OSCARS 2027: Best Int'l Feature Submissions
UPDATED SEPT 30: 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
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
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
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
PAKISTAN: Hanging By A Wire
Dir: Mo Naqvi
Int'l rights: Universal Pictures International
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
VIETNAM: Spirit Guardians: The Last Secret Of The First Emperor
Dir: Nguyen Phan Quang Binh
Int’l sales: BHD/Vietnam Media
