09/10/2018 - 38 out of the 87 submissions which will compete for the Best Foreign-language Film Award at the 91st Oscars come from Europe

The submission period for the Best Foreign-language Film at the 91st Academy Awards has officially come to an end. Last year, 92 features were submitted to the Oscars, but this year the number has decreased to 87. 38 of the countries that have submitted films for consideration for nomination are European. Nine finalists will be selected from the total number of submissions by the end of December, before the Academy whittles that number down to five, announcing the nominees on 22 January 2019. The 91st Oscars ceremony will be held on 24 February 2019.

The complete list of eligible European submissions:

Armenia: Spitak [+see also:
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film profile], Alexander Kott

Austria: The Waldheim Waltz [+see also:
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interview: Ruth Beckermann
film profile], Ruth Beckermann (news)

Belarus: Crystal Swan [+see also:
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interview: Darya Zhuk
film profile], Darya Zhuk

Belgium: Girl [+see also:
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interview: Lukas Dhont
film profile], Lukas Dhont (news)

Bosnia and Herzegovina: Never Leave Me [+see also:
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film profile], Aida Begić (news)

Bulgaria: Omnipresent [+see also:
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film profile], Ilian Djevelekov (news)

Croatia: The Eighth Commissioner [+see also:
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film profile], Ivan Salaj (news)

Czech Republic: Winter Flies [+see also:
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interview: Olmo Omerzu
film profile], Olmo Omerzu (news)

Denmark: The Guilty [+see also:
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interview: Gustav Möller
film profile], Gustav Möller (news)

Estonia: Take It or Leave It [+see also:
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film profile], Liina Trishkina-Vanhatalo (news)

Finland: Euthanizer [+see also:
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interview: Teemu Nikki
film profile], Teemu Nikki (news)

France: Memoir of War [+see also:
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interview: Emmanuel Finkiel
film profile], Emmanuel Finkiel (news)

Georgia: Namme [+see also:
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film profile], Zaza Khalvashi (news)

Germany: Never Look Away [+see also:
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interview: Florian Henckel von Donners…
film profile], Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck (news)

Greece: Polyxeni [+see also:
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film profile], Dora Masklavanou (news)

Hungary: Sunset [+see also:
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interview: László Nemes
film profile], László Nemes (news)

Iceland: Woman at War [+see also:
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interview: Benedikt Erlingsson
interview: Benedikt Erlingsson
film profile], Benedikt Erlingsson (news)

Italy: Dogman [+see also:
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interview: Matteo Garrone
film profile], Matteo Garrone (news)

Kosovo: The Marriage [+see also:
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interview: Blerta Zeqiri
film profile], Blerta Zeqiri (news)

Latvia: To Be Continued [+see also:
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film profile], Ivars Seleckis (news)

Lithuania: Wonderful Losers: A Different World [+see also:
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film profile], Arunas Matelis (news)

Luxembourg: Gutland [+see also:
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interview: Govinda Van Maele
film profile], Govinda Van Maele (news)

Macedonia: Secret Ingredient [+see also:
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interview: Blagoj Veselinov
interview: Gjorce Stavreski
film profile], Gjorce Stavreski (news)

Montenegro: Iskra [+see also:
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film profile], Gojko Berkuljan (news)

Netherlands: The Resistance Banker [+see also:
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film profile], Joram Lürsen (news)

Norway: What Will People Say [+see also:
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interview: Iram Haq
film profile], Iram Haq (news)

Poland: Cold War [+see also:
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Q&A: Pawel Pawlikowski
film profile], Pawel Pawlikowski (news)

Portugal: Pilgrimage [+see also:
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film profile], João Botelho (news)

Romania: “I Do Not Care If We Go Down in History as Barbarians” [+see also:
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film profile], Radu Jude (news)

Russia: Sobibor [+see also:
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film profile], Konstantin Khabensky

Serbia: Offenders [+see also:
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film profile], Dejan Zecevic (news)

Slovakia: The Interpreter [+see also:
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interview: Martin Šulík
film profile], Martin Šulík (news)

Slovenia: Ivan [+see also:
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interview: Janez Burger
interview: Maruša Majer
film profile], Janez Burger (news)

Spain: Champions [+see also:
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film profile], Javier Fesser (news)

Sweden: Border [+see also:
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interview: Ali Abbasi
film profile], Ali Abbasi (news)

Switzerland: Eldorado [+see also:
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film profile], Markus Imhoof (news)

Ukraine: Donbass [+see also:
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interview: Sergei Loznitsa
film profile], Sergei Loznitsa

United Kingdom: I Am Not a Witch [+see also:
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interview: Rungano Nyoni
film profile], Rungano Nyoni (news)

It is also worth noting that 21 films submitted by other countries have been co-produced by Europe: El Ángel [+see also:
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film profile] by Luis Ortega (Argentina), The Great Mystical Circus [+see also:
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film profile] by Carlos Diegues (Brazil), Graves without a Name [+see also:
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interview: Rithy Panh
film profile] by Rithy Panh (Cambodia), Birds of Passage [+see also:
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film profile] by Cristina Gallego & Ciro Guerra (Colombia), Cocote [+see also:
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film profile] by Nelson Carlo De Los Santos Arias (Dominican Republic), Yomeddine [+see also:
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interview: A.B. Shawky, Dina Emam
film profile] by AB Shawky (Egypt), Marlina the Murderer in Four Acts [+see also:
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film profile] by Mouly Surya (Indonesia), The Journey [+see also:
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interview: Mohamed Al-Daradji
film profile] by Mohamed Jabarah Al-Daradji (Iraq), The Cakemaker [+see also:
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interview: Ofir Raul Graizer
film profile] by Ofir Raul Graizer (Israel), Ayka [+see also:
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interview: Sergey Dvortsevoy
film profile] by Sergey Dvortsevoy (Kazakhstan), Supa Modo [+see also:
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film profile] by Likarion Wainaina (Kenya), Capernaum [+see also:
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film profile] by Nadine Labaki (Lebanon), Burnout by Nour-Eddine Lakhmari (Morocco), Yellow Is Forbidden by Pietra Brettkelly (New Zealand), The Wedding Ring [+see also:
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film profile] by Rahmatou Keïta (Niger), Cake by Asim Abbasi (Pakistan), Ghost Hunting [+see also:
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film profile] by Raed Andoni (Palestine), The Heiresses [+see also:
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film profile] by Marcelo Martinessi (Paraguay), Sew the Winter to My Skin [+see also:
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film profile] by Jahmil XT Qubeka (South Africa), Beauty and the Dogs [+see also:
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interview: Kaouther Ben Hania
film profile] by Kaouther Ben Hania (Tunisia), The Wild Pear Tree [+see also:
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film profile] by Nuri Bilge Ceylan (Turkey), A Twelve-Year Night [+see also:
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interview: Álvaro Brechner
film profile] by Álvaro Brechner (Uruguay) and La familia [+see also:
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film profile] by Gustavo Rondón Córdova (Venezuela).