SUBMITTED BY Fred Hill

October 15, 2009 —

Beverly Hills, CA - Sixty-five countries have submitted films for consideration in the Foreign Language Film category for the 82^nd 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.

The 82^nd Academy Awards nominations will be announced on Tuesday, February 2, 2010, at 5:30 a.m. PT in the Academy's Samuel Goldwyn Theater.

Academy Awards for outstanding film achievements of 2009 will be presented on Sunday, March 7, 2010, at the Kodak Theatre at Hollywood & Highland Center, and televised live by the ABC Television Network. The Oscar presentation also will be televised live in more than 200 countries worldwide.