Papua New Guinea Makes First-Ever Oscar Submission With ‘Papa Buka’

Papua New Guinea Makes First-Ever Oscar Submission With ‘Papa Buka’

Papua New Guinea has selected “Papa Buka” as its inaugural submission to the Academy Awards, marking the first time the Pacific nation has entered the international feature film category at the Oscars. Directed by internationally acclaimed Indian filmmaker Bijukumar Damodaran (Shanghai winner “Trees Under the Sun”), “Papa Buka” follows aging war veteran Papa Buka as […]

PNG film makes inaugural submission for 98th Oscars

A PAPUA New Guinean film has been praised for its inaugural submission for the International Film Category for the upcoming 98th Oscars. The post PNG film makes inaugural submission for 98th Oscars appeared first on Post Courier.

Parija’s Papa Buka gets Oscars entry

Bhubaneswar: Odia filmmaker Akshay Kumar Parija has taken the state’s cinema to a global level. His latest film, Papa Buka, as co-producer, has been selected as Papua New Guinea’s official entry for the 98th Academy Awards (Oscars) 2026 in the Best International Feature Film category. This is the first-ever film made jointly by India and Papua New Guinea (PNG). It tells a powerful and emotional story about Indian soldiers who fought in PNG durin…