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SUBMISSION CHARTS 
most recent update 12/08/23
CHART 2: GERMANY through NORWAY
29 official submissions 

 

Germany
21 noms | 4 wins | + 5 finalists | submitting since 1956

๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช

THE TEACHER'S LOUNGE
dir. Ilker Çatak
Official Site
SPC in US, TBA

98 min
German, Turkish, Polish, English

A young idealist teacher tries to mediate a dispute about theft in the school.

Not Selected
Germany considered 11 other pictures including Christian Petzold's Afire, Wim Wenders Anselm, and Venice premiere The Theory of Everything

recent key submissions
2022 - All Quiet On...
2021 -I'm Your Man
2018 - Never Look Away
2016 - Toni Erdmann
2015 - Labyrinth of Lies

Greece
5 noms | 0 wins |  submitting since 1957

๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ท

BEHIND THE HAYSTACKS
Dir. Asimina Proedrou
No US Distrib. yet

118 minutes
Greek

A family drama aboua an incident on Greece's norther border.

recent key submissions
2021 - Digger
2018 - When Tomatoes
2011 - Attenberg
2010 Dogtooth

Hungary
10 noms | 2 wins | + 2 finalists | submitting since 1965

๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡บ

FOUR SOULS OF COYOTE
Dir. Aron Gauder
No US Distrib. yet

103 minutes
Hungarian and English

This marks the first time Hungary has submitted an animated film. It's about Native American teenagers and an oil pipeline.

recent key submissions
2021 - Post Mortem
2018 -On Body and Soul
2015 - Son of Saul

Iceland
1 nomination | 
(submitting since 1980

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ธ

GODLAND
Dir. Hlynur Palmason
Streaming on Criterion

143 minutes
Icelandic and Danish

Historical drama about a Danish priest sent to Iceland in the 19th century

recent key submissions
2022 - Beautiful Beings
2021- Lamb
2019 - White White Day
2018 - Woman at War
2012 - The Deep
2010 - Mamma Gógó

India
3 nominations | +1 finalist
submitting since 1957

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2018 - EVERYONE IS A HERO
Dir. Jude Anthany Joseph

150 minutes
Malayalam

A disaster epic about the 2018 Kerala Floods. 

recent key submissions
2022 - The Last Film Show

 

Indonesia
never nominated | submitting since 1987

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AUTOBIOGRAPHY
Dir. Makbul Mubarak

115 minutes
Indonesian

A drama about a male housekeeper and his clients mayoral election campaign

recent key submissions
2021 -Yuni
2020 - Impetigore

Iran
3 noms | 2 wins | + 2 finalists | submitting since 1977

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ท

THE NIGHT GUARDIAN
Dir. Reza Mirkarimi
No US Distrib. Yet

118 minutes
Persian

A rural work stands on the street looking for work.

Filmmakers in Iran have objected to this submission since so many filmmakers have had to go underground due to arrests and threats. Mirkarimi was submitted twice before for So Close So Far (2005), and Today (2014).

recent key submissions
2021 - A Hero
2020 - Sun Children
2016 - Salesman
2011 - A Separation
2009 - About Elly

Iraq
never nominated | submitting since 2005

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HANGING GARDENS
Dir. Ahmed Yassin Al Daradji
No US Distrib. Yet

117 minutes
Arabic

A garbage picker retrieves a sex doll from teh dumps. Explosive drama follows.

recent key submissions
2022 - The Exam

Ireland
1 nominee | + 1 finalist | submitting spottily since 2005

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IN THE SHADOW OF BEIRUT
Dir. Stephen Gerard Kelly & Garry Keane

92 minutes
Arabic

A documentary about two  neighborhoods in Lebanon which were the scene of a massacre

recent key submissions
2022 - The Quiet Girl
2017 - Song of Granite
2015 - Viva

 

Israel
10 noms | 0 wins | + 1 finalist |  submitting since 1964

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SEVEN BLESSINGS
Dir. Ayelet Menahem
No US Distrib. Yet

108 minutes
Hebrew, Arabic, French

In this dramedy, a 40 year old woman returns to Israel (from France) to marry her true love. A week of festival meals begins.

not selected
Though they don't have an "official" finalist list they send the winner of the Ophirs. The other nominees were: Home, The Other Widow, Running on Sand,  and Vanishing Soldier

recent key submissions
2022 - Cinema Sabaya
2020 - Asia
2017 - Foxtrot
2014 - Gett

 

 

Italy
3 Honoraries | 28 noms | 11 wins | + 1 finalist | submitting since 1956

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IO CAPITANO
Dir. Matteo Garrone
No US Distrib. Yet

121 minutes
Wolof & French

This Venice prize winner is about two young men from Dakar who travel to Europe

not selected
Italy was also considering these other titles: A Brighter Tomorrow, C'e Ancora Domani, Casanova's Return, Fireworks, Kidnapped, Last Night of Amore, La Chimera, Land of Women, Mixed by Erry, Noi Anni Luce, and Thank You Guys. 

recent key submissions
2021 -Hand of God
2016 - Fire at Sea
2013 - The Great Beauty
2008 - Gomorrah

Japan
3 Honoraries | 13 noms | 2 wins | + 1 finalist | submitting since 1956

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PERFECT DAYS
Dir. Wim Wenders
Match Factory in US, TBA

123 minutes
Japanese

A drama about the passions of a janitor. It won the Best Actor prize at Cannes for Kôji Yakusho. (Wim Wenders has been submitted by Germany thrice so he adds another country here!)

recent key submissions
2021 -Drive My Car
2018 - Shoplifters
2010 - Confessions
2008 - Departures
2004 - Nobody Knows
2003 - Twilight Samurai

Jordan
1 nomination | submitting since 2008

๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ด

INSHALLAH A BOY
Dir. Amjad Al Rasheed
Greenwich Ent. in US, TBA

113 minutes
Arabic

A drama about Jordan's inheritance culture in which women are pressured to give their property to male relatives

recent key submissions
2022 - Farha
2015 -Theeb

Kenya
never nominated |  submitting since 2012

๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ช

MVERA
Dir. Daudi Anguka

117 minutes
Swahili

A drama about a community in Mombasa with corrupt leadership and people in poverty

Not Selected
The other two films considered were Unheard Voices and Shimoni

recent key submissions
2018 Supa Modo

Latvia
never nominated | 
submitting since 1992

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MY FREEDOM
Dir. Ilze Kunga-Melgaile
No US Distrib Yet

98 minutes
Latvian

A free thinking woman becomes a major force in the Latvian National Awakening. But that brings complications for her private life. 

recent key submissions
2020 - Blizzard of Souls
2017 - Chronicles of...
2014 - Rocks in my...

 

 

Lithuania
never nominated | submitting since 2006

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SLOW
Dir. Marija Kavtaradze
No US Distrib Yet

108 minutes
Lithuanian and English

A dancer and a sign-language interpreter dive into a new relationship.

 

recent key submissions
2022 - Pilgrims
2021 - Isaac

Luxembourg
never nominated | submitting since 1997

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THE LAST ASHES
Dir. Loïc Tanson
No US Distrib Yet

120 minutes
Luxembourgish

A western about a woman with a new identity returning to her native village for revenge.

recent key submissions
2016 Voices from Chernobyl
2019 Tel Aviv on Fire

Malaysia
never nominated | submitting infrequently since 2004

๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡พ

TIGER STRIPES
Dir. Amanda Nell Eu
No US Distribution Yet

95 minutes
Malay

A horror film about an 11 year old girl whose body starts experiencing physical changes.

recent key submissions
2021 - Hail Driver!

Mexico
9 noms |  1 win | + 4 finalists | submitting since 1957

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TOTEM
Dir. Lila Avilés
Janus Films in US, TBA

95 minutes
Spanish

A birthday party for her grandfather signals that change is coming for a seven year old girl. Avilés previously directed the very well received film The Chambermaid (2018)

Not Selected
Mexico had five other finalists. They were: The Great Seduction, Huesera: The Bone Woman, Noise, Que Viva Mexico,  and Where the Track Ends

recent key submissions
2022 - Bardo
2021 - Prayers for Stolen

Moldova
never nominated | submitting infrequently since 2013

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THUNDERS
Dir. Ioane Bobeica

75 minutes
Romanian

A drama about a forbidden friendship and a mined field.

recent key submissions
2022 - Carbon

 

Mongolia
never nominated | submitting infrequently since 2003

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CITY OF WIND
Dir. Lkhagvadulam Purev-Ochir
REVIEW

104 minutes
Mongolian

A coming of age drama about a studious teenage boy (Best Actor Horizons prize at Venice) in modern Mongolia and a romantic awakening.

recent key submissions
2003 - Story of the Weeping Camel

Montenegro
never nominated | submitting since 2013

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SIRIN
Dir. Senad Sahmanovic

90 minutes
Serbo-Croatian

A drama about an immigrant from the former Yugoslavia and her eventual return to Montenegro.

recent key submissions
2021 - After the Winter
2015 - You Carry Me

Morocco
never nominated | + 2 finalists | submitting since 1977

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THE MOTHER OF ALL LIES
Dir. Asmae El Moudir
No US Distrib. Yet
REVIEW

96 minutes
Arabic

A documentary about a woman searching for the truth about her family's history and the 1981 Bread Riots. It played in Un Certain Regard at Cannes.

recent key submissions
2022 - The Blue Caftan

 

 

Namibia
FIRST SUBMISSION!

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UNDER THE HANGING TREE
Dir. Perivi Katjavivi
No US Distrib Yet

90  minutes
Afrikaans, German, and English

The plot concerns a police officer struggling to keep her town from unravelling after a murder.

Nepal
1 nomination | submitting since 1999

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HALKARA
Dir. Bikram Sapkota
No US Distrib Yet

110 minutes
Nepali

Apparently this drama was made in 2020 but it's just this summer made it into theaters. 

recent key submissions
2020 - Bulbul
2017 - White Sun
1999 - Caravan

 

 

The Netherlands
7 noms | 3 wins | + 3 finalists | submitting since 1959

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SWEET DREAMS
Dir. Ena Sendijareviฤ‡
No US Distrib. Yet
REVIEW

102 minutes
Dutch & Indonesian

The death of a Dutch sugar plantation owner and the drama that ensues when he leaves his estate to the son of his housekeeper.

not selected
There were 14 other films considered including Mascot 

recent key submissions
2021 -Do Not Hesitate
2019 - Instinct
2013 - Borgman
2009 - Winter in Wartime
2006 - Black Book

Nigeria
never nominated | submitting since 2019

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MAMI WATA
Dir. CJ Obasi
Sept 29 in US
REVIEW

107 minutes
West African Pidgin English, Fon

An adaptation of African folklore involving two sisters and a mermaid goddess. In black and white.

North Macedonia
2 nominations | submitting since 1994

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HOUSEKEEPING FOR BEGINNERS
Dir. Goran Stolevski
Focus Features, US TBA

107 minutes
Macedonian, Balkan Romani, Albanian

Deals with the drama of a crowded queer household. From Stolevski who in three short years has made three acclaimed features (see also Of An Age and You Won't Be Alone). Housekeeping for Beginners  won the Queer Lion at Venice

Norway
6 nominations | + 2 finalists |  submitting since 1957

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SONGS OF EARTH
Dir Margreth Olin
REVIEW

90 minutes
Norwegian

not selected
The other finalists were the comedy Happy Day and the
Amanda Award winner Let the River Flow

recent key submissions
2021 - Worst Person...
2020 - Hope
2017 - Thelma
2015 - The Wave
2012 - Kon-Tiki
2006 - Reprise

Hong Kong "A Light Never Goes Out" and Kyrgrystan "This is What I Remember" were submitted but  are on the Academy's viewing list

Guatemala, Kazakhstan, Kosovo and Lebanon did not submit this year

 

Pt 1 ALBANIA to GEORGIA 


Pt 3 PAKISTAN to VIETNAM 

 

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