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OSCARS 2027: Best Int'l Feature Submissions

Liz Shackleton

25 Aug 2026 — 1 min read

Possible Love

UPDATED SEPT 12: 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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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