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Wednesday, August 24, 2022 at 11:00PM We're up to seven official contenders in Oscar's Best International Feature Film category. Only 85ish more to go! Canada and Germany have made their selections, one is surprising the other is exactly what everyone expected...
Saturday, August 20, 2022 at 4:48PM Our fifth official submission for the 95th Oscars Best International Feature Film race has been announced.
🇺🇾 THE EMPLOYER AND THE EMPLOYEE
Uruguay (nothing from 22 submissions... though they had technially had 1 nominee but it was subsequently disqualified)
Best International Film, Oscars (22), Uruguay Tuesday, August 16, 2022 at 5:03PM by Nathaniel R
Four countries have already announced their Oscar submissions thus far but soon the official titles will start pouring in from all over the place. Today we have news from Germany and Poland, both of which have won the category before. Both countries have named a list of finalists for the submission. Those titles are after the jump...
Monday, August 15, 2022 at 3:48PM 
We have our fourth contestant in the annual Oscar games for international cinema. If you missed the first three those were here.
🇹🇼 GODDAMNED ASURA
Taiwan (3 nominations, 1 win, and 2 additional finalists from 48 submissions)
The film is about a young man who orders a gun online and fires into a crowd on his 18th birthday. The film reportedly has an ambitious structure, shifting from virtual gaming to reality and following six different people who will be affected by the shooting. This film was inspired by a true story in 2014 which has inspired other films before this as well since gun violence is rare in Taiwan...
Friday, August 12, 2022 at 9:20AM by Nathaniel R
The incredible Tang Wei stars in Park Chan-wook's "Decision to Leave"
Finally some news on the Best International Feature Film Oscar race. It's the most exciting for us to track since you really have to play along to be in the know. Earlier today we told you about the possibilities from Israel (they always select the winner of the Ophir... unless they can't for eligibilty reasons) and we also have our first three official submissions. They are...
