European titles submitted for the Oscars race
by Cineuropa
- European countries reveal their titles submitted for the Best International Feature Film Award at the 2026 Academy Awards
With the 98th Academy Awards ceremony scheduled to take place in Hollywood on 15 March 2026, 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 October 2024 and 30 September 2025, and the deadline for submissions is 1 October. Fifteen finalists will be selected from the total number of submissions and announced on 16 December, before the Academy whittles that number down to five, which it will announce as the final nominees on 22 January 2026, alongside the nominees for the rest of the categories.
Last year, a total of 85 submissions were accepted, and 36 came from a European country. Brazil's submission, Walter Salles's Brazilian-French title I'm Still Here [+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
Armenia: My Armenian Phantoms, Tamara Stepanyan (France/Armenia/Qatar)
Austria: Peacock [+see also:
film review
trailer
interview: Bernhard Wenger
film profile], Bernhard Wenger (Austria/Germany)
Belgium: Young Mothers [+see also:
film review
trailer
interview: Luc and Jean-Pierre Dardenne
film profile], Jean-Pierre & Luc Dardenne (Belgium/France)
Bulgaria: Tarika [+see also:
film review
interview: Milko Lazarov
film profile], Milko Lazarov (Bulgaria/Germany/Luxembourg)
Czech Republic: I'm Not Everything I Want to Be [+see also:
film review
interview: Klára Tasovská
film profile], Klára Tasovská (Czech Republic/Slovakia/Austria)
Estonia: Rolling Papers, Meel Paliale (Estonia)
Germany: Sound of Falling [+see also:
film review
trailer
film profile], Mascha Schilinski (Germany)
Iceland: The Love That Remains [+see also:
film review
trailer
interview: Hlynur Pálmason
film profile], Hlynur Pálmason (Iceland/Denmark/Sweden/France)
Ireland: Sanatorium [+see also:
trailer
interview: Gar O’Rourke
film profile], Gar O'Rourke (Ireland/Ukraine/France)
Latvia: Dog of God [+see also:
film review
film profile], Lauris Abele, Raitis Abele (Latvia/USA)
Norway: Sentimental Value [+see also:
film review
trailer
interview: Joachim Trier
film profile], Joachim Trier (Norway/France/Denmark/Germany)
Sweden: Eagles of the Republic [+see also:
film review
trailer
interview: Tarik Saleh
film profile], Tarik Saleh (Sweden/France/Denmark)
Switzerland: Late Shift [+see also:
film review
trailer
interview: Petra Volpe
film profile], Petra Volpe (Switzerland/Germany)
Non-European countries, with European production
Canada: The Things You Kill [+see also:
film review
trailer
interview: Alireza Khatami
film profile] - Alireza Khatami (France/Poland/Turkey/Canada)
Chile: The Mysterious Gaze of the Flamingo [+see also:
film review
interview: Diego Céspedes
film profile] - Diego Céspedes (France/Germany/Spain/Chile/Belgium)
Dominican Republic: Pepe [+see also:
film review
trailer
interview: Nelson Carlo De Los Santos …
film profile], Nelson Carlo De Los Santos Arias (Dominican Republic/Namibia/Germany/France)
Jordan: All That's Left of You [+see also:
film review
interview: Cherien Dabis
film profile], Cherien Dabis (Germany/Cyprus/Palestine/Jordan/Greece/Qatar/Saudi Arabia)
Palestine: Palestine 36 [+see also:
film review
film profile], Annemarie Jacir (France/Palestine/Qatar/Saudi Arabia/UK/Denmark/Jordan/Norway)
Philippines: Magellan [+see also:
film review
trailer
film profile], Lav Diaz (Portugal/Spain/France/Philippines/Taiwan)
South Korea: No Other Choice [+see also:
film review
trailer
film profile], Park Chan-wook (South Korea/France)
Taiwan: Left-Handed Girl, Shih-Ching Tsou (Taiwan/France/USA/UK)
Thailand: A Useful Ghost [+see also:
film review
trailer
film profile], Ratchapoom Boonbunchachoke (Thailand/France/Singapore/Germany)
Tunisia: The Voice of Hind Rajab [+see also:
film review
interview: Kaouther Ben Hania
film profile], Kaouther Ben Hania (Tunisia/France)
Turkey: One of Those Days When Hemme Dies [+see also:
film review
film profile], Murat Fıratoğlu (Turkey)
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