Peru picks 'October' for Oscars

Peru's National Film Council, Conacine, has selected Cannes 2010 Not Sure Regard Grand Jury prize champion "October" (Octubre) to represent the country inside the foreign-language Oscar category.The feature debut of brothers and sisters Daniel and Diego Vega concentrates on a loner pawnbroker whose existence changes considerably when someone abandons a baby on his bed mattress. He turns to his neighbor, a devotee of October's feast within our Master in the Miracles, for help.Other Peruvian photos in contention were "El ultimo guerrero Chanka" (The Ultimate Chanka Warrior) by Vctor Amadeo Zarabia, "La vigilia" (The Vigil) by Augusto Tamayo and "El Inca, la boba y el hijo del ladron" (The Inca, the Idiot as well as the Boy from the Crook) by Ronnie Temoche."October" remains making the models inside the festival circuit and contains agreed to Germany, Europe, Austria and Canada among other nations. U.S. rights-holder NYer Films released the pic in the year. The deadline for individuals nations to deliver inside their distribution is March. 1. The 84th Academy awards will probably be held Feb. 26 within the Kodak Theater in Hollywood. Contact the number newsroom at news@variety.com