Oscars: Poland Enters Agnieszka Holland’s ‘Franz’ For 2026 Best International Feature Film Race

Poland Picks Agnieszka Holland’s ‘Kafka’ as Best International Feature Oscar Submission

Holland's drama combines a biography of Franz Kafka with a critical look at the writer's enduring legacy.

Oscars: Poland Enters Agnieszka Holland’s ‘Franz’ For 2026 Best International Feature Film Race

Poland has selected Agnieszka Holland’s Franz Kafka biopic Franz as its candidate for the Best International Feature Film at the 98th Academy awards. News of the selection follows in the wake of the feature’s recent world premiere as a special presentation at TIFF> Idan Weiss stars as Kafka, a young man trapped in a nightmare […]

Oscars: Poland Selects Agnieszka Holland’s ‘Franz’ for International Feature Race

Poland’s Oscar Selection Committee has chosen Agnieszka Holland’s Franz Kafka biopic “Franz” as the country’s candidate for the best international feature film category of the 98th Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Awards. Holland is known for Oscar nominated films “Angry Harvest,” “Europa Europa” and “In Darkness.” The film portrays Kafka as a young […]

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Poland Selects Agnieszka Holland’s "Franz" for Oscars International Feature Race

Poland’s Oscar Selection Committee has chosen Agnieszka Holland’s Franz Kafka biopic “Franz” as the country’s candidate for the best international feature film category of the 98th Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Awards.

‘Franz’: Kafka biopic selected by Poland as official submission to 2026 Academy Awards

Agnieszka Holland’s Franz, a Czech–Polish–German co-production shot primarily in Prague, has been selected as Poland’s official entry for the 2026 Academy Awards in the best international feature film category. The film, which premiered this month at the Toronto International Film Festival, offers a fresh portrayal of Franz Kafka as a young man navigating oppressive social expectations and personal anxieties. Despite its deep Czech ties—ranging …