# List of submissions to the 96th Academy Awards for Best International Feature Film

This is a list of submissions for the 96th 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this was changed in April 2019 to Best International Feature Film, after the Academy deemed the word "Foreign" to be outdated.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 96th Academy Awards, the submitted motion pictures must be first released theatrically in their respective countries between December 1, 2022, and October 31, 2023. The deadline for submissions to the Academy was October 2, 2023. 92 countries submitted films, and 88 were found to be eligible by AMPAS and screened for voters. Namibia submitted a film for the first time, and Burkina Faso made a submission for the first time since 1989. The 15-film shortlist was announced on December 21, 2023, followed by the official nominations on January 23, 2024.
United Kingdom won the award for the first time with The Zone of Interest by Jonathan Glazer, which also won Best Sound.

## Submissions

| Submitting country | Film title used in nomination | Original title | Language(s) | Director(s) | Result |
| Albania | Alexander | Alexander | Albanian, English | Ardit Sadiku | Not nominated |
| Argentina | The Delinquents | Los delincuentes | Spanish | Rodrigo Moreno | Not nominated |
| Armenia | Amerikatsi | Ամերիկացի | Armenian, English, Russian | Michael A. Goorjian | Made shortlist |
| Australia | Shayda | Shayda | Persian, English | Noora Niasari | Not nominated |
| Austria | Vera | Vera | Italian | Tizza Covi and Rainer Frimmel | Not nominated |
| Bangladesh | No Ground Beneath the Feet | পায়ের তলায় মাটি নাই | Bengali | Mohammad Rabby Mridha | Not nominated |
| Belgium | Omen | Augure | French, Swahili, Lingala | Baloji | Not nominated |
| Bhutan | The Monk and the Gun | The Monk and the Gun | Dzongkha, English | Pawo Choyning Dorji | Made shortlist |
| Bolivia | The Visitor | El visitante | Spanish | Martín Boulocq [es] | Not nominated |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | Excursion | Ekskurzija | Bosnian | Una Gunjak [es] | Not nominated |
| Brazil | Pictures of Ghosts | Retratos Fantasmas | Brazilian Portuguese | Kleber Mendonça Filho | Not nominated |
| Bulgaria | Blaga's Lessons | Уроците на Блага | Bulgarian | Stephan Komandarev | Not nominated |
| Burkina Faso | Sira | Sira | French, Fula | Apolline Traoré | Not nominated |
| Cameroon | Half Heaven [gl] | Half Heaven [gl] | Cameroonian Pidgin English | Enah Johnscott | Not nominated |
| Canada | Rojek | Rojek | Kurdish, English, Arabic, French, German | Zaynê Akyol | Not nominated |
| Chile | The Settlers | Los colonos | Spanish, English | Felipe Gálvez Haberle | Not nominated |
| China | The Wandering Earth II | 流浪地球2 | Mandarin | Frant Gwo | Not nominated |
| Colombia | Un Varón | Un Varón | Spanish | Fabián Hernández Alvarado [es] | Not nominated |
| Costa Rica | I Have Electric Dreams | Tengo sueños eléctricos | Spanish | Valentina Maurel [es] | Not nominated |
| Croatia | Traces [es] | Tragovi | Croatian | Dubravka Turić [es] | Not nominated |
| Cuba | Nelsito's World [gl] | El mundo de Nelsito | Spanish | Fernando Pérez | Disqualified |
| Czech Republic | Brothers | Bratři | Czech | Tomáš Mašín [cs] | Not nominated |
| Denmark | The Promised Land | Bastarden | Danish, German, Swedish, Norwegian | Nikolaj Arcel | Made shortlist |
| Dominican Republic | Cuarencena | Cuarencena | Spanish | David Maler | Not nominated |
| Egypt | Voy! Voy! Voy! [ar] | !فوي! فوي! فوي | Arabic | Omar Hilal | Not nominated |
| Estonia | Smoke Sauna Sisterhood | Savvusanna sõsarad | Estonian, Seto, Võro | Anna Hints [fr] | Not nominated |
| Finland | Fallen Leaves | Kuolleet lehdet | Finnish, Arabic | Aki Kaurismäki | Made shortlist |
| France | The Taste of Things | La Passion de Dodin Bouffant | French | Trần Anh Hùng | Made shortlist |
| Georgia | Citizen Saint [gl] | მოქალაქე წმინდანი | Georgian | Tinatin Kajrishvili [fr] | Not nominated |
| Germany | The Teachers' Lounge | Das Lehrerzimmer | German, English, Polish, Turkish | İlker Çatak | Nominated |
| Greece | Behind the Haystacks | Πίσω από τις θημωνιές | Greek, Arabic, Macedonian | Asimina Proedrou [es] | Not nominated |
| Hong Kong | A Light Never Goes Out | 燈火闌珊 | Cantonese | Anastasia Tsang | Disqualified |
| Hungary | Four Souls of Coyote | Kojot négy lelke | Hungarian | Áron Gauder [es] | Not nominated |
| Iceland | Godland | Volaða land / Vanskabte Land | Danish, Icelandic | Hlynur Pálmason | Made shortlist |
| India | 2018 – Everyone Is a Hero | 2018: എവരിവൺ ഇസ് എ ഹീറോ | Malayalam | Jude Anthany Joseph | Not nominated |
| Indonesia | Autobiography | Autobiography | Indonesian | Makbul Mubarak [id] | Not nominated |
| Iran | The Night Guardian | نگهبان شب | Persian | Reza Mirkarimi | Not nominated |
| Iraq | Hanging Gardens | جنائن معلقة | Arabic | Ahmed Yassin Al Daradji [es] | Not nominated |
| Ireland | In the Shadow of Beirut [gl] | In the Shadow of Beirut [gl] | Arabic | Stephen Gerard Kelly and Garry Keane | Not nominated |
| Israel | Seven Blessings | שבע ברכות | Hebrew, Arabic, French | Ayelet Menahemi | Not nominated |
| Italy | Io Capitano | Io Capitano | Wolof, French, Arabic | Matteo Garrone | Nominated |
| Japan | Perfect Days | Perfect Days | Japanese | Wim Wenders | Nominated |
| Jordan | Inshallah a Boy | إن شاء الله ولد | Arabic | Amjad Al-Rasheed | Not nominated |
| Kenya | Mvera [gl] | Mvera [gl] | Swahili, English | Daudi Anguka | Not nominated |
| Kyrgyzstan | This Is What I Remember [gl] | Эсимде | Kyrgyz | Aktan Abdykalykov | Disqualified |
| Latvia | My Freedom [gl] | Mana Brīvība | Latvian | MIlze Kunga-Melgaile [es] | Not nominated |
| Lithuania | Slow | Tu man nieko neprimeni | Lithuanian, English | Marija Kavtaradzė | Not nominated |
| Luxembourg | The Last Ashes | Läif a Séil | Luxembourgish | Loïc Tanson [lb] | Not nominated |
| Malaysia | Tiger Stripes | Tiger Stripes | Malay | Amanda Nell Eu | Not nominated |
| Mexico | Tótem | Tótem | Spanish | Lila Avilés | Made shortlist |
| Moldova | Thunders [gl] | Tunete | Romanian | Ioane Bobeica | Not nominated |
| Mongolia | City of Wind | Сэр сэр салхи | Mongolian | Lkhagvadulam Purev-Ochir | Not nominated |
| Montenegro | Sirin [gl] | Sirin [gl] | Montenegrin, English | Senad Šahmanović [es] | Not nominated |
| Morocco | The Mother of All Lies | كذب أبيض | Arabic | Asmae El Moudir | Made shortlist |
| Namibia | Under the Hanging Tree | Under the Hanging Tree | Afrikaans, German, Herero, English | Perivi Katjavivi | Not nominated |
| Nepal | Halkara | हलकारा | Nepali | Bikram Sapkota | Not nominated |
| Netherlands | Sweet Dreams | Sweet Dreams | Dutch, Indonesian | Ena Sendijarević | Not nominated |
| Nigeria | Mami Wata | Mami Wata | Nigerian Pidgin, Fon | C.J. Obasi | Not nominated |
| North Macedonia | Housekeeping for Beginners | Домаќинство за почетници | Macedonian, Romani, Albanian, French | Goran Stolevski | Not nominated |
| Norway | Songs of Earth | Fedrelandet | Norwegian | Margreth Olin | Not nominated |
| Pakistan | In Flames | ان فلیمز | Urdu | Zarrar Kahn | Not nominated |
| Palestine | Bye Bye Tiberias | باي باي طبريا | French, Arabic | Lina Soualem | Not nominated |
| Panama | Tito, Margot & Me | Tito, Margot y Yo | Spanish, English | Mercedes Arias and Delfina Vidal | Not nominated |
| Paraguay | The Last Runway 2, Commando Yaguarete | Leal 2, Comando Yaguareté | Spanish, Guarani | Armando Aquino and Mauricio Rial | Not nominated |
| Peru | The Erection of Toribio Bardelli | La erección de Toribio Bardelli | Spanish | Adrián Saba | Not nominated |
| Philippines | The Missing | Iti Mapukpukaw | Ilocano, Filipino | Carl Joseph Papa | Not nominated |
| Poland | The Peasants | Chłopi | Polish | DK Welchman and Hugh Welchman | Not nominated |
| Portugal | Bad Living | Mal Viver | Portuguese | João Canijo | Not nominated |
| Romania | Do Not Expect Too Much from the End of the World | Nu aștepta prea mult de la sfârșitul lumii | Romanian, English, German, Hungarian, Italian | Radu Jude | Not nominated |
| Saudi Arabia | Alhamour H.A. [gl] | الھامور ح.ع | Arabic | Abdulelah Alqurashi | Not nominated |
| Senegal | Banel & Adama | Banel et Adama | Pular, French | Ramata-Toulaye Sy | Not nominated |
| Serbia | The Duke and the Poet [sr] | Што се боре мисли моје | Serbian | Milorad Milinković | Not nominated |
| Singapore | The Breaking Ice | 燃冬 | Mandarin, Korean | Anthony Chen | Not nominated |
| Slovakia | Photophobia | Svetloplachosť | Ukrainian, Russian | Ivan Ostrochovský [no] and Pavol Pekarčík [sk] | Not nominated |
| Slovenia | Riders [gl] | Jezdeca | Slovene | Dominik Mencej [es] | Not nominated |
| South Africa | Music Is My Life – Dr. Joseph Shabalala and Ladysmith Black Mambazo [gl] | Music Is My Life – Dr. Joseph Shabalala and Ladysmith Black Mambazo [gl] | Zulu, English | Mpumi Mbele | Not nominated |
| South Korea | Concrete Utopia | 콘크리트 유토피아 | Korean | Um Tae-hwa | Not nominated |
| Spain | Society of the Snow | La sociedad de la nieve | Spanish | J.A. Bayona | Nominated |
| Sudan | Goodbye Julia | وداعا جوليا | Arabic | Mohamed Kordofani | Not nominated |
| Sweden | Opponent | Motståndaren | Swedish, Persian | Milad Alami | Not nominated |
| Switzerland | Thunder | Foudre | French | Carmen Jaquier [fr] | Not nominated |
| Taiwan | Marry My Dead Body | 關於我和鬼變成家人的那件事 | Mandarin, Taiwanese Hokkien | Cheng Wei-hao | Not nominated |
| Tajikistan | Melody | Мелодия | Persian | Behrouz Sebt Rasoul | Not on the final list |
| Thailand | Not Friends | เพื่อน(ไม่)สนิท | Thai | Atta Hemwadee | Not nominated |
| Tunisia | Four Daughters | بنات ألفة | Arabic, French | Kaouther Ben Hania | Made shortlist |
| Turkey | About Dry Grasses | Kuru Otlar Üstüne | Turkish | Nuri Bilge Ceylan | Not nominated |
| Ukraine | 20 Days in Mariupol | 20 днів у Маріуполі | Ukrainian, Russian, English | Mstyslav Chernov | Made shortlist |
| United Kingdom | The Zone of Interest | The Zone of Interest | German, Polish, Yiddish | Jonathan Glazer | Won Academy Award |
| Uruguay | Family Album | Temas propios | Spanish | Guillermo Rocamora | Not nominated |
| Venezuela | The Shadow of the Sun | La sombra del sol | Spanish, Venezuelan Sign Language | Miguel Ángel Ferrer | Not nominated |
| Vietnam | Glorious Ashes | Tro tàn rực rỡ | Vietnamese | Bùi Thạc Chuyên [vi] | Not nominated |
| Yemen | The Burdened | المرهقون | Arabic | Amr Gamal | Not nominated |