Eighty-one countries have submitted films for consideration in the 2015 Foreign Language Film Oscar category for the
88th Academy Awards®. Paraguay is a first-time entrant.
The 2015 submissions are:
Afghanistan, “Utopia,” Hassan Nazer, director;
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WZhbfzrKWLw
Albania, “Bota,” Iris Elezi, Thomas Logoreci, directors;
https://vimeo.com/122133505
Algeria, “Twilight of Shadows,” Mohamed Lakhdar Hamina, director;
Argentina, “The Clan,” Pablo Trapero, director;
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aWia2xcELuI
Australia, “Arrows of the Thunder Dragon,” Greg Sneddon, director;
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6TSHuWQjixA
Austria, “Goodnight Mommy,” Veronika Franz, Severin Fiala, directors;
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7u3GCfr0U94
Bangladesh, “Jalal’s Story,” Abu Shahed Emon, director;
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Cu0vvLRKsI
Belgium, “The Brand New Testament,” Jaco Van Dormael, director;
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l9jEA8uzHwQ
Bosnia and Herzegovina, “Our Everyday Story,” Ines Tanović, director;
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OO6fH-cZpzA
Brazil, “The Second Mother,” Anna Muylaert, director;
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iNjwuQcvGms
Bulgaria, “The Judgment,” Stephan Komandarev, director;
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XRCAYsrl37s
Cambodia, “The Last Reel,” Sotho Kulikar, director;
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v1XmFpUAVvw
Canada, “Félix and Meira,” Maxime Giroux, director;
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-HFbAjkmeYQ
Chile, “The Club,” Pablo Larraín, director;
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e8c2DYoF7lA
China, “Go Away Mr. Tumor,” Han Yan, director;
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=65UUtHBHJZM
Colombia, “Embrace of the Serpent,” Ciro Guerra, director;
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vS73P3hZvPA
Costa Rica, “Imprisoned,” Esteban Ramírez, director;
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BFcdWPoxEzo
Croatia, “The High Sun,” Dalibor Matanić, director;
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pcWDMgipJ78
Czech Republic, “Home Care,” Slavek Horak, director;
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LdP5dEndQkI
Denmark, “A War,” Tobias Lindholm, director;
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qRkE5ZrPzs0
Dominican Republic, “Sand Dollars,” Laura Amelia Guzmán, Israel Cárdenas, directors; (pictured above)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9HeEPnn7ioE
Estonia, “1944,” Elmo Nüganen, director;
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p4ni6KeO-AY
Ethiopia, “Lamb,” Yared Zeleke, director;
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VKh2M2ooD3w
Finland, “The Fencer,” Klaus Härö, director;
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ocTDfePRAOg
France, “Mustang,” Deniz Gamze Ergüven, director;
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ud2yfvjdKRU
Georgia, “Moira,” Levan Tutberidze, director;
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=myW9KtGw8sA
Germany, “Labyrinth of Lies,” Giulio Ricciarelli, director;
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1xU0Ywoww70
Greece, “Xenia,” Panos H. Koutras, director;
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qaZ3mOod9hk
Guatemala, “Ixcanul,” Jayro Bustamante, director;
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yMMP0Z21zqU
Hong Kong, “To the Fore,” Dante Lam, director;
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z3_4N1DoFbg
Hungary, “Son of Saul,” László Nemes, director;
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fDP3TZilWHc
Iceland, “Rams,” Grímur Hákonarson, director;
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SWOFWaltGRw
India, “Court,” Chaitanya Tamhane, director;
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4sc8z7zav9A
Iran, “Muhammad: The Messenger of God,” Majid Majidi, director;
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=95HoUxTWGi0
Iraq, “Memories on Stone,” Shawkat Amin Korki, director;
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kuBFjhUo5C8
Ireland, “Viva,” Paddy Breathnach, director;
Israel, “Baba Joon,” Yuval Delshad, director;
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YQLOlq1PfQs
Italy, “Don’t Be Bad,” Claudio Caligari, director;
Ivory Coast, “Run,” Philippe Lacôte, director;
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9SDrpfbnKUk
Japan, “100 Yen Love,” Masaharu Take, director;
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lwF-VZMEoFc
Jordan, “Theeb,” Naji Abu Nowar, director;
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UqUbMKf8c60
Kazakhstan, “Stranger,” Yermek Tursunov, director;
Kosovo, “Babai,” Visar Morina, director;
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MXnmJBVtFBY
Kyrgyzstan, “Heavenly Nomadic,” Mirlan Abdykalykov, director;
Latvia, “Modris,” Juris Kursietis, director;
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rWCxsRlW8Bg
Lebanon, “Void,” Naji Bechara, Jad Beyrouthy, Zeina Makki, Tarek Korkomaz, Christelle Ighniades, Maria Abdel Karim, Salim Haber, directors;
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U_ryTnlrB_s
Lithuania, “The Summer of Sangaile,” Alanté Kavaïté, director;
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HoijP-cGzfE
Luxembourg, “Baby (A)lone,” Donato Rotunno, director;
Macedonia, “Honey Night,” Ivo Trajkov, director;
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vdaM3dbsgNo
Malaysia, “Men Who Save the World,” Liew Seng Tat, director;
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0DoUf5jSq_s
Mexico, “600 Miles,” Gabriel Ripstein, director;
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BGINGaYOlGs
Montenegro, “You Carry Me,” Ivona Juka, director;
Morocco, “Aida,” Driss Mrini, director;
Nepal, “Talakjung vs Tulke,” Basnet Nischal, director;
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zl-JXV0JTzw
Netherlands, “The Paradise Suite,” Joost van Ginkel, director;
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yBxz3h3uhos
Norway, “The Wave,” Roar Uthaug, director;
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zIr90-aG26Y
Pakistan, “Moor,” Jami, director;
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DUgbkOedFOY
Palestine, “The Wanted 18,” Amer Shomali, Paul Cowan, directors;
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ekhTuZpMw54
Paraguay, “Cloudy Times,” Arami Ullón, director;
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uSekF0ANW5o
Peru, “NN,” Héctor Gálvez, director;
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZalPtyQSMus
Philippines, “Heneral Luna,” Jerrold Tarog, director;
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I_T1ykhy3Fg
Poland, “11 Minutes,” Jerzy Skolimowski, director;
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8IlSOg1-6Tk
Portugal, “Arabian Nights – Volume 2, The Desolate One,” Miguel Gomes, director;
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i59kera1ayM
Romania, “Aferim!” Radu Jude, director;
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mmTYOY_jQWc
Russia, “Sunstroke,” Nikita Mikhalkov, director;
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8WypoUHTWH8
Serbia, “Enclave,” Goran Radovanović, director;
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dddfro-Vt9M
Singapore, “7 Letters,” Royston Tan, Kelvin Tong, Eric Khoo, Jack Neo, Tan Pin Pin,Boo Junfeng, K. Rajagopal, directors;
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dI_Tp92v_OA
Slovakia, “Goat,” Ivan Ostrochovský, director;
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OOs0PTCC07A
Slovenia, “The Tree,” Sonja Prosenc, director;
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZQlBmcyyVzg
South Africa, “The Two of Us,” Ernest Nkosi, director;
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uv0y8n0Pu0E
South Korea, “The Throne,” Lee Joon-ik, director;
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pmsD3wvvGP8
Spain, “Flowers,” Jon Garaño, Jose Mari Goenaga, directors;
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8L33oXnK75w
Sweden, “A Pigeon Sat on a Branch Reflecting on Existence,” Roy Andersson, director;
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h7pna4laaAk
Switzerland, “Iraqi Odyssey,” Samir, director;
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LTs2IMlv7rY
Taiwan, “The Assassin,” Hou Hsiao-hsien, director;
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0bqNyl72eBw
Thailand, “How to Win at Checkers (Every Time),” Josh Kim, director;
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JfXh86HUpAA
Turkey, “Sivas,” Kaan Müjdeci, director;
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OWeZ0bZz12M
United Kingdom, “Under Milk Wood,” Kevin Allen, director;
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hqHAwLeJzhU
Uruguay, “A Moonless Night,” Germán Tejeira, director;
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GV9N_SNC8DQ
Venezuela, “Gone with the River,” Mario Crespo, director;
https://vimeo.com/117647793
Vietnam, “Jackpot,” Dustin Nguyen, director.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O9NEbqrL9jw
The 88th Academy Awards nominations will be announced live on Thursday, January 14, 2016, at 5:30 a.m. PT at the Academy’s Samuel Goldwyn Theater in Beverly Hills.
The 88th Oscars® will be held on Sunday, February 28, 2016, at the Dolby Theatre® at Hollywood & Highland Center® in Hollywood, and will be televised live by the ABC Television Network at 7 p.m. ET/4 p.m. PT. The Oscar presentation also will be televised live in more than 225 countries and territories worldwide.
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The American Film Institute (AFI) announced the complete slate of films for the 2015 AFI European Union Film Showcase, taking place December 1–20 at the AFI Silver Theatre and Cultural Center in Silver Spring, Maryland. This year’s AFI European Union Film Showcase will open December 1 with Fernando León de Aranoa’s A PERFECT DAY (Spain), a darkly comedic portrait of aid workers attempting to provide clean water during the aftermath of the Balkan War, starring Oscar® winners Benicio Del Toro (TRAFFIC, SICARIO) and Tim Robbins (MYSTIC RIVER, THE SHAWSHANK REDEMPTION) alongside Olga Kurylenko (QUANTUM OF SOLACE, OBLIVION) and Mélanie Thierry (THE ZERO THEOREM).
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eQfqygkNMqE
The Closing Night film, THE TREASURE (Romania), directed by Corneliu Porumboiu (POLICE, ADJECTIVE; 12:08 EAST OF BUCHAREST), is a deadpan comedy of manners that premiered at the Cannes Film Festival, where it won the Prix Un Certain Talent.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d56mX1P6p2U
The Showcase’s Special Presentations section includes Paolo Sorrentino’s YOUTH (Italy) starring Michael Caine, Harvey Keitel, Jane Fonda, Paul Dano and Rachel Weisz; THE LADY IN THE VAN (United Kingdom) starring Maggie Smith; Jacques Audiard’s Cannes Palme d’Or winner DHEEPAN (France); BODY (Poland) directed by Malgorzata Szumowska, winner of the Best Director prize at the 2015 Berlin International Film Festival; 45 YEARS (United Kingdom) starring Charlotte Rampling and Tom Courtenay, winners of Best Actress and Actor at Berlin; Cannes Grand Prix Winner SON OF SAUL (Hungary); Berlin Silver Bear prize winner AFERIM! (Romania); festival favorite MY GOLDEN DAYS (France) directed by Arnaud Desplechin; Venice Film Festival premiere A WAR (Denmark) directed by Tobias Lindholm (A HIJACKING); and A ROYAL NIGHT OUT (United Kingdom) starring Sarah Gadon, Bel Powley, Emily Watson and Rupert Everett.
Other highlights include the U.S. premiere of MA MA (Spain) starring Penélope Cruz; DISORDER (France) starring Matthias Schoenaerts and Diane Kruger; THE WAIT (Italy) starring Juliette Binoche; SECOND COMING (United Kingdom) starring Idris Elba; Matteo Garrone’s TALE OF TALES (Italy) starring Salma Hayek, John C. Reilly and Vincent Cassel; KILL YOUR FRIENDS (United Kingdom) starring Nicholas Hoult, James Corden and Rosanna Arquette; and Nanni Moretti’s MIA MADRE starring John Turturro.
Among the films featured are a number of 2015 Oscar® submissions for Best Foreign Language Film, including THE HIGH SUN (Croatia); A WAR (Denmark); 1944 (Estonia); THE FENCER (Finland); SON OF SAUL (Hungary); THE SUMMER OF SANGAILE (Lithuania); BABY(A)LONE (Luxembourg); AFERIM! (Romania); and THE TREE (Slovenia). 2014 Oscar® submissions include SIMSHAR (Malta).
Complete list of U.S. premieres:
MA MA (Spain)
EVA NOVÁ (Slovakia)
THE SNAKE BROTHERS (Czech Republic)
THE MAGIC MOUNTAIN (France)
BABY(A)LONE (Luxembourg)
IMPRESSIONS OF A DROWNED MAN (Cyprus)
Complete list of East Coast premieres:
A WAR (Denmark)
THE WAIT (Italy)
YOU’RE UGLY TOO (Ireland)
(BE)LONGING (Portugal)
THE TREE (Slovenia)
SIMSHAR (Malta)