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OSCARS 2023

European titles submitted for the Oscars race

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- European countries reveal their titles submitted for the Best International Feature Film Award at the 2023 Academy Awards

European titles submitted for the Oscars race
You Won’t Be Alone by Goran Stolevski

With the 95th Academy Awards ceremony scheduled to take place in Hollywood on 12 March, 2023, European countries are starting to reveal their titles submitted for the Best International Feature Film Award.

For this edition, submitted films must have been released in their respective countries between the dates of 1 January and 30 November 2022, and the deadline for submissions is 3 October. Fifteen finalists will be selected from the total number of submissions and announced at the end of the year, before the Academy whittles that number down to five, which it will announce as the final nominees at the beginning of 2023.

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Last year, a total of 93 countries submitted a film, with 92 submissions being accepted, and 40 coming from a European country. Japan's submission, Ryusuke Hamaguchi's Drive My Car, ended up winning the coveted trophy.

Cineuropa will be updating the list of European films submitted here:

European countries

Albania: A Cup of Coffee and New Shoes On [+see also:
film review
trailer
interview: Gentian Koçi
film profile
]
, Gentian Koçi (Albania/Greece/Kosovo/Portugal)

Armenia: Aurora's Sunrise [+see also:
film review
trailer
interview: Inna Sahakyan
film profile
]
, Inna Sahakyan (Armenia/Lithuania/Germany)

Austria: Corsage [+see also:
film review
trailer
interview: Marie Kreutzer
interview: Marie Kreutzer
film profile
]
, Marie Kreutzer (Austria/Luxembourg/Germany/France)

Belgium: Close [+see also:
film review
trailer
interview: Eden Dambrine
interview: Lukas Dhont
interview: Lukas Dhont
film profile
]
, Lukas Dhont (Belgium/France/Netherlands)

Bosnia Herzegovina: A Ballad [+see also:
film review
interview: Aida Begic
film profile
]
, Aida Begic (Bosnia Herzegovina/France)

Bulgaria: In The Heart Of The Machine, Martin Makariev (Bulgaria)

Croatia: Safe Place [+see also:
film review
trailer
interview: Juraj Lerotić
film profile
]
, Juraj Lerotić (Croatia)

Czech Republic: Il Boemo [+see also:
film review
trailer
interview: Petr Vaclav
film profile
]
, Petr Václav (Czech Republic/Italy/Slovakia)

Denmark: Holy Spider [+see also:
film review
trailer
interview: Ali Abbasi
interview: Ali Abbasi
interview: Zar Amir Ebrahimi
film profile
]
, Ali Abbasi (Denmark/Germany/France/Sweden)

Estonia: Kalev [+see also:
trailer
film profile
]
, Ove Musting (Estonia)

Finland: Girl Picture [+see also:
film review
trailer
interview: Alli Haapasalo
film profile
]
, Alli Haapasalo (Finland)

France: Saint Omer [+see also:
film review
trailer
interview: Alice Diop
interview: Kayije Kagame
film profile
]
, Alice Diop (France)

Georgia: A Long Break [+see also:
trailer
film profile
]
, Davit Pirtskhalava (Georgia)

Germany: All Quiet on the Western Front [+see also:
film review
trailer
interview: Edward Berger
film profile
]
, Edward Berger (USA/Germany)

Greece: Magnetic Fields [+see also:
film review
film profile
]
, Yorgos Goussis (Greece)

Hungary: Blockade [+see also:
trailer
film profile
]
, Ádám Tõsér (Hungary)

Iceland: Beautiful Beings [+see also:
film review
trailer
interview: Guðmundur Arnar Guðmundsson
film profile
]
, Guðmundur Arnar Guðmundsson (Iceland/Denmarl/Sweden/Netherlands/Czech Republic)

Ireland: The Quiet Girl [+see also:
film review
trailer
interview: Colm Bairéad
film profile
]
, Colm Bairéad (Ireland)

Italy: Nostalgia [+see also:
film review
trailer
interview: Mario Martone
interview: Pierfrancesco Favino
film profile
]
, Mario Martone (Italy/France)

Kosovo: Looking for Venera [+see also:
film review
trailer
interview: Norika Sefa
film profile
]
, Norika Sefa (Kosovo/North Macedonia)

Latvia: January [+see also:
film review
trailer
film profile
]
, Viesturs Kairišs (Latvia/Lithuania/Poland)

Lithuania: Pilgrims [+see also:
film review
interview: Laurynas Bareisa
film profile
]
, Laurynas Bareiša (Lithuania)

Luxembourg: Icarus, Carlo Vogele (Luxembourg/France/Belgium)

Malta: Carmen, Valerie Buhagiar (Malta/Canada)

Moldova: Carbon [+see also:
film review
trailer
film profile
]
, Ion Bors (Moldova/Romania)

Montenegro: The Elegy Of Laurel [+see also:
film review
trailer
interview: Dušan Kasalica
film profile
]
, Dušan Kasalica (Montenegro/Serbia)

Netherlands: Narcosis [+see also:
film review
trailer
film profile
]
, Martijn de Jong (Netherlands)

North Macedonia: The Happiest Man in the World [+see also:
film review
trailer
interview: Teona Strugar Mitevska
film profile
]
, Teona Strugar Mitevska (North Macedonia/Bosnia Herzegovina/Belgium/Croatia/Denmark/Slovenia)

Norway: War Sailor [+see also:
trailer
film profile
]
, Gunnar Vikene (Norway/Germany/Malta)

Poland: EO [+see also:
film review
trailer
film profile
]
, Jerzy Skolimowski (Poland/Italy)

Portugal: Alma Viva [+see also:
film review
trailer
interview: Cristèle Alves Meira
film profile
]
, Cristèle Alves Meira (Portugal/France/Belgium)

Romania: Immaculate [+see also:
film review
trailer
interview: Monica Stan, George Chiper-…
film profile
]
, Monica Stan, George Chiper-Lillemark (Romania)

Serbia: Darkling [+see also:
film review
interview: Dušan Milić
film profile
]
, Dusan Milic (Serbia/Italy/Bulgaria/Denmark/Greece)

Slovakia: Victim [+see also:
film review
trailer
interview: Michal Blaško
film profile
]
, Michal Blaško (Slovakia/Czech Republic/Germany)

Slovenia: Orchestra [+see also:
film review
film profile
]
, Matevž Luzar (Slovenia)

Spain: Alcarràs [+see also:
film review
trailer
interview: Carla Simón
interview: Carla Simón
interview: Giovanni Pompili
film profile
]
, Carla Simón (Spain/Italy)

Sweden: Boy from Heaven [+see also:
film review
trailer
interview: Tarik Saleh
film profile
]
, Tarik Saleh (Sweden/France/Finland/Denmark/Morocco)

Switzerland: A Piece of Sky [+see also:
film review
trailer
interview: Michael Koch
film profile
]
, Michael Koch (Switzerland/Germany)

Ukraine: Klondike [+see also:
film review
trailer
interview: Maryna Er Gorbach
film profile
]
, Maryna Er Gorbach (Ukraine/Turkey)

United Kingdom: Winners [+see also:
film review
film profile
]
, Hassan Nazer (United Kingdom)

Non-European countries, with European production

Algeria: Our Brothers [+see also:
film review
trailer
film profile
]
, Rachid Bouchareb (France/Algeria)

Australia: You Won’t Be Alone [+see also:
film review
film profile
]
, Goran Stolevski (Australia/UK/Serbia)

Bolivia: Utama [+see also:
film review
trailer
interview: Alejandro Loayza
film profile
]
, Alejandro Loayza Grisi (Bolivia/Uruguay/France)

Cambodia: Return to Seoul [+see also:
film review
trailer
interview: Davy Chou
film profile
]
, Davy Chou (France/Germany/Belgium/Qatar/Cambodia)

Chile: Blanquita [+see also:
film review
trailer
film profile
]
, Fernando Guzzoni (Chile/Mexico/Luxembourg/France/Poland)

Colombia: Los reyes del mundo [+see also:
film review
trailer
film profile
]
, Laura Mora (Colombia/Luxembourg/France/Mexico/Norway)

India: Last Film Show, Pan Nalin (India/France/USA)

Iraq: The Exam [+see also:
film review
trailer
interview: Shawkat Amin Korki
film profile
]
, Shawkat Amin Korki (Germany/Iraq/Qatar)

Japon: Plan 75 [+see also:
film review
trailer
interview: Chie Hayakawa
film profile
]
, Chie Hayakawa (Japon/France/Philippines)

Lebanon: Memory Box [+see also:
film review
trailer
interview: Joana Hadjithomas, Khalil J…
film profile
]
, Khalil Joreige, Joana Hadjithomas (France/Canada/Lebanon/Qatar)

Morocco: The Blue Caftan [+see also:
film review
trailer
film profile
]
, Maryam Touzani (France/Morocco/Denmark/Belgium)

Palestine: Mediterranean Fever [+see also:
film review
trailer
film profile
]
, Maha Haj (Palestine/Germany/France/Cyprus/Qatar)

Paraguay: EAMI [+see also:
film review
trailer
film profile
]
, Paz Encina (Paraguay/Germany/Argentina/Netherlands/France/USA/Mexico)

Tunisia: Under The Fig Trees [+see also:
film review
trailer
interview: Erige Sehiri
film profile
]
, Erige Sehiri (Tunisia/France/Switzerland)

Turkey: Kerr, Tayfun Pirselimoglu (Turkey/Greece/France)

Uruguay: The Employer and the Employee [+see also:
film review
trailer
film profile
]
, Manuel Nieto Zas (Uruguay/Argentine/Brazil/France)

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