Three TRT Co-Produced Films Will Represent Countries at the Oscars
Türkiye, France and Japan's Oscar candidates were selected from films co-produced by TRT.
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The TRT co-produced films 'Şaşilmen Bir Ağaç Gibi', 'Minotaur' and 'All of a Sudden' were nominated to represent Turkey, France and Japan in the Best International Film category, respectively, at the 99th Oscar Awards.
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Why It Matters
TRT takes an active role in the cinema industry with its international co-productions. The films in question have previously won awards at various international festivals.
According to the statement made by TRT, Türkiye's candidate "Like a Cut Tree", France's candidate "Minotaur" and Japan's candidate "All of a Sudden" will compete for the most prestigious award in the cinema world.
TRT co-production "Like a Cut Tree", directed by Tunç Davut, was selected to represent Türkiye in the Best International Film category at the 99th Oscar Awards to be held in March 2027. The film, which won the TRT Co-Production Award at 12 Punto, had its world premiere at the 62nd Antalya Film Festival in October 2025.
The production, which competed at the 13th Bosphorus Film Festival and the 36th Ankara Film Festival in November 2025, was awarded the Best Editing award with Naim Kanat at the Bosphorus Film Festival.
TRT Co-Production "Minotaur" is France's Oscar candidate
"Minotaur", a TRT co-production directed by Russian director Andrey Zvyagintsev, who has two Oscar nominations, was selected as France's candidate at the 99th Oscar Awards. The film, a co-production between France, Germany, Türkiye and Latvia, won the TRT International Co-Production Award in 12 Punto 2025.
The production, which made its world premiere at the 79th Cannes Film Festival in May and won the Grand Prix at the festival, then met with the audience at international film festivals and around the world.
The TRT co-production film "All of a Sudden" by Japanese director Ryusuke Hamaguchi, who won the Oscar Award for Best International Film with "Drive My Car", became Japan's Oscar candidate. The film, which is a co-production between France, Japan, Türkiye, Germany and Belgium, is the first production shot by Hamaguchi in France.
Virginie Efira and Tao Okamoto, who shared the leading roles in the film, which had its world premiere at the 79th Cannes Film Festival, won the Best Actress award at the festival.
The shortlist of 15 films to compete in the Best International Film category will be announced on December 15. After the official Oscar nominations are announced on January 21, 2027, the 99th Academy Awards Ceremony will be held on March 14.
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The Best International Film category shortlist will be announced on December 15.
Very likely · Within weeks
The 99th Academy Awards Ceremony will be held on March 14, 2027.
Very likely · Within months
Open Questions
- Which films will make the shortlist?
- Which movies will win the Oscars?
