Deadline on Monday launched its streaming site for Contenders Film: International, the annual awards-season showcase of the buzziest movies in the hunt for the International Feature Oscar.
The all-day virtual event took place Saturday and spanned 29 films hailing from all corners of the globe.
Click here to launch the streaming site.
Saturday’s lineup included panel conversations with the likes of Park Chan-wook, Carla Simon, Alice Diop, Vicky Krieps, Lukas Dhont, Alejandro G. Iñarritu, Daniel Bruhl, Thekla Reuten, Mario Martone, Lou Yi-an and many more.
Studios, streamers and distributors taking part include Mubi, Super, IFC Films, Sideshow & Janus Films, A24, Netflix, Samuel Goldwyn Films, Mer Film, Oak Motion Picture, Amazon Studios, Lofty Sky Entertainment, Utopia, Reality MM Studios, Breaking Glass Pictures, Giraffe Pictures, All Caps + Khoosat Films, Talebox, Protim, Hugofilm Features, Array Releasing, Content Digital Film Co., Altered Innocence, Mei Ah Entertainment Group and Louverture Films.
Saturday’s Contenders International was part of a weekend doubleheader that saw Contenders Film: Documentary unspool Sunday with 20 non-fiction titles. That streaming site comes Wednesday.
The busy stretch comes after Deadline launched the awards-season conversation last month with Contenders Film: New York and Contenders Film: Los Angeles.
Next up: Contenders Film: The Final Round, an in-person event December 10 as part of the LA3C music, food and art festival in downtown Los Angeles.
