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Final List for Foreign Films Being Submitted for Oscar Consideration

63 films have made it onto the list to be considered for the 2012 Academy Awards.

There was only one added since we last tracked about three weeks ago. That means a total of 10 films are directed by women out of 63. We shall see how many of the women make it to the next level.

Dominican Republic- Leticia Tonos’ ”Love Child”

The others previously announced are:
France -Valérie Donzelli’s “Declaration of War”
Norway — Anne Sewitsky’s “Happy Happy”
Poland — Agnieszka Holland’s “In Darkness”
The Netherlands — Maria Peters’s “Sonny Boy”
Greece — Athina Rachel Tsangari’s “Attenberg”
Ireland — Juanita Wilson’s “As If I Am Not There”
Lebanon — Nadine Labaki’s “Where Do We Go Now?”
Sweden — Pernilla August’s “Beyond”
Hong Kong — Ann Hui’s “A Simple Life”

Full list: Oscar 2012: 63 Best Foreign Language Film Submissions (Alt Film Guide)

I apologize in advance if I missed anyone. Please send me any corrections.


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