny” by a disapproving ...

Bejoy Nambiar is no stranger to slick thrillers and films with ensemble casts. The filmmaker, who established himself as an edgy storyteller with Shaitan, David, Wazir , and his last release Solo   (with Dulquer Salmaan), has to start from scratch whenever he takes up a new project. He also says that finding people to back "his kind of movies" is always a struggle. For  Taish , starring Pulkit Samrat, Harshvardhan Rane, Kriti Kharbanda, Sanjeeda Shaikh, and Jim Sarbh, the director faced these initial challenges. “It’s because there are not many reference points to ensemble drama thrillers unlike comedies. In the drama zone, or thriller, or other narratives we don’t see enough ensembles. I am glad that these actors came on board and connected to the material. It was challenging for me to get people on board, not just the cast but even convincing producers was difficult. When you go to pitch, they first ask: ‘Who is the hero?’ I would tell, regardless of the hero you shou...