From Albania to Vietnam: The Official Foreign Film List
by Peter Knegt (October 15, 2009)
A scene from Jacques Audiard's "The Prophet." Image courtesy of Sony Pictures Classics.
The full submission list for the 82nd Annual Academy Awards’ foreign-language category has been announced by the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences. Sixty-five countries have submitted films, with notable exceptions Egypt, Iraq, Lebanon, and Singapore, which had submitted films at least three times in the past four years. The complete list is below. The 82nd Academy Awards nominations will be announced on Tuesday, February 2, 2010. Films submitted for consideration in the Academy Awards’ 2009 foreign language film category: Albania - Alive, directed by Artan Minarolli Argentina - The Secret in Their Eyes, directed by Juan José Campanella Armenia - Autumn of the Magician, directed by Ruben & Vahe Gevorkyants Australia - Samson and Delilah, directed by Warwick Thornton Austria - Ein Augenblick Freiheit (For a Moment, Freedom), directed by Arash T. Riahi Bangladesh - Beyond the Circle, directed by Golam Rabbani Biplob Belgium - The Misfortunates, directed by Felix Van Groeningen Bolivia - Southern Zone, directed by Juan Carlos Valdivia Bosnia and Herzegovina - Night Guards, directed by Namik Kabil Brazil - Salve Geral, directed by Sergio Rezende Bulgaria - The World is Big and Salvation Lurks Around the Corner, directed by Stephan Komandarev Canada - I Killed My Mother, directed by Xavier Dolan Chile - Dawson, Isla 10, directed by Miguel Littín China - Forever Enthralled, directed by Chen Kaige Colombia - The Wind Journeys, directed by Ciro Guerra
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I’d like to know the story behind Egypt and Lebanon not submitting films this year.
I imagine The Wind Journeys will be Colombia’s submission, though it should really be Crab Trap.
Serbia replaced its Best Foreign Language Film submission. It is no longer “Here and There” by Darko Lungulov (more than 50% of the dialog is in english). New entry is “Sveti Georgije ubiva azdahu” (”St. George Shoots the Dragon”) by Srdjan Dragojevic.