Sixty-fivecountries have submitted films for consideration in the Foreign Language Filmcategory for the 82nd Academy Awards®, Academy President Tom Sherak announcedtoday (15 Oct 2009). The 2009 submissions are:
Albania,“Alive!,” Artan Minarolli, director;
Argentina,“El Secreto de Sus Ojos,” Juan Jose Campanella, director;
Armenia,“Autumn of the Magician,” Rouben Kevorkov and Vaheh Kevorkov, directors;
Australia,“Samson & Delilah,” Warwick Thornton, director;
Austria,“For a Moment Freedom,” Arash T. Riahi, director;
Bangladesh,“Beyond the Circle,” Golam Rabbany Biplob, director;
Belgium,“The Misfortunates,” Felix van Groeningen, director;
Bolivia,“Zona Sur,” Juan Carlos Valdivia, director;
Bosnia andHerzegovina, “Nightguards,” Namik Kabil, director;
Brazil, “Timeof Fear,” Sergio Rezende, director;
Bulgaria,“The World Is Big and Salvation Lurks around the Corner,” Stephan Komandarev,director;
Canada, “IKilled My Mother,” Xavier Dolan, director;
Chile,“Dawson, Isla 10,” Miguel Littin, director;
China,“Forever Enthralled,” Chen Kaige, director;
Colombia,“The Wind Journeys,” Ciro Guerra, director;
Croatia,“Donkey,” Antonio Nuic, director;
Cuba,“Fallen Gods,” Ernesto Daranas, director;
CzechRepublic, “Protektor,” Marek Najbrt, director;
Denmark,“Terribly Happy,” Henrik Ruben Genz, director;
Estonia,“December Heat,” Asko Kase, director;
Finland,“Letters to Father Jacob,” Klaus Haro, director;
France, “UnProphete,” Jacques Audiard, director;
Georgia,“The Other Bank,” George Ovashvili, director;
Germany, “TheWhite Ribbon,” Michael Haneke, director;
Greece,“Slaves in Their Bonds,” Tony Lykouressis, director;
Hong Kong,“Prince of Tears,” Yonfan, director;
Hungary,“Chameleon,” Krisztina Goda, director;
Iceland,“Reykjavik-Rotterdam,” Oskar Jonasson, director;
India,“Harishchandrachi Factory,” Paresh Mokashi, director;
Indonesia,“Jamila and the President,” Ratna Sarumpaet;
Iran, “AboutElly,” Asghar Farhadi, director;
Israel,“Ajami,” Scandar Copti and Yaron Shani, director;
Italy,“Baaria,” Giuseppe Tornatore, director;
Japan,“Nobody to Watch over Me,” Ryoichi Kimizuka, director;
Kazakhstan,“Kelin,” Ermek Tursunov, director;
Korea,“Mother,” Joon-ho Bong, director;
Lithuania,“Vortex,” Gytis Luksas, director;
Luxembourg,“Refractaire,” Nicolas Steil, director;
Macedonia,“Wingless,” Ivo Trajkov, director;
Mexico,“Backyard,” Carlos Carrera, director;
Morocco,“Casanegra,” Nour-Eddine Lakhmari, director;
TheNetherlands, “Winter in Wartime,” Martin Koolhoven, director;
Norway, “MaxManus,” Espen Sandberg and Joachim Roenning, directors;
Peru, “TheMilk of Sorrow,” Claudia Llosa, director;
Philippines,“Grandpa Is Dead,” Soxie H. Topacio, director;
Poland,“Reverse,” Borys Lankosz, director;
Portugal,“Doomed Love,” Mario Barroso, director;
Puerto Rico,“Kabo and Platon,” Edmundo H. Rodriguez, director;
Romania,“Police, Adjective,” Corneliu Porumboiu, director;
Russia,“Ward No. 6,” Karen Shakhnazarov, director;
Serbia, “St.George Shoots the Dragon,” Srdjan Dragojevic, director;
Slovakia,“Broken Promise,” Jiri Chlumsky, director;
Slovenia,“Landscape No. 2,” Vinko Moderndorfer, director;
SouthAfrica, “White Wedding,” Jann Turner, director;
Spain, “TheDancer and the Thief,” Fernando Trueba, director;
Sri Lanka,“The Road from Elephant Pass,” Chandran Rutnam;
Sweden,“Involuntary,” Ruben Ostlund, director;
Switzerland,“Home,” Ursula Meier, director;
Taiwan, “NoPuedo Vivir sin Ti,” Leon Dai, director;
Thailand,“Best of Times,” Yongyoot Thongkongtoon, director;
Turkey, “ISaw the Sun,” Mahsun Kirmizigul, director;
UnitedKingdom, “Afghan Star,” Havana Marking, director;
Uruguay,“Bad Day for Fishing,” Alvaro Brechner, director;
Venezuela,“Libertador Morales, El Justiciero,” Efterpi Charalambidis, director;
Vietnam,“Don’t Burn It,” Dang Nhat Minh.
The 82ndAcademy Awards nominations will be announced on Tuesday, February 2, 2010, at5:30 a.m. PT in the Academy’s Samuel Goldwyn Theater.
AcademyAwards for outstanding film achievements of 2009 will be presented on Sunday,March 7, 2010, at the Kodak Theatre at Hollywood & Highland Center®, andtelevised live by the ABC Television Network. The Oscar presentation also willbe televised live in more than 200 countries worldwide.
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