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When the Oscar nominations dropped on February 8, one of the most surprising and celebrated inclusions was the Bhutanese feature Lunana: A Yak In The Classroom, only the second ever movie submitted by the small Asian nation. The pic emerged from 93 total country submissions and a 15-strong shortlist to become a…

Jordan’s Royal Film Commission has withdraw Oscar hopeful Amira from the 2022 Oscar race following a backlash over the film’s subject. The Venice Film Festival drama from acclaimed filmmaker Mohamed Diab (Clash) deals with the issue of children conceived with sperm smuggled from prisoners in Israeli jails. In the…

The Danish Oscar committee has selected Jonas Poher Rasmussen’s Flee as its entry for this year's international Oscar race. The animated documentary tells the true story of a man, Amin, on the verge of marriage which compels him to reveal his hidden past for the first time. The film beat out Charlotte Sieling's Margret…

Australia is sending Granaz Moussavi's When Pomegranates Howl to the Academy as its submission for this year's International Oscar race. The Australia-Afghanistan co-production, from Iranian-Australian filmmaker Moussavi, is an anti-war drama. Shot in Afghanistan, the story follows Hewad, an irrepressible nine-year…

Bad Luck Banging Or Loony Porn, which scooped this year's Golden Bear at the Berlin International Film Festival, has been selected by Romania as its entry for the 2022 International Oscar race. This is director Radu Jude's third time representing his country after I Do Not Care If We Go Down in History as Barbarians…

Sweden is sending Ronnie Sandahl's Tigers to this year's International Oscar race. The film is a coming-of-age drama about the world of professional sports, telling the true story of 16-year-old football prodigy Martin Bengtsson (played by Erik Enge). Frida Gustavsson also stars. It was written and directed by Ronnie…

Iran has chosen Asghar Farhadi's A Hero as its entry for this year's International Oscar category. Farhadi is a two-time Oscar winner for A Separation and The Salesman. This is the fifth time he has represented Iran in the race, making him the joint most submitted director from the country with Majid Majidi. A Hero…

Mexico has become the latest country to make its submission to this year's International Oscar race, selecting Tatiana Huezo's Prayers For The Stolen. The pic debuted at Cannes this year, receiving a special mention in the Un Certain Regard program. The film was also a multi-award-winner at the San Sebastian and…

The Spanish Film Academy has picked Fernando León de Aranoa's comedy-drama The Good Boss as its entry for the International Oscar race this year. The film stars Javier Bardem as the scheming owner of a factory that makes scales. It recently premiered at San Sebastian Film Festival, where Deadline sat down with its dire…

The Irish Film & Television Academy (IFTA) has picked Irish-Language feature Foscadh (Shelter) as this year's entry for the International Oscar race. Written and directed by Seán Breathnach, the pic stars Dónall Ó Héalai (Arracht), Fionnuala Flaherty (An Klondike), and Cillian O'Gairbhí (Blood) in a story based on…

EXCLUSIVE: Poland has become the first European nation to make its official submission to the International Oscar race this year, with Jan P. Matuszynski's Leave No Traces selected to compete. The movie has its premiere at Venice Film Festival on September 9. The story is set in Poland in 1983, when the country is…

Neon's boutique label Super Ltd has picked up North American rights to buzzy Bosnian drama Quo Vadis, Aida?, which is on this year's shortlist for the International Oscar. Directed by Jasmila Žbanić, the movie debuted at Venice and also screened at Toronto. It stars Jasna Djuricic and is set in the Bosnian summer of…