A record 63 countries have submitted films for consideration in the Foreign Language Film category for the 80th Academy Awards, AMPAS President Sid Ganis announced Wednesday. Among the entries released by the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences are Israel’s “Beaufort,” after “The Band’s Visit“‘s controversial disqualification (as indieWIRE’s Anthony Kaufman discusses here), and Taiwan’s “Island Etude.” Sources had suggested that Ang Lee‘s “Lust, Caution” would be that country’s pick, but the Academy decided there was not enough Tawianese particpation, despite Lee’s similarly produced “Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon winning the award in 2001. Nominations for the 80th Academy Awards will be announced on Tuesday, January 22, 2008, at 5:30 a.m. PT and the Oscars will be presented Sunday, February 24, 2008 at the Kodak Theater in Hollywood.
The 2007 Foreign Language Film submissions are:
Argentina, “XXY,” Lucia Puenzo, director
Australia, “The Home Song Stories,” Tony Ayres, director
Austria, “The Counterfeiters,” Stefan Ruzowitzky, director
Azerbaijan, “Caucasia,” Farid Gumbatov, director
Bangladesh, “On the Wings of Dreams,” Golam Rabbany Biplob, director
Belgium, “Ben X,” Nic Balthazar, director
Bosnia and Herzegovina, “It’s Hard to Be Nice,” Srdan Vuletic, director
Brazil, “The Year My Parents Went on Vacation,” Cao Hamburger, director
Bulgaria, “Warden of the Dead,” Ilian Simeonov, director
Canada, “Days of Darkness,” Denys Arcand, director
Chile, “Padre Nuestro,” Rodrigo Sepulveda, director
China, “The Knot,” Yin Li, director
Colombia, “Satanas,” Andi Baiz, director
Croatia, “Armin,” Ognjen Svilicic, director
Cuba, “The Silly Age,” Pavel Giroud, director
Czech Republic, “I Served the King of England,” Jiri Menzel, director
Denmark, “The Art of Crying,” Peter Schonau Fog, director
Egypt, “In the Heliopolis Flat,” Mohamed Khan, director
Estonia, “The Class,” Ilmar Raag, director
Finland, “A Man’s Job,” Aleksi Salmenpera, director
France, “Persepolis,” Marjane Satrapi, Vincent Paronnaud, directors
Georgia, “The Russian Triangle,” Aleko Tsabadze, director
Germany, “The Edge of Heaven,” Fatih Akin, director
Greece, “Eduart,” Angeliki Antoniou, director
Hong Kong, “Exiled,” Johnnie To, director
Hungary, “Taxidermia,” Gyorgy Palfi, director
Iceland, “Jar City,” Baltasar Kormakur, director
India, “Eklavya – The Royal Guard,” Vidhu Vinod Chopra, director
Indonesia, “Denias, Singing on the Cloud,” John De Rantau, director
Iran, “M for Mother,” Rasoul Mollagholipour, director
Iraq, “Jani Gal,” Jamil Rostami, director
Ireland, “Kings,” Tom Collins, director
Israel, “Beaufort,” Joseph Cedar, director
Italy, “The Unknown,” Giuseppe Tornatore, director
Japan, “I Just Didn’t Do It,” Masayuki Suo, director
Kazakhstan, “Mongol,” Sergei Bodrov, director
Korea, “Secret Sunshine,” Chang-dong Lee, director
Lebanon, “Caramel,” Nadine Labaki, director
Luxembourg, “Little Secrets,” Pol Cruchten, director
Macedonia, “Shadows,” Milcho Manchevski, director
Mexico, “Silent Light,” Carlos Reygadas, director
The Netherlands, “Duska,” Jos Stelling, director
Norway, “Gone with the Woman,” Petter Naess, director
Peru, “Crossing a Shadow,” Augusto Tamayo, director
Philippines, “Donsol,” Adolfo Alix, Jr., director
Poland, “Katyn,” Andrzej Wajda, director
Portugal, “Belle Toujours,” Manoel de Oliveira, director
Puerto Rico, “Love Sickness,” Carlitos Ruiz, Mariem Perez, directors
Romania, “4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days,” Cristian Mungiu, director
Russia, “12,” Nikita Mikhalkov, director
Serbia, “The Trap,” Srdan Golubovic, director
Singapore, “881,” Royston Tan, director
Slovakia, “Return of the Storks,” Martin Repka, director
Slovenia, “Short Circuits,” Janez Lapajne, director
Spain, “The Orphanage,” J.A. Bayona, director
Sweden, “You, the Living,” Roy Andersson, director
Switzerland, “Late Bloomers,” Bettina Oberli, director
Taiwan, “Island Etude,” Chen Huai-En, director
Thailand, “King of Fire,” Chatrichalerm Yukol, director
Turkey, “A Man’s Fear of God,” Ozer Kiziltan, director
Uruguay, “The Pope’s Toilet,” Enrique Fernandez, Cesar Charlone, directors
Venezuela, “Postcards from Leningrad,” Mariana Rondon, director
Vietnam, “The White Silk Dress,” Luu Huynh, director
