Oslo, August 31st 2011

Two times a year—at the halfway point and during list-making season in November—I send out a list of “significant” movies to the film staff so they can try to see as many as possible before our Year In Film feature. It’s just a simple checklist, presented in the order each film was released theatrically in New York City. The idea is to give our writers time to catch up and give relative obscurities like The Arbor (last year’s No. 13 on our conjoined Best Of The Year list) the same collective consideration as more widely heralded efforts like The Tree Of Life. In the interest of transparency—and recommending a bunch of movies we love—I’m making the halftime list public this year so our readers can play along at home. A few caveats:
- My staff inevitably comes back to me with omissions, and I suspect there will be many in the comments below. We’ll add the big ones to our year-end checklist.
- Normally, the list goes out without categories. The ones below, particularly “The Essentials,” are a reflection of my taste and priorities. Mileage will definitely vary.
- Within the categories, titles are still listed in order of release in NYC through the weekend of July 13th, not in order of preference.
- Overall, the momentum from last year’s embarrassment of cinematic riches has continued into 2012, so now’s the time to get those queues in order.

The Essentials: From "Once Upon a Time in Anatolia" to "Django Unchained"
Hollywood: The System Works!: From "The Grey" to "Lés misérables"
Auteur Obligations: From "Crazy Horse" to "Killing Them Softly"
Notable Documentaries: From "West of Memphis" to "Jiro Dreams of Sushi"
Indie Curiosities: From "Return" to "Promised Land"
Imported Goods: From "Declaration of War" to "Sister"

Source: http://www.avclub.com/articles/best-films-2012,82513/ / http://www.avclub.com/articles/best-films-of-2012-so-far-an-annotated-checklist-p,89844/

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Updated Jan 2022

The Nordic Council Film Prize is an annual film prize administered by the Nordic Council. The first award was handed out in 2002 to celebrate the Nordic Council's 50th anniversary. Since 2005 the prize has been annual. One winner is chosen from submissions from the five Nordic countries. In 2008, the prize money of the Nordic Council Film Prize was €47,000. According to the Nordic Council, the prize is given for "the creation of an artistically original film that is rooted in Nordic cultural circles".

sources:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nordic_Council_Film_Prize

https://www.nordiccouncilfilmprize.com

Below is our updated running tally of the films most frequently mentioned by individual critics on their year-end Top Ten lists. Note that if a critic ranks more than the standard 10 films, we will not include films ranked 11th or worse. In case of a tie for first or second, each film will receive the full points for that position.
https://www.metacritic.com/feature/top-ten-lists-best-movies-of-2012

Non-English based movies.

Every February I try to watch as many non English language films as I can.

list auto imported from imdb by https://github.com/cecobask/imdb-trakt-sync on Sat, 16 Dec 2023 14:09:33 UTC

https://filmschoolrejects.com/movies-not-nominated-best-picture/

Film School Rejects List of 100 Best Movies not Nominated for an Oscar as of April 20th, 2021

Released=Yes
Type=Movies, Short Films, TV Movies, Documentaries, Videos
2007<=Release Year<=2012
IMDB Rating>=6.0
IMDB Votes>=25000

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