This year Ireland became the very first country to announce their Oscars entry to the 2023 edition of the Academy Awards. So, it's in August that we start the post even when since July been looking almost daily for info about this yearly post that really enjoy doing as gives me the panoramic of the films I'll be looking to forward to watch as soon as possible. As mentioned there are many news from countries calling for producers to submit their films for consideration by local AMPAS approved Oscars selection committee and many have scheduled their procedure. At post end all press announcements will be listed with their respective schedule and will updated as soon as other countries announce their choices.
Worth sharing is that no related news have captured the attention of film industry press and social media as the one about France changing their selection committee to exclude heads of Unifrance and Cannes film festival. Somehow is no good news but Thiery Fremaux has been loud in the past when saying that he doesn't want to belong to the selection committee, to avoid possible missinterpretations when selection comes from Cannes Festival. Well. seems his wishes have been given by France's Ministry of Culture. By the way, the new committee has Jacques Audiard so indeed well-known film related master filmmakers are included.
We have to mention that submission rules has been modify to what they where before the pandemic. If you wish to read the news go official site here and to check the Special Rules for the International Feature Film Award go here.
To summarize the category and Oscars schedule let's start with category deadline being on Monday, October 3rd at 5pm Los Angeles time. Oscars shortlist announcements will be on Wednesday, December 21, 2022, nominations on January 24, 2023 and awards ceremony on Sunday, March 12, 2023.
So, todayl August 3rd, 2022 the list will start right now.
The List
Ireland: An Cailín Ciúin (The Quiet Girl), Colm Bairéad #Berlinale2022 Grand Prix of the Generation Kplus International Jury award winner
Switzerland: Drii Winter (A Piece of Sky), Michael Koch #Berlinale2022 Competition Special Mention winner
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News
Albania: Submission deadline on September 1st
Armenia: Submission deadline on September 4th
Austria: Submission deadline on August 31st
Bosnia Herzegovina: Submission deadline on September 1st
BraziL: Submission deadline on August 22
Bulgaria: 9 films registered for consideration
Canada: Deadline was July 15; selection end of August
Chile: Deadline was July 20
Costa Rica: Submissions deadline on August 3
Croatia: Deadline was June 27
France: Shortlist of 3 to 5 films on Sept 15; selection on or after Sept 22 when committee meets companies representing the shortlist films
Greece: Submission deadline on August 31st
Israel: Selection on September 18 Ophir Awards Best Film winner
Italy: Submission deadline on September 16
Kosovo: Submission deadline August 26
Lithuania: Deadline was July 11; selection scheduled for "end of July"
Netherlands: 11 films registered, selection beginning of September
Poland: Submission deadline on August 12
Portugal: Shortlist in September after voting to select film
Romania: Deadline was August 1st; selection after August 28
South Africa: Submission deadline on August 29
Turkey: Submission deadline on August 22; selection after September 5
Uruguay: 3 films registered, selection on August 17