{"id":5998,"date":"2026-08-26T16:39:00","date_gmt":"2026-08-26T16:39:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uspropertymoves.com\/?p=5998"},"modified":"2026-08-26T16:39:00","modified_gmt":"2026-08-26T16:39:00","slug":"oscars-chile-picks-the-meltdown-as-best-international-feature-submission","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/uspropertymoves.com\/?p=5998","title":{"rendered":"Oscars: Chile Picks \u2018The Meltdown\u2019 as Best International Feature Submission"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<!-- do not apply CSS styles to this element! --><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>\nManuela Martelli\u2019s period mystery\u00a0<em>The Meltdown<\/em> has been selected to represent Chile in the best international feature film category at the 2027 Oscars, which will mark the 99th Academy Awards. The Chilean Film Academy unveiled the decision on Wednesday. <\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/uspropertymoves.com\/?p=5996\">\u2018The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives\u2019 Season 5 Trailer Teases Leadup to Taylor Frankie Paul\u2019s \u2018Bachelorette\u2019 Season Being Pulled<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\n\tThe film, the sophomore feature of actress-turned-writer\/director Martelli\u00a0(<em>God Will Not Help<\/em>,\u00a0<em>The Future<\/em>), will be released in Chile on Sept. 3. Kino Lorber acquired the U.S. distribution rights and is planning a theatrical release in the U.S. in early 2027, followed by a digital, educational, and home video release.<\/p>\n<p>\n<em>The Meltdown<\/em> had its world premiere in the Un Certain Regard section of this year\u2019s Cannes Film Festival, where <em>The Hollywood Reporter<\/em>\u00a0featured it as a hidden gem.<\/p>\n<p>\n\tThe follow-up to Martelli\u2019s General Augusto Pinochet-era political thriller\u00a0<em>Chile \u201876<\/em>\u00a0stars Maya O\u2019Rourke, Maia Rae Domagala, Saskia Rosendahl, Jakub Gierszal, Paulina Urrutia and Mauricio Pe\u0161uti\u0107.\u00a0Set in 1992, just two years after the end of Pinochet\u2019s regime and amid Chile\u2019s \u201ceconomic miracle,\u201d nine-year-old In\u00e9s is staying at her grandparents\u2019 Andean ski resort while her parents attend a trade conference in Seville. She befriends Hanna, a German teenager training to be a competitive skier while rebelling against the strictures of her regimented life. When Hanna vanishes without a trace and her mother enlists In\u00e9s\u2019 help as a translator, the search for the missing teenager raises questions and exposes hidden truths that test the young girl\u2019s loyalties and echo her country\u2019s dark history.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\n<em>The Meltdown<\/em>\u00a0was produced by Alejandra Garc\u00eda for Ronda Cine in Chile, Alex C. Lo for Cinema Inutile in the U.S. and Andr\u00e9s Wood for Wood Producciones in Chile. It was co-produced by Mar\u00eda Zamora for Elastica Films in Spain, Julio Chavezmontes for Piano in Mexico and Pablo D\u00edaz for Fundaci\u00f3n R\u00edo in Chile.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/uspropertymoves.com\/?p=5994\">Restored Apichatpong Weerasethakul Films on Sale in Venice<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\n\t\u201cMy main interest is going back to history through characters and through their emotions and experiences, instead of addressing history with a capital H,\u201d Martelli shared with <em>THR<\/em> earlier this year. She recalls being 9 years old in 1992, a time that was \u201cpermeated by this transition in Chile, which was a very weird and complex moment. For me, it was interesting to overlap the transition of a kid and the transition of a country and the world as well.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\n<em>THR<\/em>\u2018s review of <em>The Meltdown<\/em> noted that \u201ctruth is a rare commodity in a slow-burn mystery,\u201d concluding: \u201cConfused connections, parental proxies, colonial histories \u2014 Martelli interweaves these narrative strands with skill and artistry. Through the mystery of one person\u2019s fate, a young hero awakens to certain ground rules and discovers a haunted place.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\n\tChile has won the best international feature Oscar once before, for Sebasti\u00e1n Lelio\u2019s 2017 feature <em>A Fantastic Woman<\/em>. Pablo Larra\u00edn\u2019s 2012 feature <em>No<\/em> also got nominated in the category.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/uspropertymoves.com\/?p=5992\">After Lakers Move, Dodgers Owner Goes Into Damage Control, Says No \u201cFire Sale\u201d Is Happening<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>For the Oscars 2027, Chile has submitted &#039;The Meltdown,&#039; from writer and director Manuela Martelli, as its best international feature film submission.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":5997,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[1559,2,83,1349],"class_list":["post-5998","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-interesting","tag-academy-of-motion-picture-arts-and-sciences","tag-international","tag-oscars","tag-oscars-2027"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - 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