97th Academy Awards International Feature Film Submissions

Update: Today August 2, 2024 the first two countries announced their submissions and the race is open for the most sought-after award in the Industry plus more interesting The List with all the great movies we all hope to see as-soon-as-possible has just started! Hooray!

As every year the list includes info about festivals when movie has participated and won awards plus female directors are highlighted in BLUE. Also synopsis and tralers are available at my trailers site (MOC) as well as the movie poster collection in Pinterest. Be aware that Pinterest has become more strict with their images and sometimes films have posters that they will delete from the site, so if poster is not there is because was deleted by Pinterest. Sigh.

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Today, Friday, July 12, 2024 is a good day to start my favorite annual post about those movies that definitively are or will become part of my must-be-seen list, the films countries submit to be considered for the #Oscars2025 Best International Feature award.  Even when no country has made an announcement, some are starting to release news about their selection processes and establishing key dates.

News from the Academy tells us they changed films eligibility period and now is from November 1st, 2023 to September 30, 2024. Also, Wednesday, October 2, 2024 is the submissions to the Academy deadline.

Category and Academy awards key dates for this edition are the following Tuesday, December 17, 2024 Shortlist; Friday, January 17, 2025 Nominations; and Sunday, March 2, 2025 the awards ceremony. The infamous Class of 2025 photo will be taken on Monday, February 10, 2025 at the Oscars Nominees Luncheon.

The 2025 List

Armenia: Յաշան և Լեոնիդ Բրեժնևը Yasha and Leonid Breznev, Edgar Baghdasaryan
Austria: Des Teufels Bad (The Devil's Bath), Severin Fiala and Veronika Franz #Berlinale2024 Competition and Silver Bear winner for Outstanding Artistic Contribution to cinematography

Bulgaria: Tриумф Triumph, Kristina Grozeva and Peter Valchanov #TIFF24 Panorama Competition

Cambodia: Rendez-vous avec Pol Pot (Meeting with Pol Pot), Tithy Panh #Cannes2024 Premiere
Canada: آواز بوقلمون Une Langue Universelle (Universal Language), Matthew Rankin #Quinzaine2024 Audience award winner #Cannes2024
Chile: El Lugar de la Otra (In Her Place), Maite Alberdi #72SSIFF Competention
Croatia: Lijepa večer, lijep dan (Beautiful Evening, Beautiful Day),  Ivona Juka

Estonia: Biwa järve 8 nägu (8 Views of Lake Biwa), Marko Raat #IFFR2024

Germany: دانه‌ی انجیر معابد Daneh Anjeer Moghadas (The Seed of the Sacred Fig), Mohammad Rasoulof #Cannes2024 Competition Jury Special Prize, FIPRESCI Award, Ecumenical Award, AFCAE Art House Cinema Award, and Prix François Chalais winner

Iraq: ميسي بغداد Baghdad Messi, Sahim Omar Kalifa
Ireland: Kneecap, Rich Peppiatt #Sundance2024 NEXT Audience Award winner

Japan: クラウド Cloud, Kurosawa Kiyoshi #Venezia81 Out of Competition

Kyrgyzstan: Бейиш эненин таманында Beyish Enenin Tamanynda (Heaven is Beneath Mother's Feet), Ruslan Akun

Latvia: Straume (Flow), Gints Zibalodis #Cannes2024 #UnCertainRegard (animation)
Lithuania: Sesės (Drowning Dry), Lauryno Bareišos #Locarno2024 Best Direction and Best Performance awards winner

Morocco: الجميع يحب تودا Everybody Loves Touda, Nabil Ayouch #Cannes2024 Premiere

Palestine: من المسافة صفر From Ground Zero, 22 directors: Wissam Moussa, Nidal Damo, Ahmed Hassouna, Alaa Ayoub, Karim Satoum, Bashar Al Babisi, Khamis Masharawi, Nida’A Abu Hasna, Tamer Nijim, Ahmed Al Danaf, Rima Mahmoud, Muhammad Al Sharif, Basil El Maqousi, Mustafa Al Nabih, Rabab Khamis, Mustafa Kulab, Alaa Damo, Hana Eleiwa, Mahdi Kreirah, Aws Al Banna, Islam Al Zeriei, Etimad Washah (shorts omnibus documentary)

Romania: Trei kilometri până la capătul lumii (Three Kilometers to the End of the World), Emanuel Pârvu #Cannes2024 Competition Queer Palm winner #30thSFF Heart of Sarajevo winner

South Korea: 서울의 봄 Seoului Bom (12.12: The Day), Kim Sung-Su

Taiwan: 老狐狸 Lǎo hú li (Old Fox), Hsiao Ya-chuan
Turkey: Hayat (Life), Zeki Demirkubuz

Uruguay: Hay Una Puerta Ahí (The Door Is There), Facundo Ponce de León y Juan Ponce de León (documentary)

To check available info and trailer go MOC here.

To check available movie posters go my Pinterest here.

News

Albania: Registration deadline September 12.
Argentina: Registration deadline August 15.   Closed.
Algeria: Registration deadline September 1.  Closed.

Bhutan: Registration deadline September 25.
Bosnia and Herzegovina: Registration deadline August 10. Closed.
Brazil: Registration deadline August 26.  Closed.  Shortlist of 6 films September 16. Selection September 23.

Colombia: Watch registered films until September 15.
Costa Rica: Registration deadline August 5. Closed.
Czech Republic: Registration deadline July 31.  Closed. 13 films registered, selection on September 10.

Denmark: Shortlist with 3 films. Selection September 19.


France: Registration deadline July 15.  Closed. Shortlist on September 11. Selection on September 18.

Georgia: Registration deadline September 6.  Selection no later than September 13.
Greece: Registration deadline August 4. Closed. Yes, there is political turmoil with film selection committee.
Guatemala: Registration deadline July 29. Closed. Two films in consideration voting until August 20. Closed.

Hungary: Registration deadline August 25.  Closed.

Iceland: Registration deadline August 12. Closed. Selection beginning of September.
India: Registration deadline September 10. Selection on September 27.
Indonesia: Registration deadline August 31. Closed. Selection on September 18.
Italy: Registration deadline September 13.

Jordan: Registration deadline July 31.  Closed.

Kenya: Registration deadline September 6.

Lebanon: Registration deadline September 6.

Malaysia: Registration deadline August 16.  Closed.
Malta: Registration deadline August 30.  Closed.
Mexico: Registration deadline August 20.  Closed.
Montenegro: Registration deadline September 2.  Closed.

Nepal: Registration deadline September 12.
Netherlands: Registration deadline August 1st. Closed. Shortlist with 8 films. Selection beginning of September.
Nigeria: Registration deadline August 30.  Closed.
North Macedonia: Registration deadline August 12. Closed. According to news, will not submit film to 97th Academy Awards.

Panama: Registration deadline August 30.  Closed.
Paraguay: Registration deadline September 13.
Peru: Registration deadline August 9.  Closed.
Philippines: Registration deadline August 30.  Selection on September 27.
Poland: Registration deadline August 23.  Closed.
Portugal: From 30 submission 5 films were shortlisted. Selection on September 11.

Senegal: Viewing link valid through August 31. Closed.
Serbia: Registration deadline August 31. Closed.
South Africa: Registration deadline August 2.  Closed.
Spain: Registration deadline July 29. Closed. Shortlist of 3 films. Selection September 18.
Sweden: Shortlist with 3 films. Selection on September 19.
Switzerland: Registration deadline was June 28. Closed. Selection will be announced at end of September; due to AMPAS rules changes, from now on can't be announced at Locarno Film Festival as it was done in previous years.  Selection on September 25.

Tunisia: Registration deadline August 30.  Closed.

UK: Registration deadline July 31. Closed.
Ukraine: Registration deadline August 28. Closed. Shortlist with 4 films. Selection September 9.

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