The official list, via press release:
65 Countries in Competition for 2009 Foreign Language Film Oscar®
Beverly Hills, CA — Sixty-five countries have submitted films for consideration in the Foreign Language Film category for the 82nd Academy Awards®, Academy President Tom Sherak announced today. The 2009 submissions are:
- Albania, “Alive!,” Artan Minarolli, director;
- Argentina, “El Secreto de Sus Ojos,” Juan Jose Campanella, director;
- Armenia, “Autumn of the Magician,” Rouben Kevorkov and Vaheh Kevorkov, directors;
- Australia, “Samson & Delilah,” Warwick Thornton, director;
- Austria, “For a Moment Freedom,” Arash T. Riahi, director;
- Bangladesh, “Beyond the Circle,” Golam Rabbany Biplob, director;
- Belgium, “The Misfortunates,” Felix van Groeningen, director;
- Bolivia, “Zona Sur,” Juan Carlos Valdivia, director;
- Bosnia and Herzegovina, “Nightguards,” Namik Kabil, director;
- Brazil, “Time of Fear,” Sergio Rezende, director;
- Bulgaria, “The World Is Big and Salvation Lurks around the Corner,” Stephan Komandarev, director;
- Canada, “I Killed My Mother,” Xavier Dolan, director;
- Chile, “Dawson, Isla 10,” Miguel Littin, director;
- China, “Forever Enthralled,” Chen Kaige, director;
- Colombia, “The Wind Journeys,” Ciro Guerra, director;
- Croatia, “Donkey,” Antonio Nuic, director;
- Cuba, “Fallen Gods,” Ernesto Daranas, director;
- Czech Republic, “Protektor,” Marek Najbrt, director;
- Denmark, “Terribly Happy,” Henrik Ruben Genz, director;
- Estonia, “December Heat,” Asko Kase, director;
- Finland, “Letters to Father Jacob,” Klaus Haro, director;
- France, “Un Prophete,” Jacques Audiard, director;
- Georgia, “The Other Bank,” George Ovashvili, director;
- Germany, “The White Ribbon,” Michael Haneke, director;
- Greece, “Slaves in Their Bonds,” Tony Lykouressis, director;
- Hong Kong, “Prince of Tears,” Yonfan, director;
- Hungary, “Chameleon,” Krisztina Goda, director;
- Iceland, “Reykjavik-Rotterdam,” Oskar Jonasson, director;
- India, “Harishchandrachi Factory,” Paresh Mokashi, director;
- Indonesia, “Jamila and the President,” Ratna Sarumpaet;
- Iran, “About Elly,” Asghar Farhadi, director;
- Israel, “Ajami,” Scandar Copti and Yaron Shani, director;
- Italy, “Baaria,” Giuseppe Tornatore, director;
- Japan, “Nobody to Watch over Me,” Ryoichi Kimizuka, director;
- Kazakhstan, “Kelin,” Ermek Tursunov, director;
- Korea, “Mother,” Joon-ho Bong, director;
- Lithuania, “Vortex,” Gytis Luksas, director;
- Luxembourg, “Refractaire,” Nicolas Steil, director;
- Macedonia, “Wingless,” Ivo Trajkov, director;
- Mexico, “Backyard,” Carlos Carrera, director;
- Morocco, “Casanegra,” Nour-Eddine Lakhmari, director;
- The Netherlands, “Winter in Wartime,” Martin Koolhoven, director;
- Norway, “Max Manus,” Espen Sandberg and Joachim Roenning, directors;
- Peru, “The Milk of Sorrow,” Claudia Llosa, director;
- Philippines, “Grandpa Is Dead,” Soxie H. Topacio, director;
- Poland, “Reverse,” Borys Lankosz, director;
- Portugal, “Doomed Love,” Mario Barroso, director;
- Puerto Rico, “Kabo and Platon,” Edmundo H. Rodriguez, director;
- Romania, “Police, Adjective,” Corneliu Porumboiu, director;
- Russia, “Ward No. 6,” Karen Shakhnazarov, director;
- Serbia, “St. George Shoots the Dragon,” Srdjan Dragojevic, director;
- Slovakia, “Broken Promise,” Jiri Chlumsky, director;
- Slovenia, “Landscape No. 2,” Vinko Moderndorfer, director;
- South Africa, “White Wedding,” Jann Turner, director;
- Spain, “The Dancer and the Thief,” Fernando Trueba, director;
- Sri Lanka, “The Road from Elephant Pass,” Chandran Rutnam;
- Sweden, “Involuntary,” Ruben Ostlund, director;
- Switzerland, “Home,” Ursula Meier, director;
- Taiwan, “No Puedo Vivir sin Ti,” Leon Dai, director;
- Thailand, “Best of Times,” Yongyoot Thongkongtoon, director;
- Turkey, “I Saw the Sun,” Mahsun Kirmizigul, director;
- United Kingdom, “Afghan Star,” Havana Marking, director;
- Uruguay, “Bad Day for Fishing,” Alvaro Brechner, director;
- Venezuela, “Libertador Morales, El Justiciero,” Efterpi Charalambidis, director;
- Vietnam, “Don’t Burn It,” Dang Nhat Minh.
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