OSCARS 2027: Best Int'l Feature Submissions

UPDATED OCT 15: Rolling list of submissions for the Best International Feature category of the Oscars from Asia Pacific and Africa (or from filmmakers and/or producers originating from these regions but selected by other countries). Sales agents are in brackets after each title, where known.

QUALIFIED DUE TO FESTIVAL WINS:

BERLIN GOLDEN BEAR: Yellow Letters (Germany, France, Turkey)
Dir: İlker Çatak
Int'l sales: Be For Films

CANNES PALME D'OR: Fjord (Romania*, France, Denmark, Finland, Norway, Sweden)
Dir: Cristian Mungiu
Int'l sales: Goodfellas

VENICE GOLDEN LION: Woman Unknown (Denmark*, Latvia, Sweden)
Dir: May El-Toukhy
Int'l sales: TrustNordisk

TORONTO PLATFORM: Angh (India)
Dir: Theja Rio
Int'l sales: Jungle Book Studio

BUSAN AWARDS BEST FILM: Midday Meal (Iran)
Dir: Majid Majidi
Int'l sales: Kanoon

*Also submitted by this country as its national entry

COUNTRY SUBMISSIONS:

AUSTRALIA: First Light (Tagalog)
Dir: James J Robinson
Int'l sales: Independent Entertainment

BANGLADESH: Roid
Dir: Mejbaur Rahman Sumon
Int'l sales: Facecard Production

CAMBODIA: Becoming Human
Dir: Polen Ly
Int'l sales: Lights On

CHAD: Soumsoum, The Night Of The Stars
Dir: Mahamat-Saleh Haroun
Int'l sales: Films Boutique

CHINA: Once Upon A Time In The Middle East
Dir: Wen Muye
Prods: China Film, Alibaba Pictures, Dirty Monkey Pictures

DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO: Rumba Royale
Dir: Yohane Dean Lengol & Hamed Mobasser
Prods: Rodeo Chameleon Productions, Emotive Productions, Tosala Films, 1986 Corp

EGYPT: The Stories
Dir: Abu Bakr Shawky
Int'l sales: Goodfellas

HONG KONG: Sons Of The Neon Night
Dir: Juno Mak
Int'l sales: 66cc Company

INDIA: Gondhal
Dir: Santosh Davakhar
Prod Co: Davakhar Films

INDONESIA: Four Seasons In Java
Dir: Kamila Andini
Int'l sales: Goodfellas

IRAN: Land Of Angels
Dir: Babak Khajehpasha
Prods: Tasvir Shahr Institute, Soureh Cinema
Organization

IRAQ: No Paradise If You Are Killed By A Woman
Dir: Halkawt Mustafa
Int'l sales: True Colours

ISRAEL: Tell Me Everything
Dir: Moshe Rosenthal
Int'l sales: Paradise City Sales

JAPAN: All Of A Sudden
Dir: Ryusuke Hamaguchi
Int'l sales: Cinefrance, Bitters End

JORDAN: Sink
Dir: Zain Duraie
Int'l sales: MetFilm Sales

KOREA: Possible Love
Dir: Lee Chang-dong
Int’l rights: Netflix

MONGOLIA: Independence: The Keeper Of The Decree
Dir: B.Tamir
Prod: Skymedia Corporation

MOROCCO: Strawberries
Dir: Laila Marrakchi
Int'l sales: Lucky Number

NEPAL: Elephants In The Fog
Dir: Abinash Bikram Shah
Int'l sales: Best Friend Forever 

NEW ZEALAND: Mārama
Dir: Taratoa Stappard
Int’l sales: MPI Media Group

NIGERIA: Dear Ajayi
Dir: Damilola Orimogunje
Int'l sales: Luminalia

PAKISTAN: Hanging By A Wire
Dir: Mo Naqvi
Int'l sales: Dogwoof

PALESTINE: Citizen Osama
Dir: Ahmed Hassoun
Int'l sales: The Party Film Sales

PHILIPPINES: Filipiñana
Dir: Rafael Manuel
Int'l sales: Magnify

RWANDA: Ben’Imana
Dir: Marie-Clémentine Dusabejambo
Int’l sales: MK2 Films

SAUDI ARABIA: A Matter Of Life And Death
Dir: Anas Ba Tahaf
Int'l sales: Front Row Filmed Entertainment

SINGAPORE: We Are All Strangers
Dir: Anthony Chen
Int'l sales: Paradise City Sales

SWITZERLAND: Who Is Still Alive
Dir: Nicolas Wadimoff
Prods: Akka Films (Switzerland), Easy Rider Films (Paris), Philistine Films (Palestine/Jordan), Cocoon Films (UK), RTS Radio Télévision Suisse

SYRIA: The Other Side Of The Sun
Dir: Tawfik Sabouni
Int’l sales: Andana Films

TAIWAN: A Foggy Tale
Dir: Chen Yu-hsun
Int’l sales: Mandarin Vision

THAILAND: 9 Temples To Heaven
Dir: Sompot Chidgasornpongse
Int'l sales: Playtime

TURKEY: Like A Limbless Tree
Dir: Tunç Davut
Int’l sales: Bir Film

UK: Rehearsals For A Revolution
Dir: Pegah Ahangarani
Int’l sales: The Party Film Sales

VIETNAM: Spirit Guardians: The Last Secret Of The First Emperor 
Dir: Nguyen Phan Quang Binh
Int’l sales: BHD/Vietnam Media