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Jan Cvitkovi ( born 1966 ) is a critically acclaimed Slovenian film director , screenwriter and actor . As of April 2007 he has already won a total of 12 awards and 3 nominations at various film festivals for his work , including the San Sebastian Film Festival and the Venice Film Festival . Los Angeles ( Spanish for " The Angels "), officially the City of Los Angeles and often known by its initials L . A ., is the second - most populous city in the United States ( after New York City ), the most populous city in ___MASK85___ and the county seat of Los Angeles County . Situated in Southern ___MASK85___ , Los Angeles is known for its mediterranean climate , ethnic diversity , sprawling metropolis , and as a major center of the American entertainment industry . Los Angeles lies in a large coastal basin surrounded on three sides by mountains reaching up to and over . Hollywood (, informally Tinseltown ) is an ethnically diverse , densely populated , relatively low - income neighborhood in the central region of Los Angeles , ___MASK85___ . It is notable as the home of the U . S . film industry , including several of its historic studios , and its name has come to be a shorthand reference for the industry and the people in it . The Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film is one of the Academy Awards handed out annually by the U . S .- based Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences ( AMPAS ). It is given to a feature - length motion picture produced outside the ___MASK22___ with a predominantly non - English dialogue track . The 79th Academy Awards ceremony , presented by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences ( AMPAS ), honored the best films of 2006 and took place February 25 , 2007 , at the Kodak Theatre in Hollywood , Los Angeles beginning at 5 : 30 p . m . PST / 8 : 30 p . m . EST . During the ceremony , the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences presented Academy Awards ( commonly referred to as Oscars ) in 24 categories . The ceremony , televised in the United States by ABC , was produced by Laura Ziskin and directed by Louis J . Horvitz . Actress Ellen DeGeneres hosted for the first time . Two weeks earlier in a ceremony at the Beverly Wilshire Hotel in Beverly Hills , ___MASK85___ held on February 10 , the Academy Awards for Technical Achievement were presented by host Maggie Gyllenhaal . Gravehopping ( Slovene : Odgrobadogroba ) is a 2005 Slovenian film directed by Jan Cvitkovi . It was ___MASK95___ ' s submission to the 79th Academy Awards for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film , but was not accepted as a nominee . ___MASK95___ , officially the Republic of ___MASK95___ ( Slovene : , abbr .: " RS "), is a nation state in southern Central ___MASK86___ , located at the crossroads of main European cultural and trade routes . It is bordered by ___MASK24___ to the west , Austria to the north , ___MASK57___ to the northeast , ___MASK65___ to the south and southeast , and the Adriatic Sea to the southwest . It covers and has a population of 2 . 06 million . It is a parliamentary republic and a member of the United Nations , European Union , and NATO . The capital and largest city is Ljubljana . The Venice Film Festival or Venice International Film Festival (" International Exhibition of Cinematographic Art of the Venice Biennale "), founded in 1932 , is the oldest film festival in the world and one of the " Big Three " film festivals alongside the Cannes Film Festival and ___MASK26___ International Film Festival . The Beverly Wilshire Hotel is a historic luxury hotel in Beverly Hills , ___MASK85___ . Located at the intersection of Wilshire Boulevard and Rodeo Drive , it was completed in 1928 . It has been used as a shooting location for films and television series . Guests have included US presidents and celebrities . Beverly Hills is a city in Los Angeles County , ___MASK85___ , United States , surrounded by the cities of Los Angeles and West Hollywood . Originally a Spanish ranch where lima beans were grown , Beverly Hills was incorporated in 1914 by a group of investors who had failed to find oil , but found water instead and eventually decided to develop it into a town . By 2013 , its population had grown to 34 , 658 . Sometimes referred to as " 90210 ", one of its primary ZIP codes , it was home to many actors and celebrities throughout the 20th century . The city includes the Rodeo Drive shopping district and the Beverly Hills Oil Field . A film director is a person who directs the making of a film . Generally , a film director controls a film ' s artistic and dramatic aspects , and visualizes the script while guiding the technical crew and actors in the fulfillment of that vision . The director has a key role in choosing the cast members , production design , and the creative aspects of filmmaking . Under ___MASK96___ law , the director is viewed as the author of the film .