We are very happy to announce that the Wim Wenders documentary Pinawith Jun Miyake’s music Lilies of the Valley and others (and the song composed by him and sung by Lisa Papineau, The Here and After) is now one of the 5 final selections for the documentary section of the Oscars as announced today by the US Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
The Oscar winners in each category will be announced on February 26.
On January 17, Pina was also nominated by the British Academy of Film and Television Arts in the section “Best Non-English Language Film” for the BAFTA Award 2012. The ceremony will take place in London on February 12, 2012.
Wim Wenders and his co-producer Gian-Piero Ringel were already awarded the European Film Award as best documentary, on December 3, 2011.(European Film Academy Documentary 2011 – Prix Arte)
The film is now showing to full houses in New York and L.A. and will certainly extend its impact further.
Congratulations to Jun Miyake!