European titles submitted for the Oscars race

by Cineuropa

06/09/2024 - European countries reveal their titles submitted for the Best International Feature Film Award at the 2025 Academy Awards

European titles submitted for the Oscars race

Triumph by Kristina Grozeva and Petar Valchanov

With the 97th Academy Awards ceremony scheduled to take place in Hollywood on 2 March 2025, 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 November 2023 and 30 September 2024, and the deadline for submissions is 14 November. Fifteen finalists will be selected from the total number of submissions and announced on 17 December, before the Academy whittles that number down to five, which it will announce as the final nominees on 17 January 2025, alongside the nominees for the rest of the categories.

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Last year, a total of 88 submissions were accepted, and 38 came from a European country. The UK's submission, Jonathan Glazer's The Zone of Interest [+see also:
film review
trailer
film profile], ended up winning the coveted trophy.

Cineuropa will be updating the list (with new entries in red) of European films submitted here:

European countries

Austria: The Devil's Bath [+see also:
film review
trailer
interview: Veronika Franz, Severin Fiala
film profile], Veronika Franz and Severin Fiala (Austria/Germany)

Bulgaria: Triumph [+see also:
interview: Kristina Grozeva and Petar …
film profile], Kristina Grozeva and Peter Vulchanov (Bulgaria/Greece)

Croatia: Beautiful Evening, Beautiful Day, Ivona Juka (Croatia)

Estonia: 8 Views of Lake Biwa [+see also:
film review
film profile], Marko Raat (Estonia/Finland)

Germany: The Seed of the Sacred Fig [+see also:
film review
interview: Mohammad Rasoulof
film profile], Mohammad Rasoulof (Iran/Germany/France)

Ireland: Kneecap [+see also:
film review
film profile], Rich Peppiatt (Ireland)

Latvia: Flow [+see also:
film review
trailer
interview: Gints Zilbalodis
film profile], Gints Zilbalodis (Latvia/France/Belgium)

Lithuania: Drowning Dry [+see also:
film review
trailer
interview: Laurynas Bareiša
film profile], Laurynas Bareiša (Lithuania/Latvia)

Romania: Three Kilometers to the End of the World [+see also:
film review
trailer
interview: Emanuel Pârvu
film profile], Emanuel Pârvu (Romania)

Non-European countries, with European production

Cambodia: Meeting with Pol Pot [+see also:
film review
trailer
film profile], Rithy Panh (France/Cambodia/Taiwan/Qatar/Turkey)

Iraq: Baghdad Messi [+see also:
film review
trailer
interview: Sahim Omar Kalifa
film profile], Sahim Omar Kalifa (Belgium/Netherlands/Iraq)

Morocco: Everybody Loves Touda [+see also:
film review
trailer
film profile], Nabil Ayouch (Morocco/France/Belgium/Denmark/Netherlands/Norway)

Palestine: From Ground Zero - 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 (Palestine/France/Qatar/Jordan)