65 Countries in Competition for 2009 Foreign Language Film Oscar®

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Sixty-five countries have submitted films for consideration in the Foreign Language Film category for the 82nd Academy Awards.

The 2009 submissions in alphabetical order by country are:

Albania Alive! – Artan Minarolli

Argentina El Secreto De Sus Ojos – Juan Jose Campanella

Armenia Autumn Of The Magician – Rouben Kevorkov and Vaheh Kevorkov

Australia Samson & Delilah – Warwick Thornton

Austria For A Moment Freedom – Arash T Riahi

Bangladesh Beyond The Circle – Golam Rabbany Biplob

Belgium The Misfortunates – Felix van Groeningen

Bolivia Zona Sur – Juan Carlos Valdivia

Bosnia and Herzegovina Nightguards – Namik Kabil

Brazil Time Of Fear – Sergio Rezende

Bulgaria The World Is Big And Salvation Lurks Around The Corner – Stephan Komandarev

Canada I Killed My Mother – Xavier Dolan

Chile Dawson, Isla 10 – Miguel Littin

China Forever Enthralled – Chen Kaige

Colombia The Wind Journeys – Ciro Guerra

Croatia Donkey – Antonio Nuic

Cuba Fallen Gods – Ernesto Daranas

Czech Republic Protektor – Marek Najbrt

Denmark Terribly Happy – Henrik Ruben Genz

Estonia December Heat – Asko Kase

Finland Letters To Father Jacob – Klaus Haro

France Un Prophete – Jacques Audiard

Georgia The Other Bank – George Ovashvili

Germany The White Ribbon – Michael Haneke

Greece Slaves In Their Bonds – Tony Lykouressis

Hong Kong Prince Of Tears – Yonfan

Hungary Chameleon– Krisztina Goda

Iceland Reykjavik-Rotterdam – Oskar Jonasson

India Harishchandrachi Factory – Paresh Mokashi

Indonesia Jamila and the President – Ratna Sarumpaet;

Iran About Elly – Asghar Farhadi

Israel Ajami – Scandar Copti and Yaron Shani

Italy Baaria – Giuseppe Tornatore

Japan Nobody To Watch Over Me – Ryoichi Kimizuka

Kazakhstan Kelin – Ermek Tursunov

Lithuania Vortex – Gytis Luksas

Luxembourg Refractaire – Nicolas Steil

Macedonia Wingless – Ivo Trajkov

Mexico Backyard – Carlos Carrera

Morocco Casanegra – Nour-Eddine Lakhmari

The Netherlands Winter In Wartime – Martin Koolhoven

Norway Max Manus – Espen Sandberg and Joachim Roenning

Peru The Milk of Sorrow – Claudia Llosa

Philippines Grandpa Is Dead – Soxie H Topacio

Poland Reverse – Borys Lankosz

Portugal Doomed Love – Mario Barroso

Puerto Rico Kabo And Platon – Edmundo H Rodriguez

Romania Police, Adjective – Corneliu Porumboiu

Russia Ward No 6 – Karen Shakhnazarov

Serbia St George Shoots The Dragon – Srdjan Dragojevic

Slovakia Broken Promise – Jiri Chlumsky

Slovenia Landscape No 2 – Vinko Moderndorfer

South Africa White Wedding – Jann Turner

South Korea Mother (pictured) – Joon-ho Bong

Spain The Dancer And The Thief – Fernando Trueba

Sri Lanka The Road From Elephant Pass – Chandran Rutnam

Sweden Involuntary – Ruben Ostlund

Switzerland Home – Ursula Meier

Taiwan No Puedo Vivir Sin Ti – Leon Dai

Thailand Best Of Times – Yongyoot Thongkongtoon

TurkeyI Saw The Sun – Mahsun Kirmizigul, director

United Kingdom Afghan Star – Havana Marking

Uruguay Bad Day For Fishing – Alvaro Brechner

Venezuela Libertador Morales, El Justiciero – Efterpi Charalambidis

Vietnam Don’t Burn It – Dang Nhat Minh

The Oscar nominations will be announced on February 2, 2010, and the awards ceremony is scheduled to take place in Hollywood on March 7.

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