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Wednesday, August 24, 2022 at 11:00PM We're up to seven official contenders in Oscar's Best International Feature Film category. Only 85ish more to go! Canada and Germany have made their selections, one is surprising the other is exactly what everyone expected...
Wednesday, August 24, 2022 at 7:21AM by Nathaniel R
This year's European Film Awards ceremony (which moves locales each season) will take place in Rekyjavik, Iceland on December 10th. Though nominations won't be announced until November 8th, we now know 30 of the titles that are being considered for those nominations (another dozen are usually added to the list before voting though). On the following list you'll see a couple of 2021 Oscar titles but that's because the EFA's calendar runs summer to summer and is less concerned with release dates than with world premieres (which is smart given that so many different countries are involved); films which had their first official screenings between June 1st, 2021 and May 31st, 2022 qualify. The EFA Awards are always interesting because they are fairly unpredictable and have no concerns with being an Oscar bellwether though some of the titles vying for prizes each year end up as Oscar submissions from their respective countries.
The list is after the jump (links go to reviews or coverage if we've done any)...
Saturday, August 20, 2022 at 4:48PM Our fifth official submission for the 95th Oscars Best International Feature Film race has been announced.
🇺🇾 THE EMPLOYER AND THE EMPLOYEE
Uruguay (nothing from 22 submissions... though they had technially had 1 nominee but it was subsequently disqualified)
Best International Film, Oscars (22), Uruguay Tuesday, August 16, 2022 at 5:03PM by Nathaniel R
Four countries have already announced their Oscar submissions thus far but soon the official titles will start pouring in from all over the place. Today we have news from Germany and Poland, both of which have won the category before. Both countries have named a list of finalists for the submission. Those titles are after the jump...
Monday, August 15, 2022 at 3:48PM 
We have our fourth contestant in the annual Oscar games for international cinema. If you missed the first three those were here.
🇹🇼 GODDAMNED ASURA
Taiwan (3 nominations, 1 win, and 2 additional finalists from 48 submissions)
The film is about a young man who orders a gun online and fires into a crowd on his 18th birthday. The film reportedly has an ambitious structure, shifting from virtual gaming to reality and following six different people who will be affected by the shooting. This film was inspired by a true story in 2014 which has inspired other films before this as well since gun violence is rare in Taiwan...
