European countries have begun announcing the films they will submit for the 2027 Academy Award for Best International Feature Film. This competition is part of the preparations for the 99th Academy Awards, which will be held in Hollywood on March 14, 2027. The deadline for national candidates to submit their entries was set for November 12. Following this, the Academy will announce a shortlist of finalists on December 15. From this list, the number of nominees will be reduced to five, who will be revealed on January 21, 2027, along with the nominees in other categories. A new rule for this year allows films shot in languages other than English to be submitted if they win the first prize at certain international film festivals. These include Berlin (Golden Bear), Busan (Best Film Award), Cannes (Palme d'Or), Sundance (World Cinema Dramatic Grand Jury Prize), Toronto (Platform Award), and Venice (Golden Lion). Last year, the Norwegian film Thelma, a co-production between France, Denmark, and Germany, won the prestigious award. Here is the list of European films submitted to the Academy, which Cineuropa will update regularly as new entries are added: - Albania: A State Film, directed by Roland Sejko (Italy) - Germany: Everytime, directed by Sandra Wollner (Austria/Germany) - Armenia: The Country of Arto, directed by Tamara Stepanyan (France/Armenia) - Austria: Rose, directed by Markus Schleinzer (Austria/Germany) - Belgium: Coward, directed by Lukas Dhont (Belgium/France/Netherlands) - Bosnia and Herzegovina: The Widower, directed by Hari Šečić (Bosnia and Herzegovina) - Bulgaria: The Dream Adventure, directed by Valeska Grisebach (Germany/France/Bulgaria/Austria) - Croatia: God Will Not Help, directed by Hana Jušić (Croatia/Italy/Romania/Greece/France/Slovenia) - Cyprus: Hold Onto Me, directed by Myrsini Aristidou (Cyprus/Denmark/Greece) - Denmark: Woman Unknown, directed by May el-Toukhy (Denmark/Sweden/Latvia) - Spain: La bola negra, directed by Javier Ambrossi & Javier Calvo (Spain/France) - Estonia: Our Erika, directed by German Golub (Lithuania/Estonia/Latvia) - Finland: The Squirrel, directed by Markus Lehmusruusu (Finland/Germany/Netherlands/Sweden) - France: Minotaure, directed by Andrey Zvyagintsev (France/Latvia/Germany) - Georgia: Guria, directed by Levan Koguashvili (Georgia/Switzerland/Luxembourg/Bulgaria/Turkey/Norway/Saudi Arabia) - Greece: Broken Vein, directed by Yannis Economides (Greece/Cyprus) - Hungary: Silent Friend, directed by Ildikó Enyedi (Germany/France/Hungary) - Ireland: Aontas, directed by Damian McCann (Ireland) - Iceland: The Ground Beneath Our Feet, directed by Yrsa Roca Fannberg (Iceland/Poland) - Italy: La Spirale, directed by Paolo Strippoli (Italy/France/Belgium) - Kosovo: Dua, directed by Blerta Basholli (Kosovo/Switzerland/France) - Latvia: Ulya, directed by Viesturs Kairišs (Latvia/Estonia/Poland) - Lithuania: How to Divorce During the War, directed by Andrius Blazevicius (Lithuania/Czech Republic/Luxembourg/Ireland) - Luxembourg: Child, directed by Cyrus Neshvad (Luxembourg) - North Macedonia: 17, directed by Kosara Mitić (North Macedonia/Serbia/Slovenia) - Malta: Zejtune, directed by Alex Camilleri (Malta/Germany/Qatar) - Montenegro: To Hold a Mountain, directed by Biljana Tutorov and Petar Glomazić (Serbia/France/Montenegro/Slovenia/Croatia) - Norway: Growth of the Soil, directed by Hans Petter Moland (Norway/Denmark/Germany) - Netherlands: Paikar, directed by Dawood Hilmandi (Afghanistan/Netherlands) - Poland: Fatherland, directed by Pawel Pawlikowski (Poland/Italy/Germany/France) - Portugal: The Scent of Things Remembered, directed by António Ferreira (Portugal/Brazil) - Czech Republic: If Pigeons Turned to Gold, directed by Pepa Lubojacki (Czech Republic/Slovakia) - Romania: Fjord, directed by Cristian Mungiu (Romania/France/Norway/Denmark/Sweden) - Serbia: Wanderlust, directed by Nenad Pavlović (Serbia) - Slovakia: Flood, directed by Martin Gonda (Slovakia/Poland/Czech Republic/Belgium) - Slovenia: Fantasy, directed by Kukla (Slovenia/North Macedonia) - Sweden: Adult Supervision, directed by Alex Schulman (Sweden) - Switzerland: Who Still Lives, directed by Nicolas Wadimoff (Switzerland/France/Palestine) - Ukraine: Traces, directed by Alisa Kovalenko and Marysia Nikitiuk (Ukraine/Poland) Additionally, some non-European countries with European production have submitted films: - South Africa: Variations on a Theme, directed by Jason Jacobs and Devon Delmar (South Africa/Netherlands/Qatar) - Algeria: Roqia, directed by Yanis Koussim (Algeria/France/Qatar/Saudi Arabia) - Argentina: La virgen de la tosquera, directed by Laura Casabé (Argentina/Spain/Mexico) - Canada: Nina Roza, directed by Geneviève Dulude-De Celles (Canada/Italy/Bulgaria/Belgium) - Chile: Thaw, directed by Manuela Martelli (Chile/United States/Spain/Mexico) - Colombia: Rain Over Babel, directed by Gala del Sol (Colombia/United States/Spain) - Egypt: The Stories, directed by AB Shawky (Austria/France/Belgium/Egypt/Sweden) - Ecuador: Hiedra, directed by Ana Cristina Barragán (Ecuador/Mexico/France/Spain) - Indonesia: Four Seasons in Java, directed by Kamila Andini (Indonesia/France/Netherlands/Norway/Poland/Saudi Arabia/Singapore) - Iraq: No Paradise If You Are Killed by a Woman, directed by Halkawt Mustafa (Norway/United Arab Emirates/Sweden/Iraq) - Japan: Suddenly, directed by Ryusuke Hamaguchi (Japan/Germany/Belgium) - Jordan: Sink, directed by Zain Duraie (Jordan/Saudi Arabia/Qatar/France) - Morocco: Strawberries, directed by Laïla Marrakchi (France/Spain/Morocco/Belgium) - Nepal: Elephants in the Fog, directed by Abinash Bikram Shah (Nepal/France/Germany/Brazil/Norway) - Palestine: Citizen Osama, directed by Ahmed Hassouna (France/Palestine) - Paraguay: Narciso, directed by Marcelo Martinessi (Paraguay/Germany/Uruguay/Brazil/Portugal/Spain/France) - Peru: Night Falls, directed by Paolo Tizón (Peru/Spain/Mexico) - Philippines: Filipiñana, directed by Rafael Manuel (Singapore/United Kingdom/Philippines/France/Netherlands) - Senegal: Attachment, directed by Mamadou Khouma Gueye (Senegal/Belgium/France) - Chad: Soumsoum, the Night of the Stars, directed by Mahamat-Saleh Haroun (France/Chad) - Thailand: 9 Temples Toward the Sky, directed by Sompot Chidgasornpongse (Thailand/Singapore/France/Norway/China/Hong Kong/Indonesia) - Uruguay: A Loose End, directed by Daniel Hendler (Uruguay/Argentina/Spain) - Venezuela: Death Has No Owner, directed by Jorge Thielen Armand (Canada/Venezuela/Italy/Luxembourg) Finally, films with European production that qualified by festivals include: - Berlinale: Yellow Letters, directed by Ilker Çatak (Germany/France/Turkey) - Cannes: Fjord, directed by Cristian Mungiu (Romania/France/Norway/Denmark/Sweden) - Sundance: Shame and Money, directed by Visar Morina (Germany/Kosovo/Slovenia/Albania/North Macedonia/Belgium) - Venice: Woman Unknown, directed by May el-Toukhy (Denmark/Sweden/Latvia)