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The international film community is ramping up its Oscar campaigns as the October 1st submission deadline approaches. A diverse group of nations has put forward their contenders for the Academy Award for best international feature film, signaling robust competition across multiple continents and storytelling traditions.
Among this year’s notable entries are Romania’s “Fjord,” which captured the Palme d’Or at the Cannes Film Festival, and Germany’s “Everytime,” a winner of the Un Certain Regard prize at the same prestigious event. Chile has submitted “The Meltdown,” also screened at Cannes, while Ireland offers the Irish-language heist thriller “Aontas.” Japan’s selection, “All of a Sudden,” reunites the Academy with filmmaker Hamaguchi Ryusuke, whose previous work “Drive My Car” won the international feature Oscar five years ago.
The selection process has been streamlined by a new Academy rule permitting films that win top prizes at six major festivals—including Cannes, Berlin, Venice, Sundance, Busan, and Toronto—to enter the race independently of their national committees. The Academy will announce 15 finalists on December 15th, with full nominations revealed on January 21st. Academy members from all branches who pledge to watch all 15 shortlisted films will cast votes determining the final winner.
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Originally reported by Variety →
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