Best Foreign-Language Film Oscar submissions 2016

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Entries for the Best Foreign-Language Film at the 88th Academy Awards.

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Submissions for the Best Foreign-Language Film at the 88^th Academy Awards are coming in and will continue until October, when the full list of eligible submissions will be revealed.

Last year, a record 83 countries submitted features and the eventual winner was Polish feature Ida, directed by Pawel Pawlikowski.

This year’s nominations must be submitted by Oct 1.

Nine finalists will be shortlisted, which will be whittled down to five nominees that will be announced on Jan 14, 2016.

The 88^th Academy Awards will take place at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood on Feb 28, 2016.

List now complete…

Afghanistan Utopia, Hassan Nazer
Albania Bota, Iris Elezi, Thomas Logoreci
Algeria Twilight of Shadows, Mohamed Lakhdar Hamina
Argentina The Clan, Pablo Trapero
Australia Arrows of the Thunder, Dragon Greg Sneddon
Austria Goodnight Mommy, Veronika Franz, Severin Fiala

Bangladesh Jalal’s Story, Abu Shahed Emon
Belgium The Brand New Testament, Jaco Van Dormael
Bosnia and Herzegovina Our Everyday Story, Ines Tanović
Brazil The Second Mother, Anna Muylaert
Bulgaria The Judgment, Stephan Komandarev

Cambodia The Last Reel, Sotho Kulikar
Canada Félix and Meira, Maxime Giroux
Chile The Club, Pablo Larraín
China Go Away Mr Tumor, Han Yan
Colombia Embrace of the Serpent, Ciro Guerra
Costa Rica Imprisoned, Esteban Ramírez
Croatia The High Sun, Dalibor Matanić
Czech Republic Home Care, Slavek Horak

Denmark A War, Tobias Lindholm
Dominican Republic Sand Dollars, Laura Amelia Guzmán, Israel Cárdenas

Estonia 1944, Elmo Nüganen
Ethiopia Lamb, Yared Zeleke

Finland The Fencer, Klaus Härö
France Mustang, Deniz Gamze Ergüven

Georgia Moira, Levan Tutberidze
Germany Labyrinth of Lies, Giulio Ricciarelli
Greece Xenia, Panos H Koutras
Guatemala Ixcanul, Jayro Bustamante

Hong Kong To the Fore, Dante Lam
Hungary Son of Saul, László Nemes

Iceland Rams, Grímur Hákonarson
India Court, Chaitanya Tamhane
Iran Muhammad: The Messenger of God, Majid Majidi
Iraq Memories on Stone, Shawkat Amin Korki
Ireland Viva, Paddy Breathnach
Israel Baba Joon, Yuval Delshad
Italy Don’t Be Bad, Claudio Caligari
Ivory Coast Run, Philippe Lacôte

Japan 100 Yen Love, Masaharu Take
Jordan Theeb, Naji Abu Nowar

Kazakhstan Stranger, Yermek Tursunov
Kosovo Babai, Visar Morina
Kyrgyzstan Heavenly Nomadic, Mirlan Abdykalykov

Latvia Modris, Juris Kursietis
Lebanon Void - Naji Bechara, Jad Beyrouthy, Zeina Makki, Tarek Korkomaz, Christelle Ighniades, Maria Abdel Karim, Salim Haber
Lithuania The Summer of Sangaile, Alanté Kavaïté
Luxembourg Baby (A)lone, Donato Rotunno

Macedonia Honey Night, Ivo Trajkov
Malaysia Men Who Save the World, Liew Seng Tat
Mexico 600 Miles, Gabriel Ripstein
Montenegro You Carry Me, Ivona Juka
Morocco Aida, Driss Mrini

Nepal Talakjung vs Tulke, Basnet Nischal
Netherlands The Paradise Suite, Joost van Ginkel
Norway The Wave, Roar Uthaug

Pakistan Moor, Jami
Palestine The Wanted 18, Amer Shomali, Paul Cowan
Paraguay Cloudy Times, Arami Ullón
Peru NN, Héctor Gálvez
Philippines Heneral Luna, Jerrold Tarog
Poland 11 Minutes, Jerzy Skolimowski
Portugal Arabian Nights – Volume 2 The Desolate One, Miguel Gomes

Romania Aferim!, Radu Jude
Russia Sunstroke, Nikita Mikhalkov

Serbia Enclave, Goran Radovanović
Singapore 7 Letters - Royston Tan, Kelvin Tong, Eric Khoo, Jack Neo, Tan Pin Pin, Boo Junfeng, K Rajagopal
Slovakia Goat, Ivan Ostrochovský
Slovenia The Tree, Sonja Prosenc
South Africa The Two of Us, Ernest Nkosi
South Korea The Throne, Lee Joon-ik
Spain Flowers, Jon Garaño, Jose Mari Goenaga
Sweden A Pigeon Sat on a Branch Reflecting on Existence, Roy Andersson
Switzerland Iraqi Odyssey, Samir