Oscars: Czech Republic Picks Doc ‘If Pigeons Turned to Gold’ as Best Int’l Feature Submission
The documentary won Berlin’s best documentary feature and follows a family affected by addiction over five years.
- On Wednesday, the Czech Film and Television Academy selected Pepa Ljubojacki's documentary If Pigeons Turned to Gold as the Czech Republic's submission for the Best International Feature Film category at the 99th Academy Awards.
- Filmed over five years, the documentary examines addiction's impact on Ljubojacki's family, documenting how their struggles eroded relationships, homes, and sense of safety.
- Debuting at the Berlin International Film Festival, the film secured the award for best documentary feature and the independent Caligari prize.
- CFTA officials chose the title during a new submission period allowing festival winners to enter the International Oscar race without standard restrictions.
- The International Oscar shortlist of 15 movies will be announced on December 15, with the five final nominees unveiled on January 21, 2027.
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Czech Selects ‘If Pigeons Turned To Gold’ For International Oscars
The Czech Republic has planted its flag early this year, selecting Pepa Ljubojacki’s documentary feature If Pigeons Turned to Gold as the country’s entry for the Best International Feature Film category at the 99th Academy Awards. Shot over a period of five years, the film follows Ljubojacki’s brother and two cousins whose addictions are slowly […]
Oscars: Czech Republic Picks Doc ‘If Pigeons Turned to Gold’ as Best Int’l Feature Submission
Pepa Ljubojacki's Berlin award winner, which uses DIY aesthetics, follows the fortunes of her brother and two cousins, whose addictions were slowly destroying their relationships, homes and feeling of safety.
The Czech Film and Television Academy (ČFTA) announced on Wednesday the results of the vote for this year's domestic candidate for the Oscar for Best International Feature Film. The documentary If Pigeons Turned to Gold by director Pepa Lubojacki will be submitted to the competition.
Unusual, formally original, at times unbearable and at times, on the contrary, engaging and even touchingly fragile. That is the documentary If Doves Were Turned to Gold, which the Czech Film and Television Academy is sending to the Oscar race. Is it a good move?
The intimate documentary If Pigeons Turned to Gold is competing for the Czech Republic for an Oscar. The raw story of addiction and homelessness has already been awarded at the prestigious Berlinale.
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