The official Best Foreign Language Film submissions to the 2013 Oscars have been announced by their respective countries.
The final official list, revealed on October 8 2012, consists of a record number of 71 films.
This is the first time Kenya has taken part, and the second time for Cambodia with its first submission since 1994.
Iran, who won last year for A Separation, originally selected Reza Mirkarimi's A Cube of Sugar, but later announced that they would boycott this year's awards.
No other films were withdrawn or disqualified.
Read on for the list of films in competition for the 85th Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film:
Shortlisted
Nominated
Academy Award Winner
Afghanistan - The Patience Stone (سن صبور)Atiq Rahimi [Persian]
Albania - PharmakonJoni Shanaj [Albanian]
Algeria - Zabana! (زبانة)Saïd Ould Khelifa [Arabic, French]
Argentina - Clandestine Childhood (Infancia clandestina)Benjamín Avila [Spanish]
Armenia - If Only Everyone (Եթե բոլորը)Nataliya Belyauskene [Armenian, Russian]
Australia - Lore
Austria - Amour
Azerbaijan - ButaIlgar Najaf [Azerbaijani]
Bangladesh - Ghetuputra KamolaHumayun Ahmed [Bengali]
Belgium - Our Children (À perdre la raison)
Bosnia and Herzegovina - Children of Sarajevo (Djeca)
Brazil - The Clown (O Palhaço)Selton Mello [Portuguese]
Bulgaria - Sneakers (Кецове)
Cambodia - Lost Loves (ឃ្លាតទៅសែនឆ្ងាយ)Chhay Bora [Khmer]
Canada - War Witch (Rebelle)
Chile - No
China - Caught in the Web (搜索)Chen Kaige [Mandarin]
Colombia - El Cartel de los SaposCarlos Moreno [Spanish]
Croatia - Cannibal Vegetarian (Ljudožder vegetarijanac)Branko Schmidt [Croatian]
Czech Republic - In The Shadows (Ve stínu)David Ondříček [Czech, German]
Denmark - A Royal Affair (En kongelig affære)
Dominican Republic - Check Mate (Jaque Mate)José María Cabral [Spanish]
Estonia - Mushrooming (Seenelkäik)Toomas Hussar [Estonian]
France - The Intouchables (Intouchables)
Finland - Purge (Puhdistus)Antti Jokinen [Finnish]
Georgia - Keep Smiling (გაიღიმეთ)Rusudan Chkonia [Georgian]
Germany - Barbara
Greece - Unfair World (Άδικος Κόσμος)
Greenland - InukMike Magidson [Greenlandic]
Hong Kong - Life Without Principle (夺命金)
Hungary - Just the Wind (Csak a szél)
Iceland - The Deep (Djúpið)Baltasar Kormákur [Icelandic]
India - Barfi! (बर्फी)
Indonesia - The Dancer (Sang Penari)Ifa Isfansyah [Indonesian, Banyamasan]
Israel - Fill the Void (למלא את החלל)Rama Burshtein [Hebrew]
Italy - Caesar Must Die (Cesare deve morire)
Japan - Our Homeland (一かぞくのくに)Yong-hi Yang [Japanese]
Kazakhstan - Myn Bala (Жаужүрек мың бала)Akan Satayev [Kazakh]
Kyrgyzstan - The Empty HomeNurbek Egen [Kyrgyz, Russian, French]
Kenya - Nairobi Half LifeDavid Tosh Gitonga [Swahili, Kikuyu, English]
Latvia - Gulf Stream Under the Iceberg (Golfa straume zem ledus kalna)Yevgeni Pashkevich [Russian]
Lithuania - RaminAudrius Stonys [Georgian]
Malaysia - Bunohan
Macedonia - The Third Half (Трето полувреме)Darko Mitrevski [Macedonian, German, Bulgarian]
Mexico - After Lucia (Después de Lucía)Michel Franco [Spanish]
Morocco - Death for Sale (موت للبيع)Faouzi Bensaïdi [Arabic]
Netherlands - Kauwboy
Norway - Kon-Tiki
Palestine - When I Saw You (لما شفتك)Annemarie Jacir [Arabic]
Philippines - BwakawJun Robles Lana [Tagalog]
Poland - 80 Million (80 milionów)
Portugal - Blood of My Blood (Sangue do meu Sangue)
Peru - The Bad Intentions (Las malas intenciones)Rosario Garcia-Montero [Spanish]
Romania - Beyond the Hills (Dupa dealuri)
Russia - White Tiger (Белый тигр)Karen Shakhnazarov [Russian]
Serbia - When Day Breaks (Кад сване дан)Goran Paskaljević [Serbian]
Singapore - Already FamousMichelle Chong [Chinese]
Slovakia - Made in Ash (Až do mesta Aš)Iveta Grófová [Slovak, German, Czech]
Slovenia - A Trip (Izlet)
South Africa - Little One (Umfaan)Darrell Roodt [Afrikaans]
South Korea - Pietà (피에타)
Spain - BlancanievesPablo Berger [Silent with Spanish intertitles]
Sweden - The Hypnotist (Hypnotisören)Lasse Hallström [Swedish]
Switzerland - Sister (L'Enfant d'en haut)
Taiwan - Touch of the Light (逆光飛翔)Chang Rong-ji [Mandarin]
Thailand - Headshot (ฝนตกขึ้นฟ้า)
Turkey - Where the Fire Burns (Ateşin Düştüğü Yer)İsmail Güneş [Turkish]
Ukraine - Firecrosser (Той, хто пройшов крізь вогонь)Mykhailo Illienko [Ukrainian]
Uruguay - La demoraRodrigo Plá [Spanish]
Venezuela - Rock, Paper, Scissors (Piedra, papel o tijera)Hernán Jabes [Spanish]
Vietnam - The Scent of Burning Grass (Mùi cỏ cháy)Nguyễn Hữu Mười [Vietnamese]
25/71 reviewed. (Last update: January 24, 2013)
25 comments:
Thanks for the early news, BT. Barbara is on my anticipated list, I saw it won Silver Bear for best director at Berlin Film Festival
And I'm left completely at a blank and realize that this is why I visit you.
I'm with D4 at the moment!
I saw Barbara at the Buenos Aires Independent Film Festival and could it be a serious finalist
Great list - thanks for the coverage BT. I was left a little cold by Barbara, although I still think Nina Hoss might be the most beautiful woman alive. But I can't wait to see the others.
I hope A Simple Life would win this time,such a deserving one.
I can't believe it has been a year since you started this last time... jeeeesh
Mine too. It just sounds like my type of film. Hopefully I'll get a chance to screen it soon.
That's what I'm here for.
Thanks for stopping by Ricardo. That's good to hear about Barbara. What do you think Argentina's entry will be?
I agree it should have been nominated last year. Sadly it is not eligible this time around
Good to hear from you again Lisa, hope all is well. I remember skimming your review of it a few months back. Hopefully I get to see it soon.
I know, one year to the day. The time just flies.
I have only seen 6 of these so far, but they were all good films. Tops would be Amour and Caesar Must Die, but I also really liked Lore (a high quality Australian/German production), A Royal Affair and No. Heard great things about War Witch, Beyond the Hills, Sister and The Intouchables. Should be interesting.
The submissions look ssoo impressive this year. Dying to see "Our Children", "Amour", "Lore", "War Witch", "A Royal Affair", "Barfi!" "No".
Great work - keep it coming.
Estonia!! Woooo - representing proudly! Sadly, I haven't seen it since I'm not in Estonia at the moment but I did see the trailer and it looked very promising!
Yeah lots of good films here, I think the competition this year will be a close one.
So have you taken the chance to watch the Hypnotist? Maybe not that funny without subtitles though... hahah
The Swedish entry is only picked because Hallström directed it. I have only heard bad stuff about and everyone who is into Oscar predictions can easily put it in the category that it will not making the final round.
I've now seen most of the one's you listed here, and I think it's going to be a very tight race.
That's a shame, My Life as a Dog is one of my all time favorites, so I had my fingers crossed that this would be a return to form.
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Well, I have to say I was thrilled thrilled thrilled to see Haneke nominated for best director and Amour for best film, even outside of the best foreign film category. I can't see Amour winning best film (it will win best foreign film for sure) but maybe they will give Haneke a gong for director as a kind of lifetime achievement thingy... I haven't been this interested in the Academy Awards for years!
I agree, it would be amazing if he somehow steals one of the main awards, and the possibility of it might be enough to make me actually watch the ceremony for once.
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