Afghanistan, “WAJMA – AN AFGHAN LOVE STORY,” Barmak Akram, director

A record 76 countries have submitted films for consideration in the Foreign Language Film category for the 86th Academy Awards®.  Moldova and Saudi Arabia are first-time entrants; Montenegro is submitting for the first time as an independent country.

The 2013 submissions are:

Afghanistan, “Wajma – An Afghan Love Story,” Barmak Akram, director; 
Albania, “Agon,” Robert Budina, director; 
Argentina, “The German Doctor,” Lucía Puenzo, director;
Australia, “The Rocket,” Kim Mordaunt, director; 
Austria, “The Wall,” Julian Pölsler, director; 
Azerbaijan, “Steppe Man,” Shamil Aliyev, director; 
Bangladesh, “Television,” Mostofa Sarwar Farooki, director; 
Belgium, “The Broken Circle Breakdown,” Felix van Groeningen, director; 
Bosnia and Herzegovina, “An Episode in the Life of an Iron Picker,” Danis Tanovic, director; 
Brazil, “Neighboring Sounds,” Kleber Mendonça Filho, director; 
Bulgaria, “The Color of the Chameleon,” Emil Hristov, director; 
Cambodia, “The Missing Picture,” Rithy Panh, director; 
Canada, “Gabrielle,” Louise Archambault, director; 
Chad, “GriGris,” Mahamat-Saleh Haroun, director; 
Chile, “Gloria,” Sebastián Lelio, director; 
China, “Back to 1942,” Feng Xiaogang, director; 
Colombia, “La Playa DC,” Juan Andrés Arango, director; 
Croatia, “Halima’s Path,” Arsen Anton Ostojic, director; 
Czech Republic, “The Don Juans,” Jiri Menzel, director;
Denmark, “The Hunt,” Thomas Vinterberg, director; 
Dominican Republic, “Quien Manda?” Ronni Castillo, director; 
Ecuador, “The Porcelain Horse,” Javier Andrade, director; 
Egypt, “Winter of Discontent,” Ibrahim El Batout, director; 
Estonia, “Free Range,” Veiko Ounpuu, director; 
Finland, “Disciple,” Ulrika Bengts, director; 
France, “Renoir,” Gilles Bourdos, director; 
Georgia, “In Bloom,” Nana Ekvtimishvili and Simon Gross, directors; 
Germany, “Two Lives,” Georg Maas, director; 
Greece, “Boy Eating the Bird’s Food,” Ektoras Lygizos, director; 
Hong Kong, “The Grandmaster,” Wong Kar-wai, director; 
Hungary, “The Notebook,” Janos Szasz, director; 
Iceland, “Of Horses and Men,” Benedikt Erlingsson, director; 
India, “The Good Road,” Gyan Correa, director; 
Indonesia, “Sang Kiai,” Rako Prijanto, director; 
Iran, “The Past,” Asghar Farhadi, director; 
Israel, “Bethlehem,” Yuval Adler, director; 
Italy, “The Great Beauty,” Paolo Sorrentino, director; 
Japan, “The Great Passage,” Ishii Yuya, director; 
Kazakhstan, “Shal,” Yermek Tursunov, director; 
Latvia, “Mother, I Love You,” Janis Nords, director; 
Lebanon, “Blind Intersections,” Lara Saba, director; 
Lithuania, “Conversations on Serious Topics,” Giedre Beinoriute, director; 
Luxembourg, “Blind Spot,” Christophe Wagner, director; 
Mexico, “Heli,” Amat Escalante, director; 
Moldova, “All God’s Children,” Adrian Popovici, director; 
Montenegro, “Ace of Spades – Bad Destiny,” Drasko Djurovic, director; 
Morocco, “Horses of God,” Nabil Ayouch, director; 
Nepal, “Soongava: Dance of the Orchids,” Subarna Thapa, director; 
Netherlands, “Borgman,” Alex van Warmerdam, director; 
New Zealand, “White Lies,” Dana Rotberg, director; 
Norway, “I Am Yours,” Iram Haq, director; 
Pakistan, “Zinda Bhaag,” Meenu Gaur and Farjad Nabi, directors; 
Palestine, “Omar,” Hany Abu-Assad, director; 
Peru, “The Cleaner,” Adrian Saba, director; 
Philippines, “Transit,” Hannah Espia, director; 
Poland, “Walesa. Man of Hope,” Andrzej Wajda, director; 
Portugal, “Lines of Wellington,” Valeria Sarmiento, director; 
Romania, “Child’s Pose,” Calin Peter Netzer, director; 
Russia, “Stalingrad,” Fedor Bondarchuk, director; 
Saudi Arabia, “Wadjda,” Haifaa Al Mansour, director; 
Serbia, “Circles,” Srdan Golubovic, director; 
Singapore, “Ilo Ilo,” Anthony Chen, director; 
Slovak Republic, “My Dog Killer,” Mira Fornay, director; 
Slovenia, “Class Enemy,” Rok Bicek, director; 
South Africa, “Four Corners,” Ian Gabriel, director; 
South Korea, “Juvenile Offender,” Kang Yi-kwan, director; 
Spain, “15 Years Plus a Day,” Gracia Querejeta, director; 
Sweden, “Eat Sleep Die,” Gabriela Pichler, director; 
Switzerland, “More than Honey,” Markus Imhoof, director; 
Taiwan, “Soul,” Chung Mong-Hong, director; 
Thailand, “Countdown,” Nattawut Poonpiriya, director; 
Turkey, “The Butterfly’s Dream,” Yilmaz Erdogan, director; 
Ukraine, “Paradjanov,” Serge Avedikian and Olena Fetisova, directors; 
United Kingdom, “Metro Manila,” Sean Ellis, director; 
Uruguay, “Anina,” Alfredo Soderguit, director; 
Venezuela, “Breach in the Silence,” Luis Alejandro Rodríguez and Andrés Eduardo Rodríguez, directors.

The 86th Academy Awards nominations will be announced live on Thursday, January 16, 2014, at 5:30 a.m. PT in the Academy’s Samuel Goldwyn Theater.

Academy Awards for outstanding film achievements of 2013 will be presented on Oscar Sunday, March 2, 2014, at the Dolby Theatre® at Hollywood & Highland Center® and televised live on the ABC Television Network.  The presentation also will be televised live in more than 225 countries and territories worldwide.