2015 Oscars: 14 Latino Films Submitted To Compete For Best Foreign Language Film Academy Award

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced that 83 countries (14 of which are Latin American) have submitted their films for consideration for the foreign-language film Oscar. The number is record-breaking as the highest had been last year’s list of 76 submissions. First-time submissions by a country include Kosovo, Malta, Mauritania and Panama. Each country was invited to submit one film by October 1, and the films will now be screened for Academy committees. The list will be narrowed down to nine candidates, which will be announced in December. The lucky nine candidates will then compete for a spot in the prestigious five-nominees list. All nominations for the 87th Academy Awards will be revealed at once on January 15, 2015.

Although last year’s statuette went to Paolo Sorrenti’s “The Great Beauty” from Italy, some say Damián Szifrón’s “Wild Tales” from Argentina could be a favorite to win. The country did win for “The Secret in Their Eyes” in 2010. You can find the full list of all 83 submissions here and below are the Latino countries which are now in the running:

Argentina, “Wild Tales”, Damián Szifrón, director;

Bolivia, “Forgotten,” Carlos Bolado, director;

Brazil, “The Way He Looks,” Daniel Ribeiro, director;

Chile, “To Kill a Man,” Alejandro Fernández Almendras, director;

Cuba, “Conducta,” Ernesto Daranas Serrano, director;

Colombia, “Mateo,” María Gamboa, director;

Costa Rica, “Red Princesses,” Laura Astorga Carrera, director;

Dominican Republic, “Cristo Rey,” Leticia Tonos, director;

Ecuador, “Silence in Dreamland,” Tito Molina, director;

Mexico, “Cantinflas,” Sebastián del Amo, director;

Panama, “Invasion,” Abner Benaim, director;

Peru, “The Gospel of the Flesh,” Eduardo Mendoza, director;

Uruguay, “Mr. Kaplan,” Álvaro Brechner, director.

Venezuela, “The Liberator,” Alberto Arvelo, director