Maelstrom: Academy Members and Thought-Provoking Story

maelstrom: But even he was surprised at the staggering eight nominations the cerebral, thought-provoking story got, including for best picture and a directing nod for him, according to The Chronicle Herald. That's huge for me, because to be recognized by the academy members, by my peers, the people who are my colleagues, the filmmakers from America that means a lot, he said in a conference call with reporters. Momentum had been building for his Quebec-shot alien-invasion drama Arrival for several months and Villeneuve admitted he found himself caught in the maelstrom of this madness, believing his film would be recognized. It's a very tough, very intense competition. The Quebec director is up against some heavyweights with strong momentum Mel Gibson for Hacksaw Ridge, Damien Chazelle for La La Land, Kenneth Lonergan for Manchester by the Sea and Barry Jenkins for Moonlight. The competition was very strong this year with very strong filmmakers and a lot of strong newcomers and I'm very honoured to a part of that group. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.