List of submissions to the 69th Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film

The following 39 films, all from different countries, were submitted for the 69th Academy Awards in the category Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film (release at the country of origin November 1, 1995 - October 31, 1996, ceremony 1997).[1] Albania and the former Soviet republic of Georgia submitted films for the first time, as did Australia which submitted the multi-lingual Floating Life in Cantonese, English and German. Finland's submission was withdrawn before screenings began, and did not compete.

The highlighted titles were the five nominated films, which came from the Czech Republic, France, Georgia, Norway and Russia. Czech Rupublic won the Oscar for its drama Kolya.[2]

Submissions

Submitting countryFilm title used in nominationLanguage(s)Original titleDirector(s)Result
 AlbaniaKolonel BunkerAlbanianKolonel BunkerKujtim Çashku Not Nominated
 AlgeriaHi Cousin!French, ArabicSalut cousin!Merzak Allouache Not Nominated
 ArgentinaEva PeronSpanishEva PerónJuan Carlos Desanzo Not Nominated
 AustraliaFloating LifeCantonese, English and GermanFloating LifeClara Law Not Nominated
 AustriaHannahGermanHannahReinhard Schwabenitzky Not Nominated
 BelarusFrom Hell to HellGerman, Russian and YiddishИз ада в адDmitriy Astrakhan Not Nominated
 BelgiumThe Eighth DayFrenchLe huitième jourJaco Van Dormael Not Nominated
 BrazilTieta of AgrestePortugueseTieta do AgresteCarlos Diegues Not Nominated
 CanadaNot Me!FrenchSous-SolPierre Gang Not Nominated
 ColombiaOedipus MayorSpanishEdipo AlcaldeJorge Alí Triana Not Nominated
 CroatiaNausikayaSerbo-CroatianNausikajaVicko Ruić Not Nominated
 CubaThink of MeSpanishPon tu pensamiento en míArturo Sotto Díaz Not Nominated
 Czech RepublicKolyaCzechKoljaJan Svěrák Won Academy Award
 DenmarkHamsunDanish, German, Norwegian and SwedishHamsunJan Troell Not Nominated
 FinlandDrifting CloudsFinnishKauas pilvet karkaavatAki Kaurismäki Disqualified[3]
 FranceRidiculeFrenchRidiculePatrice Leconte Nominated
 GeorgiaA Chef in LoveFrench, Georgian, Russianშეყვარებული კულინარის 1001 რეცეპტიNana Jorjadze Nominated
 GermanyDeathmakerGermanDer TotmacherRomuald Karmakar Not Nominated
 Hong KongHu-Du-MenCantonese虎度門Shu Kei Not Nominated
 HungaryVaska EasoffHungarianHaggyállógva VászkaPéter Gothár Not Nominated
 IcelandDevil's IslandIcelandicDjöflaeyjanFriðrik Þór Friðriksson Not Nominated
 IndiaIndianTamilS. Shankar Not Nominated
 IsraelSaint ClaraHebrew/Russianקלרה הקדושהAri Folman & Ori Sivan Not Nominated
 ItalyMy GenerationItalianMia GenerazioneWilma Labate Not Nominated
 JapanGakko IIJapanese学校IIYoji Yamada Not Nominated
 MexicoBetween Pancho Villa and a Naked WomanSpanishEntre Pancho Villa y una mujer desnudaSabina Berman & Isabelle Tardans Not Nominated
 NetherlandsLong Live the QueenDutchLang leve de koninginEsmé Lammers Not Nominated
 NorwayThe Other Side of SundayNorwegianSøndagsenglerBerit Nesheim Nominated
 PhilippinesDead SureTagalogSeguristaTikoy Aguiluz Not Nominated
 PolandAt Full GallopPolishCwalKrzysztof Zanussi Not Nominated
 RomaniaState of ThingsRomanianStare de FaptStere Gulea Not Nominated
 RussiaPrisoner of the MountainsRussianКавказский пленникSergei Bodrov Nominated
 SerbiaPretty Village, Pretty FlameSerbo-CroatianЛепа села лепо гореSrđan Dragojević Not Nominated
 SloveniaFelixSlovenianFeliksBožo Šprajc Not Nominated
 SpainBwanaSpanishBwanaImanol Uribe Not Nominated
 SwedenJerusalemSwedishJerusalemBille August Not Nominated
  SwitzerlandLes AgneauxFrenchLes AgneauxMarcel Schüpbach Not Nominated
 TaiwanTonight Nobody Goes HomeMandarin今天不回家Sylvia Chang Not Nominated
 VietnamGone, Gone Forever GoneVietnameseGate, gate, paragateHồ Quang Minh Not Nominated

References

  1. ↑ "39 Countries Hoping for Oscar Nominations". Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. 13 November 1996. Archived from the original on 9 February 1999. Retrieved 5 October 2015.
  2. ↑ "The 69th Academy Awards (1997) Nominees and Winners". oscars.org. Retrieved 5 October 2015.
  3. ↑ withdrawn by the director before official screenings began
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