Oscars 2022: Best International Feature Film — Official Submissions

This is a complete list of all official film submissions for the 2022 Oscar race in the International Feature category.

The deadline for countries to enter their official submissions is November 1, 2021. In order to be considered for a nomination, all entries must include dialogue that is primarily not in the English language. All films must be released in their country of origin between January 1 and December 31, 2021. Fifteen selections will be announced for the shortlist on December 21, 2021. From those fifteen, the Academy will determine the five nominees for Best International Feature Film.

The We Live Awards team will be updating this list on a regular basis whenever new titles are announced.

*: indicates a country or territory’s very first submission

Albania: Two Lions Heading to Venice, dir. Jonid Jorgji

Algeria: Héliopolis, dir. Djafar Gacem
*Note: This film was originally submitted for the 93rd Academy Awards but was withdrawn when the pandemic disrupted its release. It has been re-submitted for the 94th Academy Awards.

Argentina: The Intruder, dir. Natalia Meta

Armenia: Should the Wind Drop, dir. Nora Martirosyan

Australia: When Pomegranates Howl, dir. Granaz Moussavi

Austria: Great Freedom, dir. Sebastrian Meise
MUBI — US Release Date TBA

Bangladesh: Rehana, dir. Abdullah Mohammad Saad
Grasshopper Film — US Release Date TBA

Belgium: Playground, dir. Laura Wandel
Film Movement — US Release Date TBA

Bolivia: The Great Movement, dir. Kiro Russo

Bosnia and Herzogovina: The White Fortress, dir. Igor Drljaca

Brazil: Private Desert, dir. Aly Muritiba

Bulgaria: Fear, dir. Ivaylo Hristov

Cambodia: White Building, dir. Kavich Neang

Canada: Drunken Birds, dir. Ivan Grbovic

Columbia: Memoria, dir. Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Neon — US Release Date TBD

Costa Rica: Clara Sola, dir. Nathalie Álvarez Mesén
Oscilloscope Laboratories — US Release Date TBD

Croatia: Tereza37, dir. Danilo Šerbedžija

Czech Republic: Zátopek, dir. David Ondříček

Denmark: Flee, dir. Jonas Poher Rasmussen

EcuadorSumergible, dir. Alfredo León

Egypt: Souad, dir. Ayten Amin

Estonia: On the Water, dir. Peeter Simm

Finland: Compartment No. 6, dir. Juho Kuosmanen
Sony Pictures Classics — US Release Date TBA

France: Titane, dir. Julia Ducournau
Neon — October 1, 2021

Georgia: Brighton 4th, dir. Levan Koguashvili
Kino Lorber — US Release Date TBA

Germany: I’m Your Man, dir. Maria Schrader
Bleecker Street — September 24, 2021

Greece: Digger, dir. Georgis Grigorakis

Hong Kong: Zero to Hero, dir. Jimmy Wan
Netflix — November 5, 2021

Hungary: Post Mortem, dir. Péter Bergendy

Iceland: Lamb, dir. Valdimar Jóhannsson
A24 — October 8, 2021

India: Pebbles, dir. P.S. Vinothraj

Indonesia: Yuni, dir. Kamila Andini

Iran: A Hero, dir. Asghar Farhadi
Amazon Studios — January 7, 2022

Ireland: Foscadh, dir. Seán Breathnach

Israel: Let It Be Morning, Eran Kolirin

Italy: The Hand of God, dir. Paolo Sorrentino

Japan: Drive My Car, dir. Ryusuke Hamaguchi
Janus Films — November 24, 2021

Kenya: Mission to Rescue, dir. Gilbert Lukalia

Kosovo: Hive, dir. Blerta Basholli
Kino Lorber/Zeitgeist Films — November 12, 2021

Kyrgyzstan: Shambala, dir. Artykpai Suyundukov

Latvia: The Pit, dir. Dace Pūce

Lebanon: Costa Brava, Lebanon, dir. Mounia Akl

Lithuania: The Jump, dir. Giedrė Žickytė

Luxembourg: Io sto bene, dir. Donato Rotunno

Malawai: Fatsani: A Tale of Survival, dir. Gift Sukez Sukali

Malta: Luzzu, dir. Alex Camilleri
Kino Lorber — US Release Date TBA

Mexico: Prayers for the Stolen, dir. Tatiana Huezo
Netflix — US Release Date TBA

Montenegro: After the Winter, dir. Ivan Bakrač

Morocco: Casablanca Beats, dir. Nabil Ayouch
Kino Lorber — US Release TBA

Netherlands: Do Not Hesitate, dir. Shariff Korver

North Macedonia: Sisterhood, dir. Dina Duma

Norway: The Worst Person in the World, dir. Joachim Trier

Palestine: The Stranger, dir. Ameer Fakher Eldin

Panama: Plaza Catedral, dir. Abner Benaim

Paraguay: Nothing but the Sun, dir. Arami Ullón

Peru: Powerful Chief, dir. Henry Vallejo

Poland: Leave No Traces, dir. Jan P. Matuszyński

Portugal: The Metamorphosis of Birds, dir. Catarina Vasconcelos

Romania: Bad Luck Banging or Loony Porn, dir. Radu Jude

Russia: Unclenching the Fists, dir. Kira Kovalenko

Serbia: Oasis, dir. Ivan Ikić

Singapore: Precious Is the Night, dir. Wayne Peng

Slovakia: 107 Mothers, dir. Péter Kerekes

Slovenia: Sanremo, dir. Miroslav Mandić

Somalia: The Gravedigger’s Wife, dir. Khadar Ayderus Ahmed

South Korea: Escape from Mogadishu, dir. Ryoo Seung-wan

Spain The Good Boss, dir. Fernando León de Aranoa

Sweden: Tigers, dir. Ronnie Sandahl

Switzerland: Olga, dir. Elie Grappe

Taiwan: The Falls, dir. Chung Mong-hong

Thailand: The Medium, dir. Banjong Pisanthanakun

Tunisia: Golden Butterfly, dir. Abdelhamid Bouchnak

Turkey: Commitment Hasan, dir. Semih Kaplanoğlu

Ukraine: Bad Roads, dir. Nataliia Vorozhbyt

Uruguay: The Broken Glass Theory, dir. Diego Fernández

Venezuela: The Inner Glow, dir. Andrés Eduardo Rodriguez, Luis Alejandro Rodriguez

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