65 countries to vy for Foreign Language Oscar

Oct 15, 2009 by Ian Evans

AMPAS President Tom Sherak has announced that sixty-five countries have submitted films for consideration in the Foreign Language Film category for the 82nd Academy Awards®. The 2009 submissions are:

  • Albania, Alive!, Artan Minarolli, director
  • Argentina, El Secreto de Sus Ojos, Juan Jose Campanella, director
  • Armenia, Autumn of the Magician, Rouben Kevorkov and Vaheh Kevorkov, directors
  • Australia, Samson & Delilah, Warwick Thornton, director
  • Austria, For a Moment Freedom, Arash T. Riahi, director
  • Bangladesh, Beyond the Circle, Golam Rabbany Biplob, director
  • Belgium, The Misfortunates, Felix van Groeningen, director
  • Bolivia, Zona Sur, Juan Carlos Valdivia, director
  • Bosnia and Herzegovina, Nightguards, Namik Kabil, director
  • Brazil, Time of Fear, Sergio Rezende, director
  • Bulgaria, The World Is Big and Salvation Lurks around the Corner, Stephan Komandarev, director
  • Canada, I Killed My Mother, Xavier Dolan, director
  • Chile, Dawson, Isla 10, Miguel Littin, director
  • China, Forever Enthralled, Chen Kaige, director
  • Colombia, The Wind Journeys, Ciro Guerra, director
  • Croatia, Donkey, Antonio Nuic, director
  • Cuba, Fallen Gods, Ernesto Daranas, director
  • Czech Republic, Protektor, Marek Najbrt, director
  • Denmark, Terribly Happy, Henrik Ruben Genz, director
  • Estonia, December Heat, Asko Kase, director
  • Finland, Letters to Father Jacob, Klaus Haro, director
  • France, Un Prophete, Jacques Audiard, director
  • Georgia, The Other Bank, George Ovashvili, director
  • Germany, The White Ribbon, Michael Haneke, director
  • Greece, Slaves in Their Bonds, Tony Lykouressis, director
  • Hong Kong, Prince of Tears, Yonfan, director
  • Hungary, Chameleon, Krisztina Goda, director
  • Iceland, Reykjavik-Rotterdam, Oskar Jonasson, director
  • India, Harishchandrachi Factory, Paresh Mokashi, director
  • Indonesia, Jamila and the President, Ratna Sarumpaet
  • Iran, About Elly, Asghar Farhadi, director
  • Israel, Ajami, Scandar Copti and Yaron Shani, director
  • Italy, Baaria, Giuseppe Tornatore, director
  • Japan, Nobody to Watch over Me, Ryoichi Kimizuka, director
  • Kazakhstan, Kelin, Ermek Tursunov, director
  • Korea, Mother, Joon-ho Bong, director
  • Lithuania, Vortex, Gytis Luksas, director
  • Luxembourg, Refractaire, Nicolas Steil, director
  • Macedonia, Wingless, Ivo Trajkov, director
  • Mexico, Backyard, Carlos Carrera, director
  • Morocco, Casanegra, Nour-Eddine Lakhmari, director
  • The Netherlands, Winter in Wartime, Martin Koolhoven, director
  • Norway, Max Manus, Espen Sandberg and Joachim Roenning, directors
  • Peru, The Milk of Sorrow, Claudia Llosa, director
  • Philippines, Grandpa Is Dead, Soxie H. Topacio, director
  • Poland, Reverse, Borys Lankosz, director
  • Portugal, Doomed Love, Mario Barroso, director
  • Puerto Rico, Kabo and Platon, Edmundo H. Rodriguez, director
  • Romania, Police, Adjective, Corneliu Porumboiu, director
  • Russia, Ward No. 6, Karen Shakhnazarov, director
  • Serbia, St. George Shoots the Dragon, Srdjan Dragojevic, director
  • Slovakia, Broken Promise, Jiri Chlumsky, director
  • Slovenia, Landscape No. 2, Vinko Moderndorfer, director
  • South Africa, White Wedding, Jann Turner, director
  • Spain, The Dancer and the Thief, Fernando Trueba, director
  • Sri Lanka, The Road from Elephant Pass, Chandran Rutnam
  • Sweden, Involuntary, Ruben Ostlund, director
  • Switzerland, Home, Ursula Meier, director
  • Taiwan, No Puedo Vivir sin Ti, Leon Dai, director
  • Thailand, Best of Times, Yongyoot Thongkongtoon, director
  • Turkey, I Saw the Sun, Mahsun Kirmizigul, director
  • United Kingdom, Afghan Star, Havana Marking, director
  • Uruguay, Bad Day for Fishing, Alvaro Brechner, director
  • Venezuela, Libertador Morales, El Justiciero, Efterpi Charalambidis, director
  • Vietnam, Don’t Burn It, Dang Nhat Minh, director

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