13/10/2016 - 39 out of the total of 85 submissions which will compete for the Best Foreign Language Film award at the 89th Oscars are European

The submission period for the Best Foreign-language Film at the 89^th Academy Awards has come to an end. Last year, 81 features were submitted to the Oscars, but this year the number has increased to 85. 39 of the countries that have submitted films for consideration for nomination are European.

Last year, the final nominees included three European production: Mustang [+see also:
film review
trailer
interview: Deniz Gamze Ergüven
film profile] (France), directed by Deniz Gamze Ergüven, Son of Saul [+see also:
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Q&A: László Nemes
interview: László Rajk
film profile] (Hungary), directed by László Nemes and A War [+see also:
film review
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interview: Tobias Lindholm
film profile] (Denmark), directed by Tobias Lindholm. Son of Saul took home the award last year, making it the 56^th European film to do so, and this year’s European submissions will be hoping to become the 57^th. Nine finalists will be selected from the total number of submissions, before the Academy whittles that number down to five, announcing the nominees on 14 January 2017.

Here is the complete list of the eligible European submissions:

Albania: Chromium [+see also:
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interview: Bujar Alimani
film profile] by Bujar Alimani

Austria: Stefan Zweig: Farewell to Europe [+see also:
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interview: Maria Schrader
film profile] by Maria Schrader

Belgium: The Ardennes [+see also:
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interview: Robin Pront
film profile] by Robin Pront

Bosnia and Herzegovina: Death in Sarajevo [+see also:
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interview: Danis Tanovic
film profile] by Danis Tanovic

Bulgaria: Losers [+see also:
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interview: Ivaylo Hristov
film profile] by Ivaylo Hristov

Croatia: On the Other Side [+see also:
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interview: Tihana Lazovic
interview: Zrinko Ogresta
film profile] by Zrinko Ogresta

Czech Republic: Lost in Munich [+see also:
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interview: Petr Zelenka
film profile] by Petr Zelenka

Denmark: Land of Mine [+see also:
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interview: Louis Hofmann
interview: Martin Zandvliet
film profile] by Martin Zandvliet

Estonia: Mother [+see also:
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film profile] by Kadri Kõusaar

Finland: The Happiest Day in the Life of Olli Mäki [+see also:
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interview: Juho Kuosmanen
film profile] by Juho Kuosmanen

France: Elle [+see also:
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film profile] by Paul Verhoeven

Georgia: House of Others [+see also:
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interview: Rusudan Glurjidze
interview: Salome Demuria
film profile] by Rusudan Glurjidze

Germany: Toni Erdmann [+see also:
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Q&A: Maren Ade
film profile] by Maren Ade

Greece: Chevalier [+see also:
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film profile] by Athina Rachel Tsangari

Hungary: Kills on Wheels [+see also:
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film profile] by Attila Till

Iceland: Sparrows [+see also:
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interview: Atli Óskar Fjalarsson
interview: Rúnar Rúnarsson
film profile] by Rúnar Rúnarsson

Israel: Sand Storm [+see also:
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film profile] by Elite Zexer

Italy: Fire at Sea [+see also:
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interview: Gianfranco Rosi
film profile] by Gianfranco Rosi

Kosovo: Home Sweet Home [+see also:
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interview: Faton Bajraktari
film profile] by Faton Bajraktari

Latvia: Dawn [+see also:
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film profile] by Laila Pakalnina

Lithuania: Seneca’s Day [+see also:
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film profile] by Kristijonas Vildziunas

Luxembourg: Voices from Chernobyl [+see also:
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film profile] by Pol Cruchten

Macedonia: The Liberation of Skopje [+see also:
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film profile] by Rade Šerbedžija and Danilo Šerbedžija

Montenegro: The Black Pin [+see also:
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interview: Ivan Marinovic
film profile] by Ivan Marinović

Netherlands: Tonio [+see also:
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film profile] by Paula van der Oest

Norway: The King’s Choice [+see also:
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interview: Erik Poppe
film profile] by Erik Poppe

Poland: Afterimage [+see also:
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interview: Zofia Wichlacz
film profile] by Andrzej Wajda

Portugal: Letters from War [+see also:
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Q&A: Ivo M Ferreira
film profile] by Ivo M. Ferreira

Romania: Sieranevada [+see also:
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Q&A: Cristi Puiu
film profile] by Cristi Puiu

Russia: Paradise [+see also:
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film profile] by Andrei Konchalovsky

Serbia: Train Driver’s Diary [+see also:
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interview: Milos Radović
film profile] by Milos Radovic

Slovakia: Eva Nová [+see also:
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interview: Marko Škop
film profile] by Marko Skop

Slovenia: Houston, We Have a Problem! [+see also:
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interview: Žiga Virc
film profile] by Žiga Virc

Spain Julieta [+see also:
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Q&A: Pedro Almodóvar
film profile] by Pedro Almodóvar

Sweden: A Man Called Ove [+see also:
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film profile] by Hannes Holm

Switzerland: My Life as a Zucchini [+see also:
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interview: Claude Barras
film profile] by Claude Barras

Turkey: Cold of Kalandar [+see also:
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film profile] by Mustafa Kara

Ukraine: Ukrainian Sheriffs [+see also:
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film profile] by Roman Bondarchuk

United Kingdom: Under the Shadow [+see also:
trailer
film profile] by Babak Anvari

The 89th Oscars will be held on Sunday, February 26, 2017, at the Dolby Theatre at the Hollywood & Highland Center, Los Angeles, USA.