Best Foreign Language Oscar contenders are in
This year’s Foreign Language Film Oscar entries have been unveiled. A record 67 countries have submitted their best films for consideration.
The Oscar nominations will be announced on January 22 and the winners will be known at the 81st Academy Awards ceremony on February 22.
Here are all the Foreign Language submissions:
Afghanistan – “Opium War,” Siddiq Barmak
Albania – “The Sorrow of Mrs. Schneider,” Piro Milkani and Eno Milkani
Algeria – “Masquerades,” Lyes Salem
Argentina – “Lion’s Den,” Pablo Trapero
Austria – “Revanche,” Gotz Spielmann
Azerbaijan – “Fortress,” Shamil Nacafzada
Bangladesh – “Aha!,” Enamul Karim Nirjhar
Belgium – “Eldorado,” Bouli Lanners
Bosnia and Herzegovina – “Snow,” Aida Begic
Brazil – “Last Stop 174,” Bruno Barreto
Bulgaria – “Zift,” Javor Gardev
Canada – “The Necessities of Life,” Benoit Pilon
Chile – “Tony Manero,” Pablo Larrain
China – “Dream Weavers,” Jun Gu
Colombia – “Dog Eat Dog,” Carlos Moreno
Croatia – “No One’s Son,” Arsen Anton Ostojic
Czech Republic – “The Karamazovs,” Petr Zelenka
Denmark – “Worlds Apart,” Niels Arden Oplev
Egypt – “The Island,” Sherif Arafa
Estonia – “I Was Here,” Rene Vilbre
Finland – “The Home of Dark Butterflies,” Dome Karukoski
France – “The Class,” Laurent Cantet
Georgia – “Mediator,” Dito Tsintsadze
Germany – “The Baader Meinhof Complex,” Uli Edel
Greece – “Correction,” Thanos Anastopoulos
Hong Kong – “Painted Skin,” Gordon Chan
Hungary – “Iska’s Journey,” Csaba Bollok
Iceland – “White Night Wedding,” Baltasar Kormakur
India – “Taare Zameen Par,” Aamir Khan
Iran – “The Song of Sparrows,” Majid Majidi
Israel – “Waltz With Bashir,” Ari Folman
Italy – “Gomorra,” Matteo Garrone
Japan – “Departures,” Yojiro Takita
Jordan – “Captain Abu Raed,” Amin Matalqa
Kazakhstan – “Tulpan,” Sergey Dvortsevoy
Kyrgyzstan – “Heavens Blue,” Marie Jaoul de Poncheville
Latvia – “Defenders of Riga,” Aigars Grauba
Lebanon – “Under the Bombs,” Philippe Aractingi
Lithuania – “Loss,” Maris Martinsons,
Luxembourg – “Nuits d’Arabie,” Paul Kieffer
Macedonia – “I’m From Titov Veles,” Teona Strugar Mitevska
Mexico – “Tear This Heart Out,” Roberto Sneider
Morocco – “Goodbye Mothers,” Mohamed Ismail
The Netherlands – “Dunya & Desie,” Dana Nechushtan
Norway – “O’Horten,” Bent Hamer
Palestine – “Salt of This Sea” Annemarie Jacir
Philippines – “Ploning,” Dante Nico Garcia
Poland – “Tricks,” Andrzej Jakimowski
Portugal – “Our Beloved Month of August,” Miguel Gomes
Romania – “The Rest Is Silence,” Nae Caranfil
Russia – “Mermaid,” Anna Melikyan
Serbia – “The Tour,” Goran Markovic
Singapore – “My Magic,” Eric Khoo
Slovakia – “Blind Loves,” Juraj Lehotsky
Slovenia – “Rooster’s Breakfast,” Marko Nabersnik
South Africa – “Jerusalema,” Ralph Ziman, director;
South Korea – “Crossing,” Tae-kyun Kim
Spain – “The Blind Sunflowers,” Jose Luis Cuerda
Sweden – “Everlasting Moments,” Jan Troell
Switzerland – “The Friend,” Micha Lewinsky
Taiwan – “Cape No. 7,” Te-Sheng Wei
Thailand – “Love of Siam,” Chookiat Sakveerakul
Turkey – “3 Monkeys,” Nuri Bilge Ceylan
Ukraine – “Illusion of Fear,” Aleksandr Kiriyenko
U.K. – “Hope Eternal,” Karl Francis
Uruguay – “Kill Them All,” Esteban Schroeder
Venezuela – “The Color of Fame,” Alejandro Bellame Palacios
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