{"id":2549,"date":"2016-10-12T16:17:10","date_gmt":"2016-10-12T14:17:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/?p=2549"},"modified":"2016-10-12T16:17:10","modified_gmt":"2016-10-12T14:17:10","slug":"85-countries-in-competition-for-2016-foreign-language-film-oscar","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/blog\/2016\/10\/12\/85-countries-in-competition-for-2016-foreign-language-film-oscar\/","title":{"rendered":"85 Countries In Competition For 2016 Foreign Language Film Oscar\u00ae"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>60th anniversary of the Foreign Language Film Category<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2550\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Oscards60th.jpg?resize=400%2C105\" alt=\"oscards60th\" width=\"400\" height=\"105\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Oscards60th.jpg?w=400&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Oscards60th.jpg?resize=300%2C79&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Eighty-five countries have submitted films for consideration in the Foreign Language Film category for the 89th Academy Awards\u00ae. Yemen is a first-time entrant.<\/p>\n<p>The 2016 submissions are:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Albania, \u201cChromium,\u201d Bujar Alimani, director;<\/li>\n<li>Algeria, \u201cThe Well,\u201d Lotfi Bouchouchi, director;<\/li>\n<li>Argentina, \u201cThe Distinguished Citizen,\u201d Mariano Cohn, Gast\u00f3n Duprat, directors;<\/li>\n<li>Australia, \u201cTanna,\u201d Bentley Dean, Martin Butler, directors;<\/li>\n<li>Austria, \u201cStefan Zweig: Farewell to Europe,\u201d Maria Schrader, director;<\/li>\n<li>Bangladesh, \u201cThe Unnamed,\u201d Tauquir Ahmed, director;<\/li>\n<li>Belgium, \u201cThe Ardennes,\u201d Robin Pront, director;<\/li>\n<li>Bolivia, \u201cSealed Cargo,\u201d Julia Vargas Weise, director;<\/li>\n<li>Bosnia and Herzegovina, \u201cDeath in Sarajevo,\u201d Danis Tanovic, director;<\/li>\n<li>Brazil, \u201cLittle Secret,\u201d David Schurmann, director;<\/li>\n<li>Bulgaria, \u201cLosers,\u201d Ivaylo Hristov, director;<\/li>\n<li>Cambodia, \u201cBefore the Fall,\u201d Ian White, director;<\/li>\n<li>Canada, \u201cIt\u2019s Only the End of the World,\u201d Xavier Dolan, director;<\/li>\n<li>Chile, \u201cNeruda,\u201d Pablo Larra\u00edn, director;<\/li>\n<li>China, \u201cXuan Zang,\u201d Huo Jianqi, director;<\/li>\n<li>Colombia, \u201cAlias Maria,\u201d Jos\u00e9 Luis Rugeles, director;<\/li>\n<li>Costa Rica, \u201cAbout Us,\u201d Hern\u00e1n Jim\u00e9nez, director;<\/li>\n<li>Croatia, \u201cOn the Other Side,\u201d Zrinko Ogresta, director;<\/li>\n<li>Cuba, \u201cThe Companion,\u201d Pavel Giroud, director;<\/li>\n<li>Czech Republic, \u201cLost in Munich,\u201d Petr Zelenka, director;<\/li>\n<li>Denmark, \u201cLand of Mine,\u201d Martin Zandvliet, director;<\/li>\n<li>Dominican Republic, \u201cSugar Fields,\u201d Fernando B\u00e1ez, director;<\/li>\n<li>Ecuador, \u201cSuch Is Life in the Tropics,\u201d Sebasti\u00e1n Cordero, director;<\/li>\n<li>Egypt, \u201cClash,\u201d Mohamed Diab, director;<\/li>\n<li>Estonia, \u201cMother,\u201d Kadri K\u00f5usaar, director;<\/li>\n<li>Finland, \u201cThe Happiest Day in the Life of Olli M\u00e4ki,\u201d Juho Kuosmanen, director;<\/li>\n<li>France, \u201cElle,\u201d Paul Verhoeven, director;<\/li>\n<li>Georgia, \u201cHouse of Others,\u201d Rusudan Glurjidze, director;<\/li>\n<li>Germany, \u201cToni Erdmann,\u201d Maren Ade, director;<\/li>\n<li>Greece, \u201cChevalier,\u201d Athina Rachel Tsangari, director;<\/li>\n<li>Hong Kong, \u201cPort of Call,\u201d Philip Yung, director;<\/li>\n<li>Hungary, \u201cKills on Wheels,\u201d Attila Till, director;<\/li>\n<li>Iceland, \u201cSparrows,\u201d R\u00fanar R\u00fanarsson, director;<\/li>\n<li>India, \u201cInterrogation,\u201d Vetri Maaran, director;<\/li>\n<li>Indonesia, \u201cLetters from Prague,\u201d Angga Dwimas Sasongko, director;<\/li>\n<li>Iran, \u201cThe Salesman,\u201d Asghar Farhadi, director;<\/li>\n<li>Iraq, \u201cEl Cl\u00e1sico,\u201d Halkawt Mustafa, director;<\/li>\n<li>Israel, \u201cSand Storm,\u201d Elite Zexer, director;<\/li>\n<li>Italy, \u201cFire at Sea,\u201d Gianfranco Rosi, director;<\/li>\n<li>Japan, \u201cNagasaki: Memories of My Son,\u201d Yoji Yamada, director;<\/li>\n<li>Jordan, \u201c3000 Nights,\u201d Mai Masri, director;<\/li>\n<li>Kazakhstan, \u201cAmanat,\u201d Satybaldy Narymbetov, director;<\/li>\n<li>Kosovo, \u201cHome Sweet Home,\u201d Faton Bajraktari, director;<\/li>\n<li>Kyrgyzstan, \u201cA Father\u2019s Will,\u201d Bakyt Mukul, Dastan Zhapar Uulu, directors;<\/li>\n<li>Latvia, \u201cDawn,\u201d Laila Pakalnina, director;<\/li>\n<li>Lebanon, \u201cVery Big Shot,\u201d Mir-Jean Bou Chaaya, director;<\/li>\n<li>Lithuania, \u201cSeneca\u2019s Day,\u201d Kristijonas Vildziunas, director;<\/li>\n<li>Luxembourg, \u201cVoices from Chernobyl,\u201d Pol Cruchten, director;<\/li>\n<li>Macedonia, \u201cThe Liberation of Skopje,\u201d Rade \u0160erbed\u017eija, Danilo \u0160erbed\u017eija, directors;<\/li>\n<li>Malaysia, \u201cBeautiful Pain,\u201d Tunku Mona Riza, director;<\/li>\n<li>Mexico, \u201cDesierto,\u201d Jon\u00e1s Cuar\u00f3n, director;<\/li>\n<li>Montenegro, \u201cThe Black Pin,\u201d Ivan Marinovi\u0107, director;<\/li>\n<li>Morocco, \u201cA Mile in My Shoes,\u201d Said Khallaf, director;<\/li>\n<li>Nepal, \u201cThe Black Hen,\u201d Min Bahadur Bham, director;<\/li>\n<li>Netherlands, \u201cTonio,\u201d Paula van der Oest, director;<\/li>\n<li>New Zealand, \u201cA Flickering Truth,\u201d Pietra Brettkelly, director;<\/li>\n<li>Norway, \u201cThe King\u2019s Choice,\u201d Erik Poppe, director;<\/li>\n<li>Pakistan, \u201cMah-e-Mir,\u201d Anjum Shahzad, director;<\/li>\n<li>Palestine, \u201cThe Idol,\u201d Hany Abu-Assad, director;<\/li>\n<li>Panama, \u201cSalsipuedes,\u201d Ricardo Aguilar Navarro, Manolito Rodr\u00edguez, directors;<\/li>\n<li>Peru, \u201cVideophilia (and Other Viral Syndromes),\u201d Juan Daniel F. Molero, director;<\/li>\n<li>Philippines, \u201cMa\u2019 Rosa,\u201d Brillante Ma Mendoza, director;<\/li>\n<li>Poland, \u201cAfterimage,\u201d Andrzej Wajda, director;<\/li>\n<li>Portugal, \u201cLetters from War,\u201d Ivo M. Ferreira, director;<\/li>\n<li>Romania, \u201cSieranevada,\u201d Cristi Puiu, director;<\/li>\n<li>Russia, \u201cParadise,\u201d Andrei Konchalovsky, director;<\/li>\n<li>Saudi Arabia, \u201cBarakah Meets Barakah,\u201d Mahmoud Sabbagh, director;<\/li>\n<li>Serbia, \u201cTrain Driver\u2019s Diary,\u201d Milos Radovic, director;<\/li>\n<li>Singapore, \u201cApprentice,\u201d Boo Junfeng, director;<\/li>\n<li>Slovakia, \u201cEva Nov\u00e1,\u201d Marko Skop, director;<\/li>\n<li>Slovenia, \u201cHouston, We Have a Problem!\u201d \u017diga Virc, director;<\/li>\n<li>South Africa, \u201cCall Me Thief,\u201d Daryne Joshua, director;<\/li>\n<li>South Korea, \u201cThe Age of Shadows,\u201d Kim Jee-woon, director;<\/li>\n<li>Spain, \u201cJulieta,\u201d Pedro Almod\u00f3var, director;<\/li>\n<li>Sweden, \u201cA Man Called Ove,\u201d Hannes Holm, director;<\/li>\n<li>Switzerland, \u201cMy Life as a Zucchini,\u201d Claude Barras, director;<\/li>\n<li>Taiwan, \u201cHang in There, Kids!\u201d Laha Mebow, director;<\/li>\n<li>Thailand, \u201cKarma,\u201d Kanittha Kwunyoo, director;<\/li>\n<li>Turkey, \u201cCold of Kalandar,\u201d Mustafa Kara, director;<\/li>\n<li>Ukraine, \u201cUkrainian Sheriffs,\u201d Roman Bondarchuk, director;<\/li>\n<li>United Kingdom, \u201cUnder the Shadow,\u201d Babak Anvari, director;<\/li>\n<li>Uruguay, \u201cBreadcrumbs,\u201d Manane Rodr\u00edguez, director;<\/li>\n<li>Venezuela, \u201cFrom Afar,\u201d Lorenzo Vigas, director;<\/li>\n<li>Vietnam, \u201cYellow Flowers on the Green Grass,\u201d Victor Vu, director;<\/li>\n<li>Yemen, \u201cI Am Nojoom, Age 10 and Divorced,\u201d Khadija Al-Salami, director.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The competitive Foreign Language Film category was introduced in 1956 for the 29th Academy Awards. In celebration of its 60th anniversary, the Academy has created a complete playlist of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/playlist?list=PLJ8RjvesnvDMgHc17AJU0Pgw3vnLKQnpM\" target=\"_blank\">acceptance speeches<\/a> and a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.oscars.org\/collection-highlights\/foreign-language-film-award-posters?hq_e=el&amp;hq_m=537715&amp;hq_l=1&amp;hq_v=1fe7117fbc\" target=\"_blank\">poster gallery<\/a> of all the Foreign Language Film Oscar\u00ae winners.<\/p>\n<p>The 89th Oscars\u00ae will be held on Sunday, February 26, 2017, at the Dolby Theatre\u00ae at Hollywood &amp; Highland Center\u00ae in Hollywood, and will be televised live on the ABC Television Network at 7 p.m. ET\/4 p.m. PT. The Oscars also will be televised live in more than 225 countries and territories worldwide.<\/p>\n<h5>Acceptance Speeches:<\/h5>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Foreign Language Oscar Winners\" width=\"750\" height=\"422\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/videoseries?list=PLJ8RjvesnvDMgHc17AJU0Pgw3vnLKQnpM\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>FOLLOW THE ACADEMY<\/strong><br \/>\n<a title=\"http:\/\/www.elabs13.com\/c.html?ufl=1&amp;rtr=on&amp;s=xahl0g,biwj,1nb,5oce,2y01,2stt,23ss&amp;MLM_MID=537715&amp;MLM_UNIQUEID=1fe7117fbc\" href=\"http:\/\/www.elabs13.com\/c.html?ufl=1&amp;rtr=on&amp;s=xahl0g,biwj,1nb,5oce,2y01,2stt,23ss&amp;MLM_MID=537715&amp;MLM_UNIQUEID=1fe7117fbc\" target=\"_blank\"><span title=\"http:\/\/www.elabs13.com\/c.html?ufl=1&amp;rtr=on&amp;s=xahl0g,biwj,1nb,5oce,2y01,2stt,23ss&amp;MLM_MID=537715&amp;MLM_UNIQUEID=1fe7117fbc\">www.oscars.org<\/span><\/a><br \/>\n<a title=\"http:\/\/www.elabs13.com\/c.html?ufl=1&amp;rtr=on&amp;s=xahl0g,biwj,1nb,5pj,bas4,2stt,23ss\" href=\"http:\/\/www.elabs13.com\/c.html?ufl=1&amp;rtr=on&amp;s=xahl0g,biwj,1nb,5pj,bas4,2stt,23ss\" target=\"_blank\"><span title=\"http:\/\/www.elabs13.com\/c.html?ufl=1&amp;rtr=on&amp;s=xahl0g,biwj,1nb,5pj,bas4,2stt,23ss\">www.facebook.com\/TheAcademy<\/span><\/a><br \/>\n<a title=\"http:\/\/www.elabs13.com\/c.html?ufl=1&amp;rtr=on&amp;s=xahl0g,biwj,1nb,c1jv,49q9,2stt,23ss\" href=\"http:\/\/www.elabs13.com\/c.html?ufl=1&amp;rtr=on&amp;s=xahl0g,biwj,1nb,c1jv,49q9,2stt,23ss\" target=\"_blank\"><span title=\"http:\/\/www.elabs13.com\/c.html?ufl=1&amp;rtr=on&amp;s=xahl0g,biwj,1nb,c1jv,49q9,2stt,23ss\">www.youtube.com\/Oscars<\/span><\/a><br \/>\n<a title=\"http:\/\/www.elabs13.com\/c.html?ufl=1&amp;rtr=on&amp;s=xahl0g,biwj,1nb,h7pe,1g9s,2stt,23ss\" href=\"http:\/\/www.elabs13.com\/c.html?ufl=1&amp;rtr=on&amp;s=xahl0g,biwj,1nb,h7pe,1g9s,2stt,23ss\" target=\"_blank\"><span title=\"http:\/\/www.elabs13.com\/c.html?ufl=1&amp;rtr=on&amp;s=xahl0g,biwj,1nb,h7pe,1g9s,2stt,23ss\">www.twitter.com\/TheAcademy<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>60th anniversary of the Foreign Language Film Category Eighty-five countries have submitted films for consideration in the Foreign Language Film category for the 89th Academy Awards\u00ae. Yemen is a first-time entrant. The 2016 submissions are: Albania, \u201cChromium,\u201d Bujar Alimani, director; Algeria, \u201cThe Well,\u201d Lotfi Bouchouchi, director; Argentina, \u201cThe Distinguished Citizen,\u201d Mariano Cohn, Gast\u00f3n Duprat, directors;&hellip; <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/blog\/2016\/10\/12\/85-countries-in-competition-for-2016-foreign-language-film-oscar\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">85 Countries In Competition For 2016 Foreign Language Film Oscar\u00ae<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[12],"tags":[79,32],"class_list":["post-2549","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-awards","tag-foreign-language-film","tag-oscars","entry"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2549","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2549"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2549\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2549"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2549"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2549"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}