The International Oscar® Race is On

International Oscar® submissions are ratcheting up.

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The International Academy Award preliminary voting begins December 9 at 9:00 a.m. and ends December 13 at 5:00 p.m. The shortlist will be announced on December 17.

Submissions include:

Albania

Waterdrop
Directed by Robert Budina

Algeria:
Algiers
Directed by Chakib Taleb-Bendiab

Argentina

Kill the Jockey
Directed by Luis Ortea
Read the review from Venice

Armenia:

Yasha and Leonid Brezhnev
Directed by Edgar Baghdasaryan

Austria:

The Devils Bath
Directed by Severin Fiala and Veronika Franz

Belgium:

Julie Keeps Quiet
Directed by Leonardo Van Dijl

Bolivia
Own Hand
Directed by Rodrigo “Gory” Patino

Brazil
I’m Still Here
Directed by Walter Salles
Read the review from Venice

Bulgaria:
Triumph
Directed by Kristina Grozeva and Petar Valchanov
Read the review from the Toronto

Cambodia:
Meeting With Pol Pot
Directed by Rithy Panh
Read the review from Cannes

Canada:

Universal Language
Directed by Matthew Rankin
Read the review from Cannes

Chile:
In Her Place
Directed by Maite Alberdi
Read the review from San Sebastián

China

The Sinking Of The Lisbon Maru
Directed by Fang Li

Colombia

La Suprema
Directed by Felipe Holguin

Costa Rica:

Memories Of A Burning Body
Directed by Antonella Sudasassi Furniss
Read the review from Berlin

Croatia:
Beautiful Evening, Beautiful Day
Directed by Ivona Juka

Czech Republic:
Waves
Directed by Jirí Mádl

Denmark:

The Girl with the Needle
Directed by Magnus von Horn
Read the review from Cannes

Dominican Republic

Aire: Just Breathe
Directed by Leticia Tonos

Ecuador:
Behind the Mist
Sebastián Cordero

Egypt:
Flight 404
Directed by Hani Khalifa

Estonia:

8 Views Of Lake Biwa
Marko Raat

Finland

Family Time
Directed by Tia Kouvo

France

Emilia Pérez
Directed by Jacques Audiard
Read the review from Cannes

Georgia:
The Antique
Directed by Rusudan Glurjidze

Germany:

The Seed of the Sacred Fig
Directed by Mohammad Rasoulof
Read the review from Cannes

Greece:

Murderess
Directed by Eva Nathena

Hong Kong

Twilight of the Warriors: Walled In
Directed by Soi Cheang

Hungary:

Semmelweis
Directed by Lajos Koltai

Iceland:

Touch
Directed by Baltasar Kormakur

India

Laapataa Ladies
Directed by Kiran Rao

Indonesia
Women From Rote Island
Directed by Jeremias Nyangoen

Iran:
In the Arms of the Tree
Directed by Babak Khajeh Pasha

Iraq:

Baghdad Messi
Directed by Sahim Omar Kalifa

Ireland:

Kneecap
Directed by Rich Peppiatt

Israel:
Come Closer
Directed by Tom Nesher

Italy

Vermiglio
Directed by Maura Delpero
Read the review from Venice

Japan:

Cloud
Directed by Kiyoshi Kurosawa

Jordan

My Sweet Land
Sareen Hairabedian

Kazakhstan

Bauryna Salu
Directed by Askhat Kuchencherekov

Kenya:

Nawi
Directed by Vallentine Chelluget, Apuu Mourine, Kevin Schmutzler, Toby Schmutzler

Kyrgyzstan:
Heaven Is Beneath Mother’s Feet
Directed by Ruslan Akun

Latvia:

Flow
Directed by Gints Zilbalodis

Lithuania:

Drowning Dry
Directed by Laurynas Bareisa
Read the Review from Locarno

Mexico

Sujo
Directed by Astrid Rondero and Fernanda Valadez
Read the review from San Sebastian

Mongolia

If Only I Could Hibernate
Directed by Zoljargal Purevdash

Montenegro

Supermarket
Directed by Nemanja Be?anovi?

Morocco:
Everybody Loves Touda
Directed by Nabil Ayouch
Read the Reviwe from Cannes

Nepal:

Shambhala
Directed by Min Bahadur Bham
Read the review from Berlin

Netherlands:
Memory Lane
Directed by Jelle de Jonge

Norway:

Armand
Directed by Halfdan Ullmann Tonde
Read the review from Cannes

Pakistan

The Glassworker
Directed by Usman Riaz

Palestine

From Ground Zero
Directed by Masharawi Fund

Panama:
Wake Up Mom
Arianne Benedetti

Peru:

Yana-Wara
Directed by Óscar Catacora, Tito Catacora
Read the review
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The Philippines

And So It Begins
Directed by Ramona S. Diaz

Poland
Under The Volcano
Damian Kocur

Portugal:

The Grand Tour
Directed by Miguel Gomes
Read the review from Cannes

Romania:
Three Kilometers To The End Of The World
Directed by Emanuel Parvu
Read the review from Cannes

Senegal:

Dahomey
Directed by Mati Diop
Read the review from Berlin

Serbia:

Russian Consul
Directed by Miroslav Lekic

South Korea:

12.12: The Day
Directed by Kim Sung-soo

Slovakia:
The Hungarian Dressmaker
Directed by Iveta Grofova
Read the review from Karlovy Vary

Slovenia:
Family Therapy
Directed by Sonja Prosenc
Read the review from Sarajevo

Spain

Saturn Return
Directed by Isaki Lacuesta and Pol Rodríguez

Sweden
The Last Journey
Filip Hammar and Fredrik Wikingsson

Switzerland

Reinas
Directed by Klaudia Reynicke
Read the review from Sundance

Taiwan:

Old Fox
Directed by Hsiao Ya-Chuan

Turkey:
Life
Directed by Zeki Demirkubuz
Read the review from Mediterrane Film Festival

Ukraine:

La Palisiada
Directed by Philip Sotnychenko
Read the review from Rotterdam

United Kingdom

Directed by Santosh
Sandhya Suri
Read the review from Karlovy Vary

Uruguay:
The Door Is There
Directed by Juan Ponce de Leon, Facundo Ponce de Leon

Venezuela:

Vuelvealavida
Directed by Luis Carlos y Alfredo Hueck
Read the Review
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Vietnam
Peach Blossom, Pho And Piano
Directed by Phi Tien Son

Submissions updated 1 October,2024