2015 Oscar Foreign Language Submissions

Updated - October 7, 2014

Cuba, China and Kyrgyztan made last-minute submissions increasing the total number of countries participating this year to 77! Good luck to everyone!

China "THE NIGHTINGALE"

Cuba "CONDUCTA (BEHAVIOR)"

Kyrgyztan "KURMANJAN DATKA: QUEEN OF THE MOUNTAINS"

Updated - October 2, 2014

Ireland beat the deadline and is in! 74 countries are in the race!

Ireland "AN BRONNTANAS (THE GIFT)"

Updated - October 1, 2014

Deadline's today! Costa Rica, Australia and South Africa are in!

Australia "CHARLIE'S COUNTRY"

Costa Rica "RED PRINCESSES"

South Africa "ELELWANI"

Updated - September 30, 2014

One day to go before the deadline and three countries join the race. Argentina submits the expected nominee "Wild Tales". Lebanon and Ecuador also announce their entries.

Argentina "WILD TALES"

Ecuador "SILENCE IN DREAMLAND"

Lebanon "GHADI"

Updated - September 28, 2014

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Russia, Egypt and United Kingdom (yes, they have another entry this year!) are in. They are the 65th, 66th, and 67th countries to announce their submissions!

Egypt "THE FACTORY GIRL"

Russia "LEVIATHAN"

United Kingdom "LITTLE ENGLAND"

Updated - September 25, 2014

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Spain, New Zealand, Bangladesh and Palestine are in!

New Zealand "THE DEAD LANDS"

Bangladesh "GLOW OF THE FIREFLY"

Palestine "EYES OF A THIEF"

Spain "LIVING IS EASY WITH EYES CLOSED"

Updated - September 24, 2014

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With just a week to go before the deadline, four more countries announced their entries overnight. The Philippines has selected what is perhaps the longest film ever submitted (I will have to research further on this) to the Oscars in Lav Diaz's acclaimed four-hour snoozefest "Norte: The End of History". Italy, Singapore and Uruguay also named their selections.

Uruguay "MR. KAPLAN"

Singapore "MY BELOVED DEAREST"

Philippines "NORTE: THE END OF HISTORY"

Italy "THE HUMAN CAPITAL"

Updated - September 23, 2014

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India and Iceland announced their submissions today.

Iceland "LIFE IN A FISHBOWL"

India "LIAR'S DICE"

Updated - September 22, 2014

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With the October 1 deadline approaching, 7 countries announced their submissions over the weekend and they all look mighty interesting!!! I wish i could watch the Iranian entry "Today" today (pun intended). Switzerland, Israel, Macedonia, France, Kosovo and Bosnia and Herzegovina all made their announcements too this weekend. Thailand also announced their submission today.

France "SAINT LAURENT"

Thailand "TEACHER'S DIARY"

Bosnia and Herzegovina "WITH MOM"

Iran "TODAY"

Israel "GETT: THE TRIAL OF VIVIANE AMSALEM"

Kosovo "THREE WINDOWS AND A HANGING"

Macedonia "TO THE HILT"

Switzerland "THE CIRCLE"

Updated - September 19, 2014

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Canada submitted Xavier Dolan's "Mommy". Lithuania submitted "The Gambler" - one of the best movies I've seen all year!. South Korea, Belgium, Slovakia all announced their entries, too!

Belgium "TWO DAYS, ONE NIGHT"

Lithuania - "THE GAMBLER"

Canada "MOMMY"

Slovakia "A STEP INTO THE DARK"

South Korea "SEA FOG"

Updated - September 18, 2014

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Six countries announced their submissions today! Brazil has a strong chance of getting into the coveted January shortlist with the the Teddy-winning "The Way He Looks"! Other countries making their announcements are Colombia, Denmark, Morocco, Pakistan and the Czech Republic.

Brazil "THE WAY HE LOOKS"

Colombia "MATEO"

Czech Republic "FAIR PLAY"

Denmark "SORROW & JOY"

Morocco "THE RED MOON"

Pakistan "DUKHTAR"

Updated - September 17, 2014

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Panama submits for the first time! Bolivia announces submission.

Bolivia "OLVIDADOS"

Panama "INVASION"

Updated - September 16, 2014

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Slovenia selects the award-winning "Seduce Me", Hongkong submits Ann Hui's "The Golden Era" and Latvia goes with the animated film "Rocks in My Pockets."

Slovenia "SEDUCE ME"

HongKong "THE GOLDEN ERA" (dir. Ann Hui)

Latvia "ROCKS IN MY POCKETS"

Updated - September 13, 2014

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Afghanistan submits "A Few Cubic Meters of Love".

Afghanistan "A FEW CUBIC METERS OF LOVE"

Updated - September 12, 2014

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Mexico could get a nomination this year with their entry, "Cantinflas."

Mexico "CANTINFLAS"

Updated - September 10, 2014

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Montenegro and Portugal announced their entries today.

Montenegro "THE BOYS FROM MARX AND ENGELS STREET"

Portugal "WHAT NOW? REMIND ME"

Updated - September 9, 2014

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Greece, Taiwan, Ukraine and Chile have announced their selections today.

Ukraine "THE GUIDE"

Chile 'TO KILL A MAN"

Greece "LITTLE ENGLAND"

Taiwan "ICE POISON"

Updated - September 7, 2014

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Dominican Republic, Peru and Mauritania have made their entries known this weekend, too!

Dominican Republic is fielding "Cristo Rey", Peru, the curiously-titled "The Gospel of the Flesh", and Mauritania, the Cannes-winning film "Timbuktu."

Dominican Republic "CRISTO REY"

Peru "THE GOSPEL OF THE FLESH"

Mauritania "TIMBUKTU"

Updated - September 5, 2014

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Bulgaria, Georgia and The Netherlands have announced their submissions!

Bulgaria "BULGARIAN RHAPSODY"

Georgia "CORN ISLAND"

Netherlands "ACCUSED"

Updated - September 4, 2014

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Japan and Norway announces Oscar submissions!

Japan "THE LIGHT SHINES ONLY THERE"

Norway "1001 GRAMS"

Updated - September 3, 2014

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Croatia, Estonia, Finland, Serbia, Sweden, Venezuela and Austria all announced submissions this past couple of days!

Croatia "COWBOYS"

Austria "THE DARK VALLEY"

Finland "CONCRETE NIGHT"

Serbia "SEE YOU IN MONTEVIDEO"

Sweden "FORCE MAJEURE"

Estonia "TANGERINES"

Venezuela "THE LIBERATOR"

Updated - August 28, 2014

Luxembourg submission is "Never Die Young"

Luxembourg "NEVER DIE YOUNG"

Updated - August 27, 2014

Nepal and Germany have announced their submissions. Deadline for countries to submit is October 1.

Germany "BELOVED SISTERS"

Nepal "JHOLA"

Updated - August 14, 2014

The 2015 Oscars is upon us once again... Various countries have begun submitting their official entries to one of the most coveted and career-making movie awards in the world: the Oscars!

I shall be compiling the submissions as I get wind of them.

First to announce their submission is Hungary. "White God", which won a prize at Cannes this year and won the hearts of critics for its canine cast.

Turkey and Poland have announced their submissions, too!

Romania is said to have submitted "The Japanese Dog."

Nepal and Germany submissions.

Romania "THE JAPANESE DOG"

Hungary "WHITE GOD"

Poland "IDA"

Turkey "WINTER SLEEP"

xxx
Raymond Lo