85 Countries to Compete for Foreign Language Film Oscar

Eighty-five countries have submitted films for consideration in the Foreign Language Film category for the 89th Academy Awards. Yemen is a first-time entrant.

The 2016 submissions are:

1. Albania, “Chromium,” Bujar Alimani, director;
2. Algeria, “The Well,” Lotfi Bouchouchi, director;
3. Argentina, “The Distinguished Citizen,” Mariano Cohn, Gastón Duprat, directors;
4. Australia, “Tanna,” Bentley Dean, Martin Butler, directors;
5. Austria, “Stefan Zweig: Farewell to Europe,” Maria Schrader, director;
6. Bangladesh, “The Unnamed,” Tauquir Ahmed, director;
7. Belgium, “The Ardennes,” Robin Pront, director;
8. Bolivia, “Sealed Cargo,” Julia Vargas Weise, director;
9. Bosnia and Herzegovina, “Death in Sarajevo,” Danis Tanovic, director;
10. Brazil, “Little Secret,” David Schurmann, director;
11. Bulgaria, “Losers,” Ivaylo Hristov, director;
12. Cambodia, “Before the Fall,” Ian White, director;
13. Canada, “It’s Only the End of the World,” Xavier Dolan, director;
14. Chile, “Neruda,” Pablo Larraín, director;
15. China, “Xuan Zang,” Huo Jianqi, director;
16. Colombia, “Alias Maria,” José Luis Rugeles, director;
17. Costa Rica, “About Us,” Hernán Jiménez, director;
18. Croatia, “On the Other Side,” Zrinko Ogresta, director;
19. Cuba, “The Companion,” Pavel Giroud, director;
20. Czech Republic, “Lost in Munich,” Petr Zelenka, director;
21. Denmark, “Land of Mine,” Martin Zandvliet, director;
22. Dominican Republic, “Sugar Fields,” Fernando Báez, director;
23. Ecuador, “Such Is Life in the Tropics,” Sebastián Cordero, director;
24. Egypt, “Clash,” Mohamed Diab, director;
25. Estonia, “Mother,” Kadri Kõusaar, director;
26. Finland, “The Happiest Day in the Life of Olli Mäki,” Juho Kuosmanen, director;
27. France, “Elle,” Paul Verhoeven, director;
28. Georgia, “House of Others,” Rusudan Glurjidze, director;
29. Germany, “Toni Erdmann,” Maren Ade, director;
30. Greece, “Chevalier,” Athina Rachel Tsangari, director;
31. Hong Kong, “Port of Call,” Philip Yung, director;
32. Hungary, “Kills on Wheels,” Attila Till, director;
33. Iceland, “Sparrows,” Rúnar Rúnarsson, director;
34. India, “Interrogation,” Vetri Maaran, director;
35. Indonesia, “Letters from Prague,” Angga Dwimas Sasongko, director;
36. Iran, “The Salesman,” Asghar Farhadi, director;
37. Iraq, “El Clásico,” Halkawt Mustafa, director;
38. Israel, “Sand Storm,” Elite Zexer, director;
39. Italy, “Fire at Sea,” Gianfranco Rosi, director;
40. Japan, “Nagasaki: Memories of My Son,” Yoji Yamada, director;
41. Jordan, “3000 Nights,” Mai Masri, director;
42. Kazakhstan, “Amanat,” Satybaldy Narymbetov, director;
43. Kosovo, “Home Sweet Home,” Faton Bajraktari, director;
44. Kyrgyzstan, “A Father’s Will,” Bakyt Mukul, Dastan Zhapar Uulu, directors;
45. Latvia, “Dawn,” Laila Pakalnina, director;
46. Lebanon, “Very Big Shot,” Mir-Jean Bou Chaaya, director;
47. Lithuania, “Seneca’s Day,” Kristijonas Vildziunas, director;
48. Luxembourg, “Voices from Chernobyl,” Pol Cruchten, director;
49. Macedonia, “The Liberation of Skopje,” Rade Šerbedžija, Danilo Šerbedžija, directors;
50. Malaysia, “Beautiful Pain,” Tunku Mona Riza, director;
51. Mexico, “Desierto,” Jonás Cuarón, director;
52. Montenegro, “The Black Pin,” Ivan Marinović, director;
53. Morocco, “A Mile in My Shoes,” Said Khallaf, director;
54. Nepal, “The Black Hen,” Min Bahadur Bham, director;
55. Netherlands, “Tonio,” Paula van der Oest, director;
56. New Zealand, “A Flickering Truth,” Pietra Brettkelly, director;
57. Norway, “The King’s Choice,” Erik Poppe, director;
58. Pakistan, “Mah-e-Mir,” Anjum Shahzad, director;
59. Palestine, “The Idol,” Hany Abu-Assad, director;
60. Panama, “Salsipuedes,” Ricardo Aguilar Navarro, Manolito Rodríguez, directors;
61. Peru, “Videophilia (and Other Viral Syndromes),” Juan Daniel F. Molero, director;
62. Philippines, “Ma’ Rosa,” Brillante Ma Mendoza, director;
63. Poland, “Afterimage,” Andrzej Wajda, director;
64. Portugal, “Letters from War,” Ivo M. Ferreira, director;
65. Romania, “Sieranevada,” Cristi Puiu, director;
66. Russia, “Paradise,” Andrei Konchalovsky, director;
67. Saudi Arabia, “Barakah Meets Barakah,” Mahmoud Sabbagh, director;
68. Serbia, “Train Driver’s Diary,” Milos Radovic, director;
69. Singapore, “Apprentice,” Boo Junfeng, director;
70. Slovakia, “Eva Nová,” Marko Skop, director;
71. Slovenia, “Houston, We Have a Problem!” Žiga Virc, director;
72. South Africa, “Call Me Thief,” Daryne Joshua, director;
73. South Korea, “The Age of Shadows,” Kim Jee-woon, director;
74. Spain, “Julieta,” Pedro Almodóvar, director;
75. Sweden, “A Man Called Ove,” Hannes Holm, director;
76. Switzerland, “My Life as a Zucchini,” Claude Barras, director;
77. Taiwan, “Hang in There, Kids!” Laha Mebow, director;
78. Thailand, “Karma,” Kanittha Kwunyoo, director;
79. Turkey, “Cold of Kalandar,” Mustafa Kara, director;
80. Ukraine, “Ukrainian Sheriffs,” Roman Bondarchuk, director;
81. United Kingdom, “Under the Shadow,” Babak Anvari, director;
82. Uruguay, “Breadcrumbs,” Manane Rodríguez, director;
83. Venezuela, “From Afar,” Lorenzo Vigas, director;
84. Vietnam, “Yellow Flowers on the Green Grass,” Victor Vu, director;
85. Yemen, “I Am Nojoom, Age 10 and Divorced,” Khadija Al-Salami, director.

The competitive Foreign Language Film category was introduced in 1956 for the 29th Academy Awards.

In celebration of its 60th anniversary, the Academy has created a complete playlist of acceptance speeches and a poster gallery of all the Foreign Language Film Oscar winners.

The 89th Oscars will be held on Sunday, February 26, 2017, at the Dolby Theatre at Hollywood & Highland Center in Hollywood, and will be televised live on the ABC Television Network at 7 p.m. ET/4 p.m. PT.

The Oscars also will be televised live in more than 225 countries and territories worldwide.

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