Why won't it be at Cannes if it was in Berlin?

I think I've said everything in my films that I have to say. Do you want me to repeat myself or churn out copies of my style?

The claim that it's his last film isn't news, and the Hungarian kerfuffle should have no impact on anyone other than Hungarian cinemagoers - who've never struck me as being massive Tarr fans to begin with.

As far as I can make out, just three of his films are even out on DVD over there - Family Nest, Damnation and Werckmeister Harmonies. So I'm assuming there's been little love lost between Tarr and the Hungarian film establishment for some time.

The film [Turin Horse] won’t be going into regular theatrical release until early 2012, at which time we will release the film nationally (including L.A.)

THE TURIN HORSE is the official Hungarian entry for the upcoming Academy Awards

At the meeting of the Hungarian Selection Committee for Academy Awards Entry held on the 31st August, it was announced that Hungary will enter THE TURIN HORSE by BÉLA TARR for consideration for the Best Foreign Language Film of the Year.

Press Release of Magyar Filmunió, Budapest, 1st September 2011

The members of the Committee were representatives of the following Hungarian professional organizations:
Association of Hungarian Film Artists - Gábor Gelencsér, Hungarian Directors’ Guild - András Monory-Mész, Hungarian Independent Producers’ Association - Viktória Petrányi, Hungarian Producers’ Association - Ferenc Mikulás, Hungarian Society of Cinematographers - András Nagy.

The Turin Horse was co-produced by T.T. Filmműhely (H), MPM Film (F), VEGA Film (CH), zero Fiction (D), WWW (US) and supported by the Motion Picture Public Foundation of Hungary (MMKA), the former Ministry of Education and Culture (OKM) and the National Cultural Fund (NKA) of Hungary.

In Turin in 1889, Nietzsche flings his arms around an exhausted carriage horse, then loses consciousness and his mind. This film tells the story of a farmer and his daughter trying to survive in a desolate landscape even though the horse that had always provided their livelihood has already given up on them.

Highly-acclaimed Tarr signs The Turin Horse, his 8th full-length feature film, with his long-time collaborators. The screenplay was written by Béla Tarr and László Krasznahorkai, co-directed and edited by Ágnes Hranitzky, scored by Mihály Víg. DoP of The Turin Horse was Fred Kelemen and delegate producer was Gábor Téni. The main actors, also well known from Tarr’s previous films, are Erika Bók, János Derzsi and Mihály Kormos.

The world premiere of The Turin Horse was hosted by the Berlinale Competition where it was awarded the Jury Grand Prix and also received the FIPRESCI Prize.

The international sales are handled by Berlin based Films Boutique, The Turin Horse will be released by Cinema Guild in the US soon.

Forthcoming festival presentation includes Toronto IFF Masters - North American Premiere - and New York Film Festival - US Premiere.

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences will announce the nominations – the five features from among the national entries – to compete for the Oscar statuette in the category of Best Foreign Language Film of the Year on 24th January. The 84th Annual Academy Awards Presentation will be held on February 26th 2012 at the Kodak Theatre in Los Angeles.

This film will get nominated for the Best Foreign Oscar the day the sun fails to rise in the east.

10 years have passed, fingers crossed for another soon.