Best Foreign-Language Film Academy Award submissions 2015

Submissions for the Best Foreign-Language Film at the 87^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 76 countries submitted features and the eventual winner was Italian entry The Great Beauty, directed by Paolo Sorrentino.

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 15, 2015.

The awards ceremony will be held on Feb 22, 2015 in the Dolby Theatre, Hollywood.

Afghanistan, A Few Cubic Meters Of Love, Jamshid Mahmoudi
Argentina, Wild Tales, Damián Szifrón
Australia, Charlie’s Country, Rolf de Heer
Austria, The Dark Valley, Andreas Prochaska
Azerbaijan, Nabat, Elchin Musaoglu

Bangladesh, Glow Of The Firefly, Khalid Mahmood Mithu
Belgium, Two Days, One Night, Jean-Pierre Dardenne and Luc Dardenne
Bolivia, Forgotten, Carlos Bolado
Bosnia and Herzegovina, With Mom, Faruk Lončarevič
Brazil, The Way He Looks, Daniel Ribeiro
Bulgaria, Bulgarian Rhapsody, Ivan Nitchev

Canada, Mommy, Xavier Dolan
Chile, To Kill A Man, Alejandro Fernández Almendras
China, The Nightingale, Philippe Muyl
Colombia, Mateo, María Gamboa
Costa Rica, Red Princesses, Laura Astorga Carrera
Croatia, Cowboys, Tomislav Mršić
Cuba, Conducta, Ernesto Daranas Serrano
Czech Republic, Fair Play, Andrea Sedláčková

Denmark, Sorrow And Joy, Nils Malmros
Dominican Republic, Cristo Rey, Leticia Tonos

Ecuador, Silence In Dreamland, Tito Molina
Egypt, Factory Girl, Mohamed Khan
Estonia, Tangerines, Zaza Urushadze
Ethiopia, Difret, Zeresenay Berhane Mehari

Finland, Concrete Night, Pirjo Honkasalo
France, Saint Laurent, Bertrand Bonello

Georgia, Corn Island, George Ovashvili
Germany, Beloved Sisters, Dominik Graf
Greece, Little England, Pantelis Voulgaris

Hong Kong, The Golden Era, Ann Hui
Hungary, White God, Kornél Mundruczó

Iceland, Life In A Fishbowl, Baldvin Zophoníasson
India, Liar’s Dice, Geetu Mohandas
Indonesia, Soekarno, Hanung Bramantyo
Iran, Today, Reza Mirkarimi
Iraq, Mardan, Batin Ghobadi
Ireland, The Gift, Tom Collins
Israel, Gett, The Trial Of Viviane Amsalem, Ronit Elkabetz and Shlomi Elkabetz
Italy, Human Capital, Paolo Virzì

Japan, The Light Shines Only There, Mipo O

Kosovo, Three Windows And A Hanging, Isa Qosja
Kyrgyzstan, Kurmanjan Datka Queen Of The Mountains, Sadyk Sher-Niyaz

Latvia, Rocks In My Pockets, Signe Baumane
Lebanon, Ghadi, Amin Dora
Lithuania, The Gambler, Ignas Jonynas
Luxembourg, Never Die Young, Pol Cruchten

Macedonia, To The Hilt, Stole Popov
Malta, Simshar, Rebecca Cremona
Mauritania, Timbuktu, Abderrahmane Sissako
Mexico, Cantinflas, Sebastián del Amo
Moldova, The Unsaved, Igor Cobileanski
Montenegro, The Kids From The Marx And Engels Street, Nikola Vukčević
Morocco, The Red Moon, Hassan Benjelloun

Nepal, Jhola, Yadav Kumar Bhattarai
Netherlands, Accused, Paula van der Oest
New Zealand, The Dead Lands, Toa Fraser
Norway, 1001 Grams, Bent Hamer

Pakistan, Dukhtar, Afia Nathaniel
Palestine, Eyes Of A Thief, Najwa Najjar
Panama, Invasion, Abner Benaim
Peru, The Gospel Of The Flesh, Eduardo Mendoza
Philippines, Norte, The End Of History, Lav Diaz
Poland, Ida, Paweł Pawlikowski
Portugal, What Now? Remind Me, Joaquim Pinto

Romania, The Japanese Dog, Tudor Cristian Jurgiu
Russia, Leviathan, Andrey Zvyagintsev

Serbia, See You In Montevideo, Dragan Bjelogrlić
Singapore, Sayang Disayang, Sanif Olek
Slovakia, A Step Into The Dark, Miloslav Luther
Slovenia, Seduce Me, Marko Šantić
South Africa, Elelwani, Ntshavheni Wa Luruli
South Korea, Haemoo, Shim Sung-bo
Spain, Living Is Easy With Eyes Closed, David Trueba
Sweden, Force Majeure, Ruben Östlund
Switzerland, The Circle, Stefan Haupt

Taiwan, Ice Poison, Midi Z
Thailand, The Teacher’s Diary, Nithiwat Tharathorn
Turkey, Winter Sleep, Nuri Bilge Ceylan

Ukraine, The Guide, Oles Sanin
United Kingdom, Little Happiness, Nihat Seven
Uruguay, Mr. Kaplan, Álvaro Brechner

Venezuela, The Liberator, Alberto Arvelo