Culture Crossing

And the Oscar Goes to…Art Inspired by Global Cinema

Well, the Academy Awards have come and gone, but the Oscar hubbub is far from over. We don’t know about you, but as we watched the telecast, we paid particular attention to all the foreign films. What can we say? We love movies from around the world almost as much as we love art from around the world.

In case you didn’t get to the chance see many of the foreign language nominees (congrats to winner, Amour!), we’ve rounded up a list of the year’s most celebrated international films and present them here with a sampling of art by Saatchi Online artists working in the countries that produced the films.

Pop some popcorn and take a trip with us around the world of art… and then let us know which works deserve “Oscar gold”!

AUSTRIA
Amour
A French-language drama written and directed by Michael Haneke. (Academy Award, BAFTA, & Golden Globe winner)

  • Click here to see a sampling of work by Saatchi Online artists based in Austria.
  • Click here to view the official trailer for the film “Amour.”

BELGIUM
Rust and Bone
A French-Belgian drama directed by Jacques Audiard.

  • Click here to see a sampling of work by Saatchi Online artists based in Belgium.
  • Click here to view the official trailer for the film “Rust and Bone”.

CANADA
War Witch
A drama written and directed by Kim Nguyen.

  • Click here to see a sampling of work by artists based in Canada.
  • Click here to view the official trailer.

CHILE
No
A drama directed by Pablo Larraín.

  • Click here to see a sampling of work by Saatchi Online artists based in Chile.
  • Click here to view the official trailer for the film “No”.

DENMARK
A Royal Affair
A historical drama directed by Nikolaj Arcel.

  • Click here to see a sampling of work by artists based in Denmark.
  • Click here to view the official trailer.

The Hunt
A drama directed by Thomas Vinterberg.

  • Click here to see a sampling of work by artists based in Denmark.
  • Click here to view a trailer.

FRANCE
The Intouchables
A comedy-drama directed by Olivier Nakache and Éric Toledano.

  • Click here to see a sampling of work by artists based in France.
  • Click here to view the official trailer.

NORWAY
Headhunters
A crime thriller directed by Morten Tyldum.

  • Click here to see a sampling of work by artists based in Norway.
  • Click here to view the official trailer.

Kon-Tiki
A historical drama directed by Joachim Rønning and Espen Sandberg.

  • Click here to see a sampling of work by artists based in Norway.
  • Click here to view the official trailer.

SWITZERLAND
Sister
A drama directed by Ursula Meier.

  • Click here to see a sampling of work by artists based in Switzerland.
  • Click here to view a trailer.

TURKEY
Once Upon a Time in Anatolia
A drama co-written and directed by Nuri Bilge Ceylan.

  • Click here to see a sampling of work by artists based in Turkey.
  • Click here to view the official trailer.