# List of submissions to the 94th Academy Awards for Best International Feature Film

This is a list of submissions to the 94th Academy Awards for the Best International Feature Film. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) has invited the film industries of various countries to submit their best film for the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film every year since the award was created in 1956. The award is presented annually by the Academy to a feature-length motion picture produced outside the United States that contains primarily non-English dialogue. The International Feature Film Award Committee oversees the process and reviews all the submitted films. The category was previously called the Best Foreign Language Film, but this was changed in April 2019 to Best International Feature Film, after the Academy deemed the word "Foreign" to be outdated.
For the 94th Academy Awards, the submitted motion pictures must be first released theatrically in their respective countries between 1 January 2021 and 31 December 2021. The deadline for submissions to the Academy was 1 November 2021, with a total of 93 countries submitting a film. Somalia submitted a film for the first time, with Algeria, Bhutan, and Uzbekistan all resubmitting their films disqualified from last year's list. On 6 December 2021, the Academy confirmed the list of the 93 eligible films. Jordan withdrew their film on 9 December 2021, leaving 92 eligible entries. The shortlist of fifteen finalists was announced on 21 December 2021. The final five nominees were announced on 8 February 2022.
Japan won the award for the fifth time with Drive My Car by Ryusuke Hamaguchi, which was also nominated for Best Picture, Best Director and Best Adapted Screenplay.

## Submissions

| Submitting Country | Film Title used in nomination | Original Title | Language(s) | Director(s) | Result |
| Albania | Two Lions to Venice | Dy Luanë drejt Venecias | Albanian, Italian | Jonid Jorgji | Not nominated |
| Algeria | Héliopolis | هيليوبوليس | Arabic, French | Djafar Gacem | Not nominated |
| Argentina | The Intruder | El Prófugo | Spanish | Natalia Meta | Not nominated |
| Armenia | Should the Wind Drop | Si le vent tombe, Երբ որ քամին հանդարտվի | French, Armenian, English, Russian | Nora Martirosyan [fr] | Not nominated |
| Australia | When Pomegranates Howl | When Pomegranates Howl | Pashto, Persian | Granaz Moussavi | Not nominated |
| Austria | Great Freedom | Große Freiheit | German | Sebastian Meise [de] | Made shortlist |
| Azerbaijan | The Island Within | Daxildəki Ada | Azerbaijani | Ru Hasanov | Not nominated |
| Bangladesh | Rehana | রেহানা মরিয়ম নূর | Bengali | Abdullah Mohammad Saad | Not nominated |
| Belgium | Playground | Un monde | French | Laura Wandel | Made shortlist |
| Bhutan | Lunana: A Yak in the Classroom | ལུང་ནག་ན | Dzongkha, English | Pawo Choyning Dorji | Nominated |
| Bolivia | The Great Movement | El Gran Movimiento | Spanish | Kiro Russo [fr] | Not nominated |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | The White Fortress | Tabija | Bosnian, English | Igor Drljaca | Not nominated |
| Brazil | Private Desert | Deserto Particular | Brazilian Portuguese | Aly Muritiba [pt] | Not nominated |
| Bulgaria | Fear | Страх | Bulgarian | Ivaylo Hristov [bg] | Not nominated |
| Cambodia | White Building | ប៊ូឌីញ ស | Khmer | Kavich Neang [fr] | Not nominated |
| Cameroon | Hidden Dreams | Rêves cachés | Cameroonian Pidgin English, English, French | Ngang Romanus | Not nominated |
| Canada | Drunken Birds | Les Oiseaux ivres | French, Spanish | Ivan Grbovic | Not nominated |
| Chad | Lingui, The Sacred Bonds | Lingui, les liens sacrés | French, Arabic | Mahamat-Saleh Haroun | Not nominated |
| Chile | White on White | Blanco en blanco | Spanish, English | Théo Court [es] | Not nominated |
| China | Cliff Walkers | 悬崖之上 | Mandarin | Zhang Yimou | Not nominated |
| Colombia | Memoria | Memoria | Spanish, English | Apichatpong Weerasethakul | Not nominated |
| Costa Rica | Clara Sola | Clara Sola | Spanish | Nathalie Álvarez Mesén | Not nominated |
| Croatia | Tereza37 | Tereza37 | Croatian | Danilo Šerbedžija | Not nominated |
| Czech Republic | Zátopek | Zátopek | Czech | David Ondříček | Not nominated |
| Denmark | Flee | Flugt | Danish, Dari, Russian, Swedish, French, English | Jonas Poher Rasmussen | Nominated |
| Dominican Republic | Holy Beasts | La Fiera y la Fiesta | Spanish, French, English | Laura Amelia Guzmán and Israel Cárdenas | Not nominated |
| Ecuador | Submersible | Sumergible | Spanish | Alfredo León León | Not nominated |
| Egypt | Souad | سعاد | Arabic | Ayten Amin | Not nominated |
| Estonia | On the Water | Vee peal | Estonian | Peeter Simm | Not nominated |
| Finland | Compartment No. 6 | Hytti nro 6 | Finnish, Russian | Juho Kuosmanen | Made shortlist |
| France | Titane | Titane | French | Julia Ducournau | Not nominated |
| Georgia | Brighton 4th | მეოთხე ბრაიტონი | Georgian, English, Russian | Levan Koguashvili | Not nominated |
| Germany | I'm Your Man | Ich bin dein Mensch | German | Maria Schrader | Made shortlist |
| Greece | Digger | Digger | Greek | Georgis Grigorakis | Not nominated |
| Haiti | Freda | Freda | Haitian Creole, French | Gessica Généus | Not nominated |
| Hong Kong | Zero to Hero | 媽媽的神奇小子 | Cantonese | Jimmy Wan | Not nominated |
| Hungary | Post Mortem | Post Mortem | Hungarian, German | Péter Bergendy [hu] | Not nominated |
| Iceland | Lamb | Dýrið | Icelandic | Valdimar Jóhannsson | Made shortlist |
| India | Pebbles | கூழாங்கல் | Tamil | P. S. Vinothraj | Not nominated |
| Indonesia | Yuni | Yuni | Indonesian, Serang Javanese | Kamila Andini | Not nominated |
| Iran | A Hero | قهرمان | Persian | Asghar Farhadi | Made shortlist |
| Iraq | Europa | أوروبا | Arabic, Bulgarian, English | Haider Rashid | Not nominated |
| Ireland | Foscadh | Foscadh | Irish | Seán Breathnach | Not nominated |
| Israel | Let It Be Morning | ויהי בוקר, ليكن صباحا | Arabic, Hebrew | Eran Kolirin | Not nominated |
| Italy | The Hand of God | È stata la mano di Dio | Italian | Paolo Sorrentino | Nominated |
| Japan | Drive My Car | ドライブ・マイ・カー | Japanese, English, Korean Sign Language, German, Mandarin, Tagalog, Korean, Indonesian | Ryusuke Hamaguchi | Won Academy Award |
| Jordan | Amira | ʾأميرة | Arabic | Mohamed Diab | Withdrawn |
| Kazakhstan | Yellow Cat | Сары мысық | Kazakh, Russian | Adilkhan Yerzhanov [ru] | Not nominated |
| Kenya | Mission to Rescue | Mission to Rescue | Swahili | Gilbert Lukalia | Not nominated |
| Kosovo | Hive | Zgjoi | Albanian | Blerta Basholli | Made shortlist |
| Kyrgyzstan | Shambala [ky] | Шамбала | Kyrgyz, English | Artykpai Suyundukov | Not nominated |
| Latvia | The Pit | Bedre | Latvian | Dace Pūce | Not nominated |
| Lebanon | Costa Brava, Lebanon | كوستابرافا | Arabic | Mounia Akl | Not nominated |
| Lithuania | Isaac | Izaokas | Lithuanian, German, Russian | Jurgis Matulevičius | Not nominated |
| Luxembourg | Io sto bene | Io sto bene | Italian, French, Luxembourgish | Donato Rotunno [it] | Not nominated |
| Malawi | Fatsani: A Tale of Survival | Fatsani | Chewa, English | Gift Sukez Sukali | Not nominated |
| Malaysia | Hail, Driver! | Prebet Sapu | Malay, Mandarin | Muzzamer Rahman | Not nominated |
| Malta | Luzzu | Luzzu | Maltese | Alex Camilleri [de] | Not nominated |
| Mexico | Prayers for the Stolen | Noche de fuego | Spanish | Tatiana Huezo | Made shortlist |
| Montenegro | After the Winter | Poslije zime | Serbian | Ivan Bakrač [de] | Not nominated |
| Morocco | Casablanca Beats | علّي صوتك | Arabic, French | Nabil Ayouch | Not nominated |
| Netherlands | Do Not Hesitate | Do Not Hesitate | Dutch, English, Arabic | Shariff Korver [de] | Not nominated |
| North Macedonia | Sisterhood | Сестри | Macedonian | Dina Duma [de] | Not nominated |
| Norway | The Worst Person in the World | Verdens verste menneske | Norwegian | Joachim Trier | Nominated |
| Palestine | The Stranger | الغريب | Arabic, Hebrew | Ameer Fakher Eldin | Not nominated |
| Panama | Plaza Catedral | Plaza Catedral | Spanish | Abner Benaim | Made shortlist |
| Paraguay | Nothing but the Sun | Apenas el Sol | Ayoreo, Spanish | Arami Ullón | Not nominated |
| Peru | Powerful Chief | Manco Cápac | Spanish, Quechua | Henry Vallejo | Not nominated |
| Poland | Leave No Traces | Żeby nie było śladów | Polish | Jan P. Matuszyński | Not nominated |
| Portugal | The Metamorphosis of Birds | A Metamorfose dos Pássaros | Portuguese | Catarina Vasconcelos | Not nominated |
| Romania | Bad Luck Banging or Loony Porn | Babardeală cu bucluc sau porno balamuc | Romanian, Czech, French, Russian | Radu Jude | Not nominated |
| Russia | Unclenching the Fists | Разжимая кулаки | Ossetian, Russian | Kira Kovalenko | Not nominated |
| Saudi Arabia | The Tambour of Retribution | حد الطار | Arabic | Abdulaziz Alshlahei [ar] | Not nominated |
| Serbia | Oasis | Оаза | Serbian | Ivan Ikić [sr] | Not nominated |
| Singapore | Precious Is the Night | 今宵多珍重 | Mandarin | Wayne Peng | Not nominated |
| Slovakia | 107 Mothers | Cenzorka | Slovak, Ukrainian, Russian | Peter Kerekes [sk] | Not nominated |
| Slovenia | Sanremo | Sanremo | Slovene | Miroslav Mandić | Not nominated |
| Somalia | The Gravedigger's Wife | The Gravedigger's Wife | Somali | Khadar Ayderus Ahmed | Not nominated |
| South Africa | Barakat | Barakat | Afrikaans, English | Amy Jephta | Not nominated |
| South Korea | Escape from Mogadishu | 모가디슈 | Korean, English, Somali, Arabic | Ryoo Seung-wan | Not nominated |
| Spain | The Good Boss | El buen patrón | Spanish | Fernando León de Aranoa | Made shortlist |
| Sweden | Tigers | Tigrar | Swedish, Italian, English | Ronnie Sandahl [sv] | Not nominated |
| Switzerland | Olga | Olga | French, Ukrainian | Elie Grappe [de] | Not nominated |
| Taiwan | The Falls | 瀑布 | Mandarin | Chung Mong-hong | Not nominated |
| Thailand | The Medium | ร่างทรง | Isan, Thai | Banjong Pisanthanakun | Not nominated |
| Tunisia | Golden Butterfly | فرططو الذهب | Arabic, French | Abdelhamid Bouchnak | Not nominated |
| Turkey | Commitment Hasan | Bağlılık Hasan | Turkish | Semih Kaplanoğlu | Not nominated |
| Ukraine | Bad Roads | Погані дороги | Russian, Ukrainian | Nataliia Vorozhbyt | Not nominated |
| United Kingdom | Dying to Divorce | Dying to Divorce | Turkish, English | Chloe Fairweather | Not nominated |
| Uruguay | The Broken Glass Theory | La teoría de los vidrios rotos | Spanish | Diego Fernández | Not nominated |
| Uzbekistan | 2000 Songs of Farida | Faridaning Ikki Ming qo'shig'i | Uzbek | Yalkin Tuychiev | Not nominated |
| Venezuela | The Inner Glow | Un destello interior | Spanish | Andrés Eduardo Rodríguez and Luis Alejandro Rodríguez | Not nominated |
| Vietnam | Dad, I'm Sorry | Bố già | Vietnamese | Trấn Thành, Vũ Ngọc Đãng [vi] | Not nominated |