Chosen to represent Canada at the Oscars in the category of best international film, Drunken birds will now have a better chance of showing off to Academy members. Corinth Films, an American distribution company specializing in auteur films, has in fact acquired the rights to exploit Ivan Grbovic’s feature film, in the wake of the American Film Market.
“This is a company that firmly believes in the virtues of theatrical cinema,” commented producers Luc Déry and Kim McCraw of micro_scope. They really like the film and will be able to give it better visibility as the Oscar campaign begins. This will give him a better chance of appearing on the radar screen of Academy members. ”
This news is timely. Already with an honorable success in Quebec ($ 270,000 in box office receipts), Drunken birds, whose international title is Drunken Birds, begins this Friday his career in English Canada, under a shower of rave reviews. In the United States, where the film is starting to attract the attention of specialized media, the release is currently scheduled for March.
Starring Jorge Antonio Guerrero, Hélène Florent, Claude Legault and Marine Johnson, Drunken birds tells the story of the quest of a Mexican seasonal worker who came to Quebec to try to find the woman he loves.
Given the context, we are very satisfied with the career that Drunken birds currently in Quebec. We are delighted to know that American moviegoers will soon have the opportunity to discover this film on the big screen.
Luc Déry and Kim McCraw, from micro_scope
The producers obviously hope that Drunken birds move on to the second round of the Oscar race. Fifteen feature films, among the dozens participating in the race, will be selected for what is called the “short list”. It will be unveiled on December 21.
Many heavyweights have shown up on the starting block in recent weeks, several of which have already made their mark at major international festivals. Among these titles: Titanium (Julia Ducournau, France), Compartment no 6 (Juho Kuosmanen, Finland), Drive My Car (Ryûsuke Hamaguchi, Japan), Memoria (Apichatpong Weerasethakul, Colombia), I’m your man (Maria Schrader, Germany), Lamb (Valdimar Jóhannsson, Iceland), God’s hand (Paolo Sorrentino, Italy), Julie (in 12 chapters) (Joachim Trier, Norway), Bad Luck Banging or Loony Porn/Bad fuck or barjo porn (Radu Jude, Romania) and A hero (Asghar Farhadi, Iran). Among others.
“We are not among the favorites at the moment, but we hope that with the support of Corinth Films, Drunken birds will now have the opportunity to stand out. We believe in it! », Concluded the producers.