Academy announces films competing in Foreign Language category

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:

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