Norway has submitted Joachim Trier’s Sentimental Value (Affeksjonsverdi) as its contender for the Best International Feature Film category at the 98th Academy Awards (2026).
Foreign Language Films
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‘The Mysterious Gaze of the Flamingo’ wins LGBT Sebastiane Latino Award
The Mysterious Gaze of the Flamingo (La misteriosa mirada del flamenco) by Diego Céspedes The Mysterious Gaze of the Flamingo (La misteriosa mirada del flamenco), the debut feature film from Chilean moviemaker Diego Céspedes, has won the Sebastiane Award given by Gehitu, the Basque Association of Gays, Lesbians, Transsexuals and Bisexuals, and presented at the upcoming San Sebastian Festival.
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Germany Submits ‘Sound of Falling’ for Oscar for Best International Feature Film
Sound of Falling (In die Sonne schauen) by Mascha Schilinski Germany has officially selected Mascha Schilinski’s Sound of Falling (In die Sonne schauen) as its submission for the Best International Feature Film category at the 98th Academy Awards. The announcement was made by German Films, the national cinema organization.
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Thailand Submits ‘A Useful Ghost’ for Oscar for Best International Feature Film
Thailand earlier this week selected Ratchapoom Boonbunchachoke’s debut feature A Useful Ghost (Phi Chidi Kha) as the country’s submission for the Best International Feature Film category at the 98th Academy Awards.
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Ireland Submits Sanatorium for Oscar for International Feature Film
Ireland has selected the Irish-made, Ukrainian-language film Sanatorium directed by Galway-born filmmaker Gar O’Rourke to represent the country in the Oscars International Feature Film category at the upcoming 98th Academy Awards.
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‘Stranger Eyes’ Trailer – Lee Kang-sheng Stars in Yeo Siew Hua’s Surveillance Thriller Film
Stranger Eyes is a gripping surveillance thriller film from Singaporean filmmaker Yeo Siew Hua, starring Lee Kang-sheng alongside Wu Chien-ho and Anicca Panna.
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Hiroshi Okuyama’s ‘My Sunshine’ Japanese Drama Film Sets US Release Date | Trailer
My Sunshine (Boku no Ohisama) is an understated coming-of-age drama film , and the second feature from Japanese filmmaker Hiroshi Okuyama. Set in a snow-blanketed Hokkaido, the film stars Keitatsu Koshiyama as Takuya, a shy boy struggling with a stutter, whose true world opens up when he meets a graceful figure skater.
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Ido Fluk’s ‘Köln 75’ German Drama on Keith Jarrett’s Legendary Concert to Open in US Cinemas | Trailer
Köln 75 by Ido Fluk (Zeitgeist Films, Kino Lorber) Zeitgeist Films and Kino Lorber have partnered to release Köln 75, the German music-drama film by Ido Fluk starring Mala Emde (And Tomorrow the Whole World), John Magaro (Past Lives; September 5), and Michael Chernus (Severance; Devil in Disguise: John Wayne Gacy).
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Roman Polanski’s ‘An Officer and a Spy’ to Open in US Cinemas, ’40 Acres’ to Open in Uk Cinemas
An Officer and a Spy by Roman Polanski (Film Forum) Roman Polanski’s An Officer and a Spy sets US theatrical release date
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Snapshot – ‘Oblivium’, ‘Baby’ and ‘A Star Without a Star’ Released on VOD | Trailer
Baby by Marcelo Caetano (Dark Star Pictures, Uncork’d Entertainment) Ibrahim and Omar Ashmawey’s horror-thriller indie film Oblivium on VOD on July 8 | Trailer
