We now have a total of 66 submissions for Oscar's Best International Feature competition. Here are the new submissions since our last overview roundup.
- Brazil -Babenco: Tell Me When I Die (Brazil & Oscar)
- Chile -The Mole Agent - now streaming on Hulu
- Colombia -Forgotten We'll Be
- Denmark -Another Round (EFA Nominee | Denmark & Oscar)
- Dominican Republic - A State of Madness
- Finland -Tove
- France -Two of Us (France & Oscar)
- Jordan -200 Meters
- Kyrgyzstan -Running to the Sky
- Latvia -Blizzard of Souls
- Suriname -Wiren (FIRST SUBMISSION!)
- Tunisia - The Man Who Sold His Skin
- Uzbekistan - 2000 Songs of Farida
In addition to the 66 titles already announced we have finalist lists for Italy, Nepal, and Serbia on the respective Oscar charts.
ELSEWHERE
We have begun to hear rumors that Canada's Funny Boy which hits Netflix on December 10th is mostly in the English language so if that's true it might be disqualified from the category (this has happened to several films in the past). Films have to be less than 50% English language in their dialogue to be eligible. The only exception the Academy has made is that they've now approved "Pidgin English" ostensibly to make it easier for certain African countries to submit after Nigeria and Austria's entries, both featuring Nigerians were disqualified last year. But Pidgin English is a broad term so we don't know how lenient they'll start being given this new ruling.Trailers rarely paint the whole truth about a movie but the trailer to Funny Boy is ENTIRELY in what sounds like traditional English.
WHERE TO SEE THE MOVIES?
If you want to get a jump on some of the submissions 12 of the 65 titles are streaming or will be soon. Netflix has six of them: Austria's What We Wanted, Mexico's I'm No Longer Here, Spain's The Endless Trench, Taiwan's A Sun, Turkey's Miracle in Cell No 7, and on December 10th, Canada's Funny Boy. You can also stream Chile's The Mole Agent on Hulu, Guatemala's La Llorona on Amazon, Indonesia's Impetigore is on Shudder or Roku, Lithuania's Nova Lituania on MUBI, and South Korea's Man Standing Next on Amazon, YouTube, or iTunes. Denmark's Another Round, which feels like a likely nominee or at least finalist arrives in December in both theaters and on VOD. You can follow the list as it grows at our Oscar charts or on our Letterboxd list.