Final List of Foreign Language Academy Submissions
The submission list for the 83rd Annual Academy Awardsí foreign-language category has been finalized, with 65 countries having now announced their selections. The selection includes high profile entries on this yearís festival circuit, including Alejandro Gonz·lez IÒ·rrituís ìBiutifulî (Mexico), Xavier Beauvoisís ìOf Gods and Menî (France), Apichatpong Weerathesakulís ìUncle Boonmee Can Recall His Past Livesî (Thailand), Susanne Bierís ìIn a Better Worldî (Denmark) Denis Villeneuveís ìIncendiesî (Canada), and Oliver Schmitzís ìLife, Above Allî (South Africa).
Though its the same amount of films as last year, there are some notable differences. Armenia, Australia, Bolivia, Morocco, Sri Lanka and the UK all participated last year but did not submit this year. Countries submitting in their place included first timers Greenland, for ìNuummioq,î a film indieWIRE profiled last week. It was the very first feature film produced by the country, and Ethiopia, with ìThe Athlete,î directed by Davey Frankel and Rasselas Lakew.
Last year, the category ended up being won by Juan JosÈ Campanellaís ìThe Secret In Their Eyes,î from Argentina. This year that country submitted ìCarancho,î directed by Pablo Trapero. The complete list of submissions is below. The 83rd Academy Awards nominations will be announced on Tuesday, January 25, 2011.
Albania – East, West, East, directed by Gjergj Xhuvani
Algeria – Outside the Law, directed by Rachid Bouchareb
Argentina – Carancho, Pablo Trapero
Austria – La Pivellina, directed by Tizza Covi & Rainer Frimmel
Azerbaijan – Precinct, directed by Ilgar Safat
Bangladesh – Third Person Singular Number, directed by Mostofa Sarwar Farooki
Belgium – Illegal, directed by Olivier Masset-Depasse
Bosnia and Herzegovina – Cirkus Columbia, directed by Danis Tanovic
Brazil – Lula, o filho do Brasil, directed by F·bio Barreto
Bulgaria – Eastern Plays, directed by Kamen Kalev
Canada – Incendies, directed by Denis Villeneuve
Chile – The Life of Fish, directed by MatÌas Bize
China – Aftershock, directed by Feng Xiaogang
Colombia – Crab Trap, directed by Oscar RuÌz Navia
Costa Rica – Of Love and Other Demons, directed by Hilda Hidalgo
Croatia – The Blacks, directed by Goran Devic and Zvonimir Juric
Czech Republic – Kawasakiís Rose, directed by Jan Hrebejk
Denmark – In a Better World, directed by Susanne Bier
Egypt – Messages From The Sea, directed by Daoud Abdel Sayed
Estonia – The Temptation of St. Tony, directed by Veiko ÷unpuu
Ethiopia – The Athlete, directed by Davey Frankel and Rasselas Lakew
Finland – Steam of Life, directed by Joonas Berghail & Mika Hotakainen
France – Of Gods and Men, directed by Xavier Beauvois
Georgia – Street Days, directed Levan Koguashvili
Germany – When We Leave, directed by Feo Aladag
Greece – Dogtooth, directed by Yorgos Lanthimos
Greenland – Nuummioq, directed by Torben Bech and Otto Rosing
Hong Kong – Echoes of the Rainbow, directed by Alex Law
Hungary – Bibliteque Pascal, directed by Szabolcs Hajdu
Iceland – Mamma GÛgÛ, directed by Fririk fiÛr Fririksson
India – Peepli Live, directed by Anusha Rizvi
Indonesia – How Funny (This Country Is), directed by Deddy Mizwar
Iran – Farewell Baghdad, directed by Mehdi Naderi
Iraq – Son of Babylon, directed by Mohamed Al-Daradji
Italy – The First Beautiful Thing, directed by Paolo VirzÏ
Israel – The Human Resources Manager, directed by Eran Riklis
Japan – Confessions, directed by Tetsuya Nakashima
Kazakhstan – Strayed, directed by Akan Satayev
Latvia – Hong Kong Confidential, directed by Maris Martinsons
Macedonia – Mothers, directed by Milcho Manchevski
Mexico – Biutiful, directed by Alejandro Gonz·lez IÒ·rritu
Netherlands – Tirza, directed by Rudolph van den Berg
Nicaragua – Le Yuma, directed by Florence Jaugey
Norway – Angel, directed by Margreth Olin
Peru – Undertow, directed by Javier Fuentes-LeÛn
Philippines – Noy, directed by Dondon Santos
Poland – All That I Love, directed by Jacek Borcuch
Portugal – To Die Like A Man, directed by Jo„o Pedro Rodrigues
Puerto Rico – Miente, directed by Rafi Mercado
Romania – If I Want to WhistleÖI Whistle, directed by Florin Serban
Russia – The Edge, directed by Aleksei Uchitel
Serbia – Besa, directed by Srdjan Karanovic
Slovakia – The Border, directed by Jaroslav Vojtek
Slovenia – 9:06, directed by Igor Sterk
South Africa – Life, Above All, directed by Oliver Schmitz
South Korea – A Barefoot Dream, directed by Tae-gyun Kim
Spain – Even The Rain, directed by Iciar Bollain
Sweden – Simple Simon, directed by Andreas Ohman
Switzerland – La petite chambre, directed by StÈphanie Chaut & VÈronique Reymond
Taiwan – Monga, directed by Doze Niu
Thailand – Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives, directed by Apichatpong Weerathesakul
Turkey – Honey, directed by Semih Kaplanoglu
Venezuela – Hermano, directed by Marcel Rasquin
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