Ahead of the 95th Academy Awards, which will be held in Hollywood on March 12, 2023, European countries are beginning to announce their titles submitted for the Best International Feature Film award.
These FFC films have been submitted so far:
Bulgaria: Mother, Zornitsa Sophia (Bulgaria/Croatia/Germany)
> FFC 2022, Spectrum
Bosnia Herzegovina: A Ballad, Aida Begic (Bosnia Herzegovina/France)
> FFC 2022 Spektrum
Croatia: Safe Place, Juraj Lerotić (Croatia)
> FFC 2022, Spectrum or Competition
Kosovo: Looking for Venera, Norika Sefa Kosovo, North Macedonia
> FFC 2021, Feature Film Competition
Romania: Immaculate [+], Monica Stan, George Chiper-Lillemark (Romania)
> FFC 2022 Spotlight RO
Slovakia: Victim, Michal Blaško (Slovakia/Czech Republic/Germany)
> FFC 2022, Spectrum
Slovenia: Orchestra, Matevž Luzar (Slovenia)
> FFC 2021, Competition
The submitted films must have been released in the respective countries between January 1 and November 30, 2022.
The deadline for submissions is October 3.
Fifteen finalists will be selected from the total number of submissions and announced at the end of the year, before the Academy reduces this number to five, which it will announce as final nominees in early 2023.
Source: cineurope