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Oscars: Thailand Selects Sompot Chidgasornpongse’s ‘9 Temples To Heaven’ For International Feature Film Race

Sompot Chidgasornpongse’s latest feature, 9 Temples To Heaven, has been selected as Thailand’s entry for the Best International Feature Film category at the 99th Academy Awards. The co-production between Thailand, Singapore, France, Norway, China, Hong Kong, Indonesia, and Qatar debuted in the Quinzaine competition at this year’s Cannes Film Festival. The film follows Sakol, who, […]

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Summary based on reporting from Variety and Deadline.

Coverage at a glance

  • First observed by CurrentWire: Variety · Aug 26, 2026 at 11:07 AM ET
  • Coverage span: 9 min
  • Coverage: 2 reports from 2 independent publications
Oscars: Thailand Selects Sompot Chidgasornpongse’s ‘9 Temples To Heaven’ For International Feature Film Race
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Signal breakdown

CurrentWire ranked this story 72.9 of 100 in the snapshot this page was rendered from.

Freshness
31.9 of 35
Source authority
14 of 20
Coverage breadth
8.5 of 20
Geographic relevance
3.5 of 10
Story prominence
10 of 10
Velocity
5 of 5

Strongest signal: story prominence, 10 of 10. How each signal is calculated.

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