Foreign Language Oscar: The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (news - web sites) had invited 89 countries to submit films; the number of submissions represents seven fewer titles than last year, when a record 56 countries submitted films.
Submissions, revealed yesterday are as follows...
Afghanistan (news - web sites), Earth and Ashes, Atiq Rahimi;
Argentina, A Lost Embrace, Daniel Burman;
Austria, Antares, Gotz Spielmann;
Belgium, The Alzheimer Case, Erik Van Looy;
Bosnia and Herzegovina, Days and Hours, Pjer Zalica;
Brazil, Olga, Jayme Monjardim;
Bulgaria, Mila From Mars, Zornitsa Sophia;
Canada, Far Side of the Moon, Robert Lapage;
Chile, Machuca, Andres Wood;
China, House of Flying Daggers, Zhang Yimou;
Croatia, Long Dark Night, Antun Vrdoljak;
Czech Republic, Up and Down, Jan Hrebejk;
Denmark, The Five Obstructions, Jorgen Leth and Lars von Trier;
Ecuador, Chronicles, Sebastian Cordero;
Egypt, I Love Cinema, Osama Fawzy;
Estonia, Revolution of Pigs, Karlo Funk;
Finland, Producing Adults, Aleksi Salmenpera;
France, The Chorus, Christophe Barratier;
Germany, Downfall, Bernd Eichinger;
Greece, A Touch of Spice, Tassos Boulmetis;
Hungary, Kontroll, Nimrod Antal;
Iceland, Cold Light, Hilmar Oddsson;
India, Shwaas, Sandeep Sawant;
Iran, Turtles Can Fly, Bahman Ghobadi;
Israel, Campfire, Joseph Cedar;
Italy, The House Keys, Gianni Amelio;
Japan, Nobody Knows, Hirokazu Kore-eda;
Korea, Tae Guk Gi, Kang Je-gyu;
Macedonia, The Great Water, Ivo Trajikov;
Malaysia, A Legendary Love, Saw Teong Hin;
Mexico, Innocent Voices, Luis Mandoki;
the Netherlands, Simon, Eddy Terstall;
Norway, Hawaii, Oslo, Erik Poppe;
Palestine, The Olive Harvest, Hanna Elias;
Philippines, Crying Ladies, Mark Meily;
Poland, The Welts, Magdalena Piekorz;
Portugal, The Miracle According to Salome, Mario Barroso;
Romania, Orient-Express, Sergiu Nicolaescu;
Russia, Night Watch, Timolir Bekmambetov;
Serbia and Montenegro, Goose Feather, Ljubisa Samardzic;
Slovenia, Beneath Her Window, Metod Pevec;
South Africa, Yesterday, Darrell Roodt;
Spain, The Sea Inside, Alejandro Amenabar;
Sweden, As in Heaven, Kay Pollak;
Switzerland, Mein Name Ist Bach, Dominique de Rivaz;
Taiwan, 20:30:40, Sylvia Chang;
Thailand, The Overture, Itthisoontorn Vichailak;
Uruguay, Whisky, Juan Pablo Rebella and Pablo Stoll;
Venezuela, Punto y Raya, Elia Schneider.
To be eligible, a film must have had its first public screening in a commercial cinema in its home country for at least seven straight days between Oct. 1, 2003-Sept. 30.
The 77th Annual Academy Award nominations will be announced Jan. 25. The awards will be presented Feb. 27.