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BEVERLY HILLS, CA – Nine films will advance to the next round of voting in the Foreign Language Film category for the 85th Academy Awards®.  Seventy-one films had originally qualified in the category. The films, listed in alphabetical…

In the past year, Omar Sy has gone from being a French comedy writer and actor, to a star known internationally for his dramatic performance in The Intouchables. In February of this year Sy won the Cesar Award (France’s Oscar) for Best…

BEVERLY HILLS, CA – A record 71 countries, including first-time entrant Kenya, have submitted films for consideration in the Foreign Language Film category for the 85th Academy Awards®. The 2012 submissions are: Afghanistan, "The…

Ugh. In case you need a reminder what a government tangled up with religious fundamentalists would be like. (Jakarta Globe) Iran said on Monday it would boycott the 2013 Oscars to protest against the making of a crude anti-Islam…

With three prestigious French language films in play this year, how did a crowd-pleasing international box-office phenomenon backed by Hervey Weinstein prevail? (That's a rhetorical question). Scott Feinberg broke down the possibilities at…

Germany's official 2013 Foreign Language Film submission, directed by Christian Petzold, summarized by Alt Film Guide. Starring Nina Hoss, the political/romantic drama Barbara earned Petzold the Silver Bear for Best Director at this…

Believe the raves. Elite Squad: The Enemy Within lives up to these promo quotes.

Updated via press release. Beverly Hills, CA – Sixty-three countries, including first-time entrant New Zealand, have submitted films for consideration in the Foreign Language Film category for the 84th Academy Awards®. The 2011…

Thanks to our pal iggy for tipping us to Spain's official Oscar submission, Pa Negre (Black Bread) which he summarizes thusly: a terrific (but not your typical) coming of age movie during Spanish Civil Post-War with an amazing female…

Finland's Oscar selection jury today announced Aki Kaurismaki's Le Havre as the country's official Oscar submission. After its world premiere at the Cannes Film Festival, Le Havre won the Fipresci prize and the special mention of the…

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(Thanks to JF) Poster after the cut.

From Screen: "The Slovenian Film Fund announced today that the country’s submission for the best Foreign Language film Academy Award is Igor Sterk’s 9:06."

The news just came in that Biutiful, starring Javier Bardem in a career-best performance - co-written and directed Alejandro Gonz√°lez I√±√°rritu,was just chosen as Mexico's official entry to the foreign language Oscar race.…

No one compiles as thorough a list as Nathaniel Rogers every year for foreign language submissions. He's put them up, many of them with posters, for your reference: Albania to France Germany to the Netherlands Norway to Vietnam…

Dominik tips us to Germany's announcement of its choice for Oscar submission, Die Fremde (When We Leave). Umay is a young woman of Turkish descent, fighting for an independent and self-determined life in Germany against the…