CraveOnline.com film movies tv and humor

Movie News

67 Countries Vying for 2008 Foreign Language Oscar

Source:Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences

October 17, 2008

A record 67 countries, including first-time entrant Jordan, have submitted films for consideration in the Foreign Language Film category for the 81st Academy Awards®, Academy President Sid Ganis announced today.

The 2008 submissions are:

Afghanistan, "Opium War," Siddiq Barmak, director;

Albania, "The Sorrow of Mrs. Schneider," Piro Milkani and Eno Milkani, directors;

Algeria, "Masquerades," Lyes Salem, director;

Argentina, "Lion's Den," Pablo Trapero, director;

Austria, "Revanche," Gotz Spielmann, director;

Azerbaijan, "Fortress," Shamil Nacafzada, director;

Bangladesh, "Aha!," Enamul Karim Nirjhar, director;

Belgium, "Eldorado," Bouli Lanners, director;

Bosnia and Herzegovina, "Snow," Aida Begic, director;

Brazil, "Last Stop 174," Bruno Barreto, director;

Bulgaria, "Zift," Javor Gardev, director;

Canada, "The Necessities of Life," Benoit Pilon, director;

Chile, "Tony Manero," Pablo Larrain, director;

China, "Dream Weavers," Jun Gu, director;

Colombia, "Dog Eat Dog," Carlos Moreno, director;

Croatia, "No One's Son," Arsen Anton Ostojic, director;

Czech Republic, "The Karamazovs," Petr Zelenka, director;

Denmark, "Worlds Apart," Niels Arden Oplev, director;

Egypt, "The Island," Sherif Arafa, director;

Estonia, "I Was Here," Rene Vilbre, director;

Finland, "The Home of Dark Butterflies," Dome Karukoski, director;

France, "The Class," Laurent Cantet, director;

Georgia, "Mediator," Dito Tsintsadze, director;

Germany, "The Baader Meinhof Complex," Uli Edel, director;

Greece, "Correction," Thanos Anastopoulos, director;

Hong Kong, "Painted Skin," Gordon Chan, director;

Hungary, "Iska's Journey," Csaba Bollok, director;

Iceland, "White Night Wedding," Baltasar Kormakur, director;

India, "Taare Zameen Par," Aamir Khan, director;

Iran, "The Song of Sparrows," Majid Majidi, director;

Israel, "Waltz with Bashir," Ari Folman, director;

Italy, "Gomorra," Matteo Garrone, director;

Japan, "Departures," Yojiro Takita, director;

Jordan, "Captain Abu Raed," Amin Matalqa, director;

Kazakhstan, "Tulpan," Sergey Dvortsevoy, director;

Korea, "Crossing," Tae-kyun Kim, director;

Kyrgyzstan, "Heavens Blue," Marie Jaoul de Poncheville, director;

Latvia, "Defenders of Riga," Aigars Grauba, director;

Lebanon, "Under the Bombs," Philippe Aractingi, director;

Lithuania, "Loss," Maris Martinsons, director;

Luxembourg, "Nuits d'Arabie," Paul Kieffer, director;

Macedonia, "I'm from Titov Veles," Teona Strugar Mitevska, director;

Mexico, "Tear This Heart Out," Roberto Sneider, director;

Morocco, "Goodbye Mothers," Mohamed Ismail, director;

The Netherlands, "Dunya & Desie," Dana Nechushtan, director;

Norway, "O'Horten," Bent Hamer, director;

Palestine, "Salt of This Sea" Annemarie Jacir, director;

Philippines, "Ploning," Dante Nico Garcia, director;

Poland, "Tricks," Andrzej Jakimowski, director;

Portugal, "Our Beloved Month of August," Miguel Gomes, director;

Romania, "The Rest Is Silence," Nae Caranfil, director;

Russia, "Mermaid," Anna Melikyan, director;

Serbia, "The Tour," Goran Markovic, director;

Singapore, "My Magic," Eric Khoo, director;

Slovakia, "Blind Loves," Juraj Lehotsky, director;

Slovenia, "Rooster's Breakfast," Marko Nabersnik, director;

South Africa, "Jerusalema," Ralph Ziman, director;

Spain, "The Blind Sunflowers," Jose Luis Cuerda, director;

Sweden, "Everlasting Moments," Jan Troell, director;

Switzerland, "The Friend," Micha Lewinsky, director;

Taiwan, "Cape No. 7," Te-Sheng Wei, director;

Thailand, "Love of Siam," Chookiat Sakveerakul, director;

Turkey, "3 Monkeys," Nuri Bilge Ceylan, director;

Ukraine, "Illusion of Fear," Aleksandr Kiriyenko, director;

United Kingdom, "Hope Eternal," Karl Francis, director;

Uruguay, "Kill Them All," Esteban Schroeder, director;

Venezuela, "The Color of Fame," Alejandro Bellame Palacios, director.

Nominations for the 81st Academy Awards will be announced on Thursday, January 22, 2009, at 5:30 a.m. PT in the Academy’s Samuel Goldwyn Theater.

Academy Awards for outstanding film achievements of 2008 will be presented on Sunday, February 22, 2009, at the Kodak Theatre at Hollywood & Highland Center®, and televised live by the ABC Television Network. The Oscar presentation also will be televised live in more than 200 countries worldwide.

From ComingSoon.net

ComingSoon.net's Toronto Film Festival Preview!
Jack Goes Boating
The Kingdom
CS Visits the Prince of Persia Set - Part I
The Weekend Warrior: Nov. 20 - 22

Other Movie Sites

Oscar Round-Up: The 81st Academy Awards
Blu-ray Disc Release Calendar
November Blu-ray Disc Release Calendar
The Passion of the Christ: The Definitive Edition - BD
Will Jake Gyllenhaal Crack Duncan Jones' Source Code?

COMMENTS (11)

Posted by:

Thong Bender

October 17, 2008

Este noticia es increible! No se exactamente como yo siento de oyendo esto pero todavia es increible.

Espera... esto hablando en un idioma foreign!!
Cuando esto empiezo?!

Oh... primero.

Posted by:

edison

October 18, 2008

venezuela!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
the color of fame is great really

Posted by:

Tera Baap

October 18, 2008

Kutay kay bachay tameez se bat kar

Posted by:

hagiz

October 18, 2008

lol. mas hengky.

too bad indonesia doesnt have a movie this yeaar

Posted by:

divyangworah

October 18, 2008

hope Taare Zameen Par wins. really a great movie.
plus its aamir khan's 3rd movie which has been nominated for an oscar after lagaan and rang de basanti.

Posted by:

Semii

October 18, 2008

Three Monkey. It's the best. Nuri Bilge Ceylan won best director in Cannes film festival

Posted by:

noise64

October 18, 2008

Great job China and Hong Kong, you guys really know how to pick films that can challenge other countries' more qualified selections. Why, John Woo's epic Red Cliff and Johnnie To's masterful piece Sparrow are not worthy to represent the quality of cinema that is coming out of China and Hong Kong these days. Oops! Sorry, did I say quality? I meant crap.

Sorry guys, I had to rant. I'm tired of China's and Hong Kong's poor choices in Oscar representations every year. Except for Hero, that one really deserved a nomination and should have won.

Posted by:

RivenWinner

October 18, 2008

I really think that the Foreign Language Oscar category could use some expansion. At the very least, they could allow more nominations, or perhaps more specific awards, although I think all Foreign Language films should be able to compete in all categories on the same level as American films.

The film industry is a globalized market, Hollywood and its films are increasingly having a more important international relationship.

We need to tear down the barriers of indifference, apathy or ignorance, or whatever it is, and allow foreign films to have more market penetration in the US. People eventually, in the long run, will grow accustomed to subtitles (there's nothing wrong with them!).

Hollywood is essentially flooding the markets of other nations with our films, yet we refuse to give films from other nations an opportunity to become commercially successfully in our nation. Not only are US filmgoers missing out on many great films, but it's a complete lack of cultural exchange.

And that, my friends, is very sad.

Posted by:

Richard Parker

October 18, 2008

Hey - does anybody know the name of the song at the end of the "El Tinte De La Fama" trailer ("The Color of Fame")? I can hardly hear the lyrics but I like it!

Posted by:

some random guy

October 18, 2008

taare zameen par (little stars on earth) one of the most touching movies ever to come on screen. bout a child and his problem with dyslexia..check it out if u get a chance