'Departures' Scores Oscar; Regent Releasing to Handle Distribution

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Departures
    Scores Oscar; Regent Releasing to Handle Distribution
In what many are
    considering to be Oscar night's biggest upset, the Best
    Foreign Language Film trophy went to 
    Departures

    . Regent Releasing, sister company of 
    The Advocate

    's parent company, Regent Media, will distribute the film
    this summer. 
 Outtraveler Staff
          
          Feb 25, 2009
          
        
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In what many are
    considering to be Oscar night's biggest upset, the Best
    Foreign Language Film trophy went to 
    Departures

    . Regent Releasing, sister company of 
    The Advocate

    's parent company, Regent Media, will distribute the film
    this summer. 
According to the film's
    
    
    official website

    , 
    Departures

    is "a delightful journey into the heartland of Japan as well
    as an astonishingly beautiful look at a sacred part of
    Japan's cultural heritage."
The film's director,
    Yojiro Takita, accepted the statue and summarized his
    excitement quite simply, saying, "I am here because of
    film."
Waltz With Bashir

    , Israel's official entry, was the odds-on favorite to take
    home the award. (Advocate.com)
 

        
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Departures Scores Oscar; Regent Releasing to Handle Distribution

In what many are considering to be Oscar night's biggest upset, the Best Foreign Language Film trophy went to Departures . Regent Releasing, sister company of The Advocate 's parent company, Regent Media, will distribute the film this summer.

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Departures
Scores Oscar; Regent Releasing to Handle Distribution