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1The MediaNotes/AcademyAward for Best Foreign Language Film (renamed Best International Feature Film in 2020) was first given out at the 20th Oscar ceremony in 1948. At the time it was a special award rather than a competitive award, given by the Academy to a film in a language other than English that was judged to be outstanding. Beginning with the 29th Academy Awards in 1957, the award was changed to a competitive award with a list of nominees that Academy members could vote on, and it has remained as such until this day. Historically, the Oscars have strongly favored films from Europe--Italy and France have won a total of 27 times, while the entire continent of Africa only has two winners, America (outside the U.S.) has five, and the two most populous nations on Earth, China and India, have combined for five nominees and zero winners.
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3The award for Best International Feature Film has several rules for eligibility, some of which have been controversial:
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5* Films produced in the United States are not eligible, even if they are largely or entirely in a language other than English.[[note]]At one time films from U.S. territories or commonwealths were eligible, and Puerto Rican film ''Film/WhatHappenedToSantiago'' was nominated in 1990, but a 2011 rule change rendered such films ineligible.[[/note]] However, films not in English produced in other predominantly Anglophone countries ''are'' eligible, and films from Canada, the United Kingdom, Ireland, and Australia have been nominated.
6* If a film has too much English dialogue, it is not eligible. ''The Band's Visit'', a 2007 film submitted by Israel, was rejected by the Academy for including too much English. (Interestingly, films having no dialogue at all, such as 1983 nominee ''Film/LeBal'', are eligible.)
7* Films must be submitted by the countries they are produced in, and countries are limited to one nominee each. This has led to more than one AwardSnub. Creator/AkiraKurosawa's masterpiece ''Film/{{Ran}}'' wasn't nominated because folks in the Japanese film industry, who were mad at him for [[http://articles.latimes.com/1985-12-11/entertainment/ca-1016_1_new-york-film-festival not going to a party]], refused to submit it.
8* A film may be rejected if the country nominating it did not have sufficient artistic control over it. ''Film/LustCaution'', nominated by Taiwan, was rejected because the Academy judged the United States and mainland China to be too involved in the production.
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10Foreign-language films are eligible for the Best Picture award and thirteen have been nominated. The first instance was ''Film/TheGrandIllusion'' by Creator/JeanRenoir before the Foreign Language award was even inaugrated. Other occasions have included Creator/IngmarBergman's ''Film/CriesAndWhispers'', ''Film/IlPostino'', three American productions that were ineligible for the Foreign Language award (''Film/{{Babel}}'', ''Film/LettersFromIwoJima'', and ''Film/{{Minari}}''), and seven films that also appear on the list below. ''Film/{{Parasite|2019}}'' is the first film to win both awards.
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12Winners of the Oscar for Best International Feature Film are listed below, as well as nominees with TV Tropes work pages.
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15!!Winners, and nominees with TV Tropes pages, by year of eligibility and country of origin:
16* 1947: ''Film/{{Shoeshine}}'' (Italy)
17* 1948: ''Film/MonsieurVincent'' (France)
18* 1949: ''[[Film/BicycleThieves The Bicycle Thief]]'' (Italy)
19* 1950: ''Film/TheWallsOfMalapaga'' (France)
20* 1951: ''Film/{{Rashomon}}'' (Japan)
21* 1952: ''Film/ForbiddenGames'' (France)
22* 1953: no award
23* 1954: ''Film/GateOfHell'' (Japan)
24* 1955: ''Film/SamuraiIMusashiMiyamoto'' (Japan)
25* 1956: ''Film/LaStrada'' (Italy) -- first competitive winner
26** ''Film/TheBurmeseHarp'' (Japan)
27** ''Film/TheCaptainFromKopenick'' (West Germany)
28** ''Film/{{Gervaise}}'' (France)
29** ''Film/{{Qivitoq}}'' (Denmark)
30* 1957: ''Film/NightsOfCabiria'' (Italy)
31** ''Film/TheDevilStrikesAtNight'' (West Germany)
32** ''Film/GatesOfParis'' (France)
33** ''Film/MotherIndia'' (India)
34** ''Film/{{Nine Lives|1957}}'' (Norway)
35* 1958: ''Film/MonOncle'' (France)
36** ''Film/ArmsAndTheMan'' (West Germany)
37** ''Film/BigDealOnMadonnaStreet'' (Italy)
38** ''Film/TheRoadAYearLong'' (Yugoslavia)
39** ''Film/LaVenganza'' (Spain)
40* 1959: ''Film/BlackOrpheus'' (France; in Portuguese)
41** ''Film/{{The Bridge|1959}}'' (West Germany)
42** ''Film/TheGreatWar'' (Italy)
43** ''Film/{{Paw}}'' (Denmark)
44** ''Film/VillageByTheRiver'' (The Netherlands)
45* 1960: ''Film/TheVirginSpring'' (Sweden)
46** ''Film/{{Kapo}}'' (Italy)
47** ''Film/{{Macario}}'' (Mexico)
48** ''Film/TheNinthCircle'' (Yugoslavia)
49** ''Film/{{The Truth|1960}}'' (France)
50* 1961: ''Film/ThroughAGlassDarkly'' (Sweden)
51** ''Film/AnimasTrujano'' (Mexico)
52** ''Film/HarryAndTheButler'' (Denmark)
53** ''Film/ImmortalLove'' (Japan)
54** ''Film/{{Placido}}'' (Spain)
55* 1962: ''Film/SundaysAndCybele'' (France)
56** ''Film/{{Electra}}'' (Greece)
57** ''Film/TheFourDaysOfNaples'' (Italy)
58** ''Film/OPagadorDePromessas'' (Brazil)
59** ''Film/{{Tlayucan}}'' (Mexico)
60* 1963: ''Film/EightAndAHalf'' (Italy)
61** ''Film/KnifeInTheWater'' (Poland)
62** ''Film/TheRedLanterns'' (Greece)
63** ''Film/LosTarantos'' (Spain)
64** ''Film/TwinSistersOfKyoto'' (Japan)
65* 1964: ''Film/YesterdayTodayAndTomorrow'' (Italy)
66** ''Film/RavensEnd'' (Sweden)
67** ''Film/SallahShabati'' (Israel)
68** ''Film/TheUmbrellasOfCherbourg'' (France)
69** ''Film/WomanInTheDunes'' (Japan)
70* 1965: ''Film/TheShopOnMainStreet'' (Czechoslovakia)
71** ''Film/{{Dear John|1964}}'' (Sweden)
72** ''Film/BloodOnTheLand'' (Greece)
73** ''Film/{{Kwaidan}}'' (Japan)
74** ''Film/MarriageItalianStyle'' (Italy)
75* 1966: ''Film/AManAndAWoman'' (France)
76** ''Film/TheBattleOfAlgiers'' (France/Italy)
77** ''Film/TheLovesOfABlonde'' (Czechoslovakia)
78** ''Film/{{Pharaoh}}'' (Poland)
79** ''Film/{{Tri}}'' (Yugoslavia)
80* 1967: ''Film/CloselyWatchedTrains'' (Czechoslovakia)
81** ''Film/ElAmorBrujo'' (Spain)
82** ''Film/IEvenMetHappyGypsies'' (Yugoslavia)
83** ''Film/LiveForLife'' (France)
84** ''Film/PortraitOfChieko'' (Japan)
85* 1968: ''Film/{{War and Peace|1966}}'' (Soviet Union)
86** ''Film/TheBoysOfPaulStreet'' (Hungary)
87** ''Film/TheFiremensBall'' (Czechoslovakia)
88** ''Film/TheGirlWithThePistol'' (Italy)
89** ''Film/StolenKisses'' (France)
90* 1969: ''Film/{{Z}}'' (Algeria; in French) (also nominated for Best Picture)
91** ''Film/{{Adalen 31}}'' (Sweden)
92** ''Film/TheBattleOfNeretva'' (Yugoslavia)
93** ''Film/{{The Brothers Karamazov|1969}}'' (Soviet Union)
94** ''Film/MyNightAtMauds'' (France)
95* 1970: ''Film/InvestigationOfACitizenAboveSuspicion'' (Italy)
96** ''Film/{{First Love|1970}}'' (Switzerland)
97** ''Film/HoaBinh'' (France)
98** ''Film/PaixSurLesChamps'' (Belgium)
99** ''Film/{{Tristana}}'' (Spain)
100* 1971: ''Film/TheGardenOfTheFinziContinis'' (Italy)
101** ''Film/{{Dodeskaden}}'' (Japan)
102** ''Literature/TheEmigrants'' (Sweden) (also nominated for Best Picture)[[note]]Nominated the next year for Best Picture, that is, after it played in American theaters and became eligible.[[/note]]
103** ''Film/ThePoliceman'' (Israel)
104** ''Film/{{Tchaikovsky}}'' (Soviet Union)
105* 1972: ''Film/TheDiscreetCharmOfTheBourgeoisie'' (France)
106** ''Film/TheDawnsHereAreQuiet'' (Soviet Union)
107** ''Film/ILoveYouRosa'' (Israel)
108** ''Film/TheNewLand'' (Sweden)
109* 1973: ''Film/DayForNight'' (France)
110** ''Film/TheHouseOnCheloucheStreet'' (Israel)
111** ''Film/LInvitation'' (Switzerland)
112** ''Film/{{The Pedestrian|1973}}'' (West Germany)
113** ''Film/TurkishDelight'' (The Netherlands)
114* 1974: ''Film/{{Amarcord}}'' (Italy)
115** ''Film/CatsPlay'' (Hungary)
116** ''Film/TheDeluge'' (Poland)
117** ''Film/LacombeLucien'' (France)
118* 1975: ''Literature/DersuUzala'' (Soviet Union)
119** ''Film/LettersFromMarusia'' (Mexico)
120** ''Film/ProfumoDiDonna'' (Italy)
121** ''Film/ThePromisedLand'' (Poland)
122** ''Film/SandakanNo8'' (Japan)
123* 1976: ''Film/BlackAndWhiteInColor'' (Ivory Coast; in French)
124** ''Film/CousinCousine'' (France)
125** ''Film/JacobTheLiar'' (East Germany)
126** ''Film/NightsAndDays'' (Poland)
127** ''Film/SevenBeauties'' (Italy)
128* 1977: ''Film/MadameRosa'' (France)
129** ''Film/{{Iphigenia}}'' (Greece)
130** ''Film/OperationThunderbolt'' (Israel)
131** ''Film/ThatObscureObjectOfDesire'' (Spain)
132** ''Film/ASpecialDay'' (Italy)
133* 1978: ''Film/GetOutYourHandkerchiefs'' (France)
134** ''Film/TheGlassCell'' (West Germany)
135** ''Film/{{Hungarians}}'' (Hungary)
136** ''Film/WhiteBimBlackEar'' (Soviet Union)
137* 1979: ''Literature/TheTinDrum'' (West Germany)
138** ''Film/TheMaidsOfWilko'' (Poland)
139** ''Film/MamaTurns100'' (Spain)
140** ''Film/ToForgetVenice'' (Italy)
141* 1980: ''Film/MoscowDoesNotBelieveInTears'' (Soviet Union)
142** ''Film/{{Bizalom}}'' (Hungary)
143** ''Film/{{Kagemusha}}'' (Japan)
144** ''Film/TheLastMetro'' (France)
145** ''Film/TheNest'' (Spain)
146* 1981: ''Film/{{Mephisto}}'' (Hungary; in German)
147** ''Film/TheBoatIsFull'' (Switzerland)
148** ''Film/ManOfIron'' (Poland)
149** ''Film/MuddyRiver'' (Japan)
150** ''Film/ThreeBrothers'' (Italy)
151* 1982: ''Film/BeginTheBeguine'' (Spain)
152** ''Film/AlsinoAndTheCondor'' (Nicaragua)
153** ''Film/CoupDeTorchon'' (France)
154** ''Film/FlightOfTheEagle'' (Sweden)
155** ''Film/PrivateLife'' (Soviet Union)
156* 1983: ''Film/FannyAndAlexander'' (Sweden)
157** ''Film/LeBal'' (Algeria)
158** ''Film/{{Carmen}}'' (Spain)
159** ''Film/EntreNous'' (France)
160** ''Film/TheRevoltOfJob'' (Hungary)
161* 1984: ''Film/DangerousMoves'' (Switzerland)
162** ''Film/{{Beyond the Walls|1984}}'' (Israel)
163** ''Film/{{Camila}}'' (Argentina)
164** ''Film/SesionContinua'' (Spain)
165** ''Film/WartimeRomance'' (Soviet Union)
166* 1985: ''Film/TheOfficialStory'' (Argentina)
167** ''Film/AngryHarvest'' (West Germany)
168** ''Film/ColonelRedl'' (Hungary)
169** ''Film/ThreeMenAndACradle'' (France)
170** ''Film/WhenFatherWasAwayOnBusiness'' (Yugoslavia)
171* 1986: ''Film/TheAssault'' (The Netherlands)
172** ''Film/BettyBlue'' (France)
173** ''Film/TheDeclineOfTheAmericanEmpire'' (Canada)
174** ''Film/MySweetLittleVillage'' (Czechoslovakia)
175** ''Film/ThirtyEight'' (Austria)
176* 1987: ''[[Film/BabettesFeast Babette's Feast]]'' (Denmark)
177** ''Film/AuRevoirLesEnfants'' (France)
178** ''Film/CourseCompleted'' (Spain)
179** ''Film/{{Pathfinder|1987}}'' (Norway)
180* 1988: ''Film/PelleTheConqueror'' (Denmark)
181** ''Film/{{Hanussen}}'' (Hungary)
182** ''Film/TheMusicTeacher'' (Belgium)
183** ''Film/SalaamBombay'' (India)
184** ''Film/WomenOnTheVergeOfANervousBreakdown'' (Spain)
185* 1989: ''Film/CinemaParadiso'' (Italy)
186** ''Film/CamilleClaudel'' (France)
187** ''Film/JesusOfMontreal'' (Canada)
188** ''Film/WhatHappenedToSantiago'' (Puerto Rico)
189* 1990: ''Film/JourneyOfHope'' (Switzerland)
190** ''Film/CyranoDeBergerac'' (France)
191** ''Film/JuDou'' (China)
192** ''Film/TheNastyGirl'' (Germany)
193** ''Film/OpenDoors'' (Italy)
194* 1991: ''Film/{{Mediterraneo}}'' (Italy)
195** ''Film/ChildrenOfNature'' (Iceland)
196** ''Film/TheElementarySchool'' (Czechoslovakia)
197** ''Film/TheOx'' (Sweden)
198** ''Film/RaiseTheRedLantern'' (Hong Kong)
199* 1992: ''Film/{{Indochine}}'' (France)
200** ''Film/CloseToEden'' (Russia)
201** ''Film/{{Daens}}'' (Belgium)
202** ''Film/{{Schtonk}}'' (Germany)
203* 1993: ''Film/BelleEpoque'' (Spain)
204** ''Film/FarewellMyConcubine'' (Hong Kong)
205** ''Film/HeddWyn'' (United Kingdom)(in Welsh)
206** ''Film/TheScentOfGreenPapaya'' (Vietnam)
207** ''Film/TheWeddingBanquet'' (Taiwan)
208* 1994: ''Film/BurntByTheSun'' (Russia)
209** ''Film/BeforeTheRain'' (Macedonia)
210** ''Film/EatDrinkManWoman'' (Taiwan)
211** ''Film/{{Farinelli}}'' (Belgium)
212** ''Film/StrawberryAndChocolate'' (Cuba)
213* 1995: ''Film/AntoniasLine'' (The Netherlands)
214** ''Film/AllThingsFair'' (Sweden)
215** ''Film/DustOfLife'' (Algeria)
216** ''Film/OQuatrilho'' (Brazil)
217** ''Film/TheStarMaker'' (Italy)
218* 1996: ''Film/{{Kolya}}'' (Czech Republic)
219** ''Film/TheOtherSideOfSunday'' (Norway)
220** ''Film/PrisonerOfTheMountains'' (Russia)
221** ''Film/{{Ridicule}}'' (France)
222* 1997: ''Film/{{Character}}'' (The Netherlands)
223** ''Film/BeyondSilence'' (Germany)
224** ''Film/FourDaysInSeptember'' (Brazil)
225** ''Film/SecretsOfTheHeart'' (Spain)
226** ''Film/TheThief'' (Russia)
227* 1998: ''Film/LifeIsBeautiful'' (Italy) (also nominated for Best Picture)
228** ''Film/CentralStation'' (Brazil)
229** ''Film/ChildrenOfHeaven'' (Iran)
230** ''Film/TheGrandfather'' (Spain)
231** ''Film/{{Tango}}'' (Argentina)
232* 1999: ''Film/AllAboutMyMother'' (Spain)
233** ''Film/EastWest'' (France)
234** ''Film/{{Himalaya}}'' (Nepal)
235** ''Film/SolomonAndGaenor'' (United Kingdom) (in Welsh and Yiddish)
236** ''Film/UnderTheSun'' (Sweden)
237* 2000: ''Film/CrouchingTigerHiddenDragon'' (Taiwan) (also nominated for Best Picture)
238** ''Film/AmoresPerros'' (Mexico)
239** ''Film/DividedWeFall'' (Czech Republic)
240** ''Film/EverybodysFamous'' (Belgium)
241** ''Film/TheTasteOfOthers'' (France)
242* 2001: ''Film/NoMansLand'' (Bosnia and Herzegovina)
243** ''Film/{{Amelie}}'' (France)
244** ''Film/{{Elling}}'' (Norway)
245** ''Film/{{Lagaan}}'' (India)
246** ''Film/SonOfTheBride'' (Argentina)
247* 2002: ''Film/NowhereInAfrica'' (Germany)
248** ''[[Film/ElCrimenDelPadreAmaro The Crime of Father Amaro]]'' (Mexico)
249** ''Film/Hero2002'' (China)
250** ''Film/TheManWithoutAPast'' (Finland)
251** ''Film/ZusAndZo'' (The Netherlands)
252* 2003: ''Film/TheBarbarianInvasions'' (Canada)
253** ''Film/{{Evil|2003}}'' (Sweden)
254** ''Film/TheTwilightSamurai'' (Japan)
255** ''Film/TwinSisters'' (The Netherlands)
256** ''Film/{{Zelary}}'' (Czech Republic)
257* 2004: ''Film/TheSeaInside'' (Spain)
258** ''Film/AsItIsInHeaven'' (Sweden)
259** ''Film/{{Downfall|2004}}'' (Germany)
260** ''Film/{{Yesterday|2004}}'' (South Africa)
261** ''Film/TheChorus'' (France)
262* 2005: ''Film/{{Tsotsi}}'' (South Africa)
263** ''Film/DontTell'' (Italy)
264** ''Film/JoyeuxNoel'' (France)
265** ''Film/ParadiseNow'' (Palestine)
266** ''Film/SophieSchollTheFinalDays'' (Germany)
267* 2006: ''Film/TheLivesOfOthers'' (Germany)
268** ''Film/AfterTheWedding'' (Denmark)
269** ''Film/{{Days of Glory|2006}}'' (Algeria)
270** ''Film/PansLabyrinth'' (Mexico)
271** ''Film/{{Water|2005}}'' (Canada)
272* 2007: ''Film/TheCounterfeiters'' (Austria)
273** ''Film/{{Beaufort}}'' (Israel)
274** ''Film/{{Katyn}}'' (Poland)
275** ''Film/{{Mongol}}'' (Kazakhstan)
276** ''Film/{{Twelve|2007}}'' (Russia)
277* 2008: ''Film/{{Departures}}'' (Japan)
278** ''Film/TheBaaderMeinhofComplex'' (Germany)
279** ''Film/TheClass2008'' (France)
280** ''Film/{{Revanche}}'' (Austria)
281** ''Animation/WaltzWithBashir'' (Israel)
282* 2009: ''Film/TheSecretInTheirEyes'' (Argentina)
283** ''Film/{{Ajami}}'' (Israel)
284** ''Film/TheMilkOfSorrow'' (Peru)
285** ''Film/AProphet'' (France)
286** ''Film/TheWhiteRibbon'' (Germany)
287* 2010: ''Film/InABetterWorld'' (Denmark)
288** ''Film/{{Biutiful}}'' (Mexico)
289** ''Film/{{Dogtooth}}'' (Greece)
290** ''Film/{{Incendies}}'' (Canada)
291** ''Film/OutsideTheLaw'' (Algeria)
292* 2011: ''Film/ASeparation'' (Iran)
293** ''Film/{{Bullhead}}'' (Belgium)
294** ''Film/{{Footnote}}'' (Israel)
295** ''Film/{{In Darkness|2011}}'' (Poland)
296** ''Film/MonsieurLazhar'' (Canada)
297* 2012: ''Film/{{Amour}}'' (Austria) (also nominated for Best Picture)
298** ''[[Film/KonTiki2012 Kon-Tiki]]'' (Norway)
299** ''Film/{{No}}'' (Chile)
300** ''Film/ARoyalAffair'' (Denmark)
301** ''Film/WarWitch'' (Canada)
302* 2013: ''Film/TheGreatBeauty'' (Italy)
303** ''Film/TheBrokenCircleBreakdown'' (Belgium)
304** ''Film/{{The Hunt|2012}}'' (Denmark)
305** ''Film/TheMissingPicture'' (Cambodia)
306** ''Film/{{Omar}}'' (Palestine)
307* 2014: ''Film/{{Ida}}'' (Poland)
308** ''[[Film.{{Leviathan 2014}} Leviathan]]'' (Russia)
309** ''Film/{{Tangerines}}'' (Estonia)
310** ''Film/{{Timbuktu}}'' (Mauritania)
311** ''Film/WildTales'' (Argentina)
312* 2015: ''Film/SonOfSaul'' (Hungary)
313** ''Film/EmbraceOfTheSerpent'' (Colombia)
314** ''Film/{{Mustang}}'' (Turkey[=/=]France)
315** ''Film/{{Theeb}}'' (Jordan)
316** ''Film/AWar'' (Denmark)
317* 2016: ''Film/TheSalesman'' (Iran)
318** ''Film/LandOfMine'' (Denmark)
319** ''Literature/AManCalledOve'' (Sweden)
320** ''Film/{{Tanna}}'' (Australia)
321** ''Film/ToniErdmann'' (Germany)
322* 2017: ''Film/AFantasticWoman'' (Chile)
323** ''Film/TheInsult'' (Lebanon)
324** ''Film/{{Loveless|2017}}'' (Russia)
325** ''Film/OnBodyAndSoul'' (Hungary)
326** ''Film/TheSquare'' (Sweden)
327* 2018: ''Film/{{Roma}}'' (Mexico) (also nominated for Best Picture)
328** ''Film/{{Capernaum}}'' (Lebanon)
329** ''Film/ColdWar'' (Poland)
330** ''Film/NeverLookAway'' (Germany)
331** ''Film/{{Shoplifters}}'' (Japan)
332* 2019: ''Film/{{Parasite|2019}}'' (South Korea) (also won Best Picture)
333** ''Film/CorpusChristi'' (Poland)
334** ''Film/{{Honeyland}}'' (Macedonia)
335** ''Film/{{Les Miserables|2019}}'' (France)
336** ''Film/PainAndGlory'' (Spain)
337* 2020-21: ''Film/AnotherRound'' (Denmark)
338** ''Film/{{Better Days|2019}}'' (Hong Kong)
339** ''Film/{{Collective}}'' (Romania)
340** ''Film/TheManWhoSoldHisSkin'' (Tunisia)
341** ''Film/QuoVadisAida'' (Bosnia and Herzegovina)
342* 2021: ''Film/DriveMyCar'' (Japan) (also nominated for Best Picture)
343** ''WesternAnimation/{{Flee}}'' (Denmark)
344** ''Film/TheHandOfGod'' (Italy)
345** ''Film/LunanaAYakInTheClassroom'' (Bhutan)
346** ''Film/TheWorstPersonInTheWorld'' (Norway)
347* 2022: ''Film/{{All Quiet on the Western Front|2022}}'' (Germany) (also nominated for Best Picture)
348** ''Film/{{Argentina 1985}}'' (Argentina)
349** ''Film/{{Close}}'' (Belgium)
350** ''Film/{{EO}}'' (Poland)
351** ''Film/TheQuietGirl'' (Ireland)
352* 2023: ''Film/TheZoneOfInterest'' (United Kingdom) (also nominated for Best Picture)
353** ''Film/IoCapitano'' (Italy)
354** ''Film/PerfectDays'' (Japan)
355** ''Film/SocietyOfTheSnow'' (Spain)
356** ''Film/TheTeachersLounge'' (Germany)

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