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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…

Netflix has acquired the majority of global rights (including streaming in Germany) on And Tomorrow the Entire World, Julia von Heinz's political drama which is the German International Oscar entry this year. The film chronicles a 20-year-old who joins Antifa to oppose a rising neo-Nazi movement but clashes with her…

EXCLUSIVE: Germany's prominent far-right political party AFD (Alternative for Germany) is not impressed by the country's International Oscar entry this year, And Tomorrow The Entire World. The film, which follows a 20-year-old who joins Antifa to oppose a rising neo-Nazi movement but clashes with her friends over…

The submissions deadline for the International Oscar category at the 93rd Academy Awards may have now passed, but a few last-minute contenders are still being confirmed, including Saudi Arabia which has put forward Scales. The Image Nation movie is written and directed by Shahad Ameed. It explores the changing role of…

Deepa Mehta's Funny Boy, which Canada submitted as its entry for the International Oscar race this year, has been rejected by AMPAS on the grounds it contains too much English dialogue. A representative of Telefilm said it will instead put the film forward for general entry categories including Best Picture. It also…

China has selected Peter Ho-Sun Chen’s volleyball drama Leap starring Gong Li as its international Oscar entry. The film charts the story of the Chinese women's national volleyball team and their ups and downs over multiple decades, including a world championship win in 1981 and a triumph at the 2016 Rio…

Malayalam-language action thriller Jallikattu has been selected by the Film Federation of India to represent the country in this year's International Oscar race. Lijo Jose Pellissery directed the movie which is a portrait of a remote village where a buffalo escapes and causes a frenzy of ecstatic violence. Antony…

Italy is putting forward Gianfranco Rosi's latest documentary Notturno as its candidate for the 2021 International Oscar race. ANICA, the country's national film body, oversaw the selection process with the jury consisting of Nicola Borrelli, Simone Gattoni, Paolo Genovese, Carlo Poggioli, Cristina Priarone, Gloria…

The Irish Film & Television Academy is sending Tom Sullivan's Arracht as its entry to the 2021 International Oscar race. The Irish-language movie was selected by a committee featuring Lenny Abrahamson, Ciaran Hinds, Eimear Noone, Macdara Kelleher, Fionnula Flanagan and David Flynn. IFTA CEO Áine Moriarty chaired. Set…

Maite Alberdi's documentary The Mole Agent will represent Chile in the International Oscar race this year. The film debuted at Sundance back in January. It follows a private investigator in Chile who hires someone to work as a mole at a retirement home where a client of his suspects the caretakers of elder abuse…

Pop the champagne – the Danish Film Institute is sending Thomas Vinterberg's Another Round to the 2021 International Oscar race. The pic stars Mads Mikkelsen as one of a group of high school teachers who test a theory that they will improve their lives by maintaining a constant level of alcohol in their blood. It was…

South Africa, Portugal and debutant Sudan are among the latest countries to make submissions to the 2021 International Oscar race. South Africa is putting forward Rene van Rooyen's Toorbos. The film, which is in Afrikaans, explores the uprooting of a young forest woman and her community during the time of the last…