# List of submissions to the 93rd Academy Awards for Best International Feature Film

This is a list of submissions to the 93rd 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this was changed in April 2019 to Best International Feature Film, after the Academy deemed the word "Foreign" to be outdated.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 93rd Academy Awards, the submitted motion pictures must be first released theatrically in their respective countries between 1 October 2019 and 31 December 2020. The deadline for submissions to the Academy was 1 December 2020. A total of 97 countries submitted a film, with a record number of 93 being accepted. Three countries submitted a film for the first time. Lesotho sent This Is Not a Burial, It's a Resurrection, Sudan sent You Will Die at Twenty, and Suriname sent Wiren. Bhutan sent Lunana: A Yak in the Classroom after a gap of 21 years from their last submission, but the film did not appear on the final list. The shortlist was announced on 9 February 2021, and due to the ongoing covid pandemic, the list was extended to fifteen films from the usual ten. Unlike the previous years, no additions were made by the International Executive Committee. The final five nominees were announced on 15 March 2021.
Denmark won the award for the award for the fourth time with Another Round by Thomas Vinterberg, which was also nominated for Best Director.

## Submissions

| Submitting Country | Film Title used in nomination | Original Title | Language(s) | Director(s) | Result |
| Albania | Open Door | Derë e hapur | Albanian, Italian | Florenc Papas | Not nominated |
| Algeria | Héliopolis | هيليوبوليس | Arabic, French | Djafar Gacem | Withdrawn |
| Argentina | The Sleepwalkers | Los sonámbulos | Spanish | Paula Hernández | Not nominated |
| Armenia | Songs of Solomon | Սողոմոնի երգերը | Armenian | Arman Nshanyan [hy] | Not nominated |
| Austria | What We Wanted | Was wir wollten | German | Ulrike Kofler [de] | Not nominated |
| Bangladesh | Sincerely Yours, Dhaka | ইতি, তোমারই ঢাকা | Bengali | Tanvir Ahsan, Abdullah Al Noor, Syed Saleh Sobhan Auneem, Krishnendu Chattopadhyay, Golam Kibria Farooki, Mir Mukarram Hossain, Nuhash Humayun, Mahmudul Islam, Rahat Rahman, Robiul Alam Robi, and Syed Ahmed Shawki | Not nominated |
| Belarus | Persian Lessons | Persischstunden | German, French, English, Italian, Persian | Vadim Perelman | Disqualified |
| Belgium | Working Girls | Filles de joie | French | Frédéric Fonteyne, Anne Paulicevich [fr] | Not nominated |
| Bhutan | Lunana: A Yak in the Classroom | ལུང་ནག་ན | Dzongkha, English | Pawo Choyning Dorji | Disqualified |
| Bolivia | Chaco | Chaco | Aymara, South Bolivian Quechua, Spanish | Diego Mondaca [es] | Not nominated |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | Quo Vadis, Aida? | Quo Vadis, Aida? | Bosnian, Dutch, English, Serbian | Jasmila Žbanić | Nominated |
| Brazil | Babenco: Tell Me When I Die | Babenco: Alguém Tem que Ouvir o Coração e Dizer Parou | Brazilian Portuguese | Bárbara Paz | Not nominated |
| Bulgaria | The Father | Бащата | Bulgarian | Kristina Grozeva and Petar Valchanov | Not nominated |
| Cambodia | Fathers | ដើម្បីកូន | Khmer | Huy Yaleng | Not nominated |
| Cameroon | The Fisherman's Diary | The Fisherman's Diary | Cameroonian Pidgin English, English | Enah Johnscot | Not nominated |
| Canada | 14 Days, 12 Nights | 14 jours, 12 nuits | French | Jean-Philippe Duval | Not nominated |
| Chile | The Mole Agent | El agente topo | Spanish | Maite Alberdi | Made shortlist |
| China | Leap | 夺冠 | Mandarin | Peter Chan | Not nominated |
| Colombia | Forgotten We'll Be | El olvido que seremos | Spanish | Fernando Trueba | Not nominated |
| Costa Rica | Land of Ashes | Ceniza Negra | Spanish | Sofía Quirós Ubeda | Not nominated |
| Croatia | Extracurricular | Dopunska nastava | Croatian | Ivan-Goran Vitez [sh] | Not nominated |
| Cuba | Buscando a Casal | Buscando a Casal | Spanish | Jorge Luis Sánchez | Not nominated |
| Czech Republic | Charlatan | Šarlatán | Czech | Agnieszka Holland | Made shortlist |
| Denmark | Another Round | Druk | Danish, Swedish | Thomas Vinterberg | Won Academy Award |
| Dominican Republic | A State of Madness | Mis 500 Locos | Spanish | Leticia Tonos | Not nominated |
| Ecuador | Emptiness | Vacío | Mandarin, Spanish | Paul Venegas | Not nominated |
| Egypt | When We're Born | لما بنتولد | Arabic | Tamer Ezzat | Not nominated |
| Estonia | The Last Ones | Viimeiset, Viimased | Finnish | Veiko Õunpuu | Not nominated |
| Finland | Tove | Tove | Swedish, English, Finnish, French | Zaida Bergroth | Not nominated |
| France | Two of Us | Deux | French, German | Filippo Meneghetti [it] | Made shortlist |
| Georgia | Beginning | დასაწყისი | Georgian | Dea Kulumbegashvili | Not nominated |
| Germany | And Tomorrow the Entire World | Und morgen die ganze Welt | German | Julia von Heinz | Not nominated |
| Greece | Apples | Μήλα | Greek | Christos Nikou [fr] | Not nominated |
| Guatemala | La Llorona | La Llorona | Spanish, Kaqchikel, Ixil | Jayro Bustamante | Made shortlist |
| Honduras | Days of Light | Días de luz | Spanish | Gloria Carrión Fonseca [es], Julio López Fernández, Enrique Medrano, Mauro Borges Mora, Enrique Pérez Him, and Sergio Ramírez | Not nominated |
| Hong Kong | Better Days | 少年的你 | Mandarin | Derek Tsang | Nominated |
| Hungary | Preparations to Be Together for an Unknown Period of Time | Felkészülés meghatározatlan ideig tartó együttlétre | Hungarian | Lili Horvát [hu] | Not nominated |
| Iceland | Agnes Joy | Agnes Joy | Icelandic | Silja Hauksdóttir | Not nominated |
| India | Jallikattu | ജെല്ലിക്കെട്ട് | Malayalam | Lijo Jose Pellissery | Not nominated |
| Indonesia | Impetigore | Perempuan Tanah Jahanam | Indonesian, Javanese | Joko Anwar | Not nominated |
| Iran | Sun Children | خورشید | Persian | Majid Majidi | Made shortlist |
| Ireland | Arracht | Arracht | Irish | Tomás Ó Súilleabháin | Not nominated |
| Israel | Asia | אסיה | Hebrew, Russian | Ruthy Pribar | Not nominated |
| Italy | Notturno | Notturno | Arabic, Kurdish | Gianfranco Rosi | Not nominated |
| Ivory Coast | Night of the Kings | La Nuit des rois | Dyula, French | Philippe Lacôte | Made shortlist |
| Japan | True Mothers | 朝が来る | Japanese | Naomi Kawase | Not nominated |
| Jordan | 200 Meters | 200 متر | Arabic, Hebrew, English | Ameen Nayfeh | Not nominated |
| Kazakhstan | The Crying Steppe | Ұлы дала зары | Kazakh, Russian | Marina Kunarova | Not nominated |
| Kenya | The Letter | Barua | Swahili | Maia Lekow and Chris King | Not nominated |
| Kosovo | Exile | Exil | German, Albanian | Visar Morina [de] | Not nominated |
| Kyrgyzstan | Running to the Sky | Жөө Күлүк | Kyrgyz | Mirlan Abdykalykov | Not nominated |
| Latvia | Blizzard of Souls | Dvēseļu putenis | Latvian, Russian, Estonian, German | Dzintars Dreibergs [lv] | Not nominated |
| Lebanon | Broken Keys | مفاتيح مكسرة | Arabic | Jimmy Keyrouz | Not nominated |
| Lesotho | This Is Not a Burial, It's a Resurrection | This Is Not a Burial, It's a Resurrection | Sotho | Lemohang Jeremiah Mosese | Not nominated |
| Lithuania | Nova Lituania | Nova Lituania | Lithuanian | Karolis Kaupinis | Not nominated |
| Luxembourg | River Tales | Cuentos del río | Spanish | Julie Schroell [lb] | Not nominated |
| Malaysia | Roh | Roh | Malay | Emir Ezwan | Not nominated |
| Mexico | I'm No Longer Here | Ya no estoy aquí | Spanish, English, Mandarin | Fernando Frías de la Parra [es] | Made shortlist |
| Mongolia | Veins of the World | Die Adern der Welt | Mongolian | Byambasuren Davaa | Not nominated |
| Montenegro | Breasts | Grudi | Montenegrin | Marija Perović [sh] | Not nominated |
| Morocco | The Unknown Saint | القديس المجهول | Arabic | Alaa Eddine Aljem | Not nominated |
| Netherlands | Buladó | Buladó | Papiamento | Éche Janga | Not nominated |
| Nigeria | The Milkmaid | The Milkmaid | Hausa | Desmond Ovbiagele | Not nominated |
| North Macedonia | Willow | Врба | Macedonian | Milcho Manchevski | Not nominated |
| Norway | Hope | Håp | Norwegian, Swedish | Maria Sødahl | Made shortlist |
| Pakistan | Circus of Life | زندگی تماشا | Urdu, Punjabi | Sarmad Khoosat | Not nominated |
| Palestine | Gaza mon amour | غزة حبيبتي | Arabic | Tarzan Nasser and Arab Nasser | Not nominated |
| Panama | Operation Just Cause | Operación Causa Justa | Spanish | Luis Franco Brantley and Luis Pacheco | Not nominated |
| Paraguay | Killing the Dead | Matar a un muerto | Spanish, Guarani | Hugo Giménez | Not nominated |
| Peru | Song Without a Name | Canción sin nombre | Ayacucho Quechua, Spanish | Melina León | Not nominated |
| Philippines | Mindanao | Mindanao | Filipino, Tagalog | Brillante Mendoza | Not nominated |
| Poland | Never Gonna Snow Again | Śniegu już nigdy nie będzie | Polish, Russian, French, Vietnamese | Małgorzata Szumowska and Michał Englert | Not nominated |
| Portugal | Vitalina Varela | Vitalina Varela | Cape Verdean Creole, Portuguese | Pedro Costa | Not nominated |
| Romania | Collective | Colectiv | Romanian | Alexander Nanau | Nominated |
| Russia | Dear Comrades! | Дорогие товарищи! | Russian | Andrei Konchalovsky | Made shortlist |
| Saudi Arabia | Scales | سيدة البحر | Arabic | Shahad Ameen | Not nominated |
| Senegal | Nafi's Father | Baamum Nafi | Fulah | Mamadou Dia [fr] | Not nominated |
| Serbia | Dara of Jasenovac | Дара из Јасеновца | Serbian, Croatian | Predrag Antonijević | Not nominated |
| Singapore | Wet Season | 热带雨 | Mandarin, Hokkien, English | Anthony Chen | Not nominated |
| Slovakia | The Auschwitz Report | Správa | Slovak, Czech, German, Polish, English | Peter Bebjak | Not nominated |
| Slovenia | Stories from the Chestnut Woods | Zgodbe iz kostanjevih gozdov | Slovene, Italian | Gregor Božič [sl] | Not nominated |
| South Africa | Toorbos | Toorbos | Afrikaans | Rene van Rooyen | Not nominated |
| South Korea | The Man Standing Next | 남산의 부장들 | Korean | Woo Min-ho | Not nominated |
| Spain | The Endless Trench | La trinchera infinita | Spanish | Jon Garaño, Aitor Arregi [es], and Jose Mari Goenaga [eu] | Not nominated |
| Sudan | You Will Die at Twenty | ستموت في العشرين | Arabic | Amjad Abu Alala | Not nominated |
| Suriname | Wiren | Wiren | Dutch, English, Sarnami Hindustani, Sranan Tongo, Surinamese Sign Language [nl] | Ivan Tai-Apin | Not nominated |
| Sweden | Charter | Charter | Swedish, Spanish, English | Amanda Kernell | Not nominated |
| Switzerland | My Little Sister | Schwesterlein | German, English, French | Stéphanie Chuat [fr] and Véronique Reymond [de] | Not nominated |
| Taiwan | A Sun | 陽光普照 | Mandarin, Taiwanese Hokkien | Chung Mong-hong | Made shortlist |
| Thailand | Happy Old Year | ฮาวทูทิ้ง ทิ้งอย่างไรไม่ให้เหลือเธอ" | Thai | Nawapol Thamrongrattanarit | Not nominated |
| Tunisia | The Man Who Sold His Skin | الرجل الذي باع ظهره | Arabic, English, French, Flemish | Kaouther Ben Hania | Nominated |
| Turkey | Miracle in Cell No. 7 | 7. Koğuştaki Mucize | Turkish | Mehmet Ada Öztekin [tr] | Not nominated |
| Ukraine | Atlantis | Атлантида | Ukrainian | Valentyn Vasyanovych | Not nominated |
| Uruguay | Alelí | Alelí | Spanish | Leticia Jorge | Not nominated |
| Uzbekistan | 2000 Songs of Farida | Faridaning Ikki Ming qo'shig'i | Uzbek | Yalkin Tuychiev | Disqualified |
| Venezuela | Once Upon a Time in Venezuela | Érase Una Vez en Venezuela, Congo Mirador | Spanish | Anabel Rodríguez Ríos | Not nominated |
| Vietnam | Dreamy Eyes | Mắt biếc | Vietnamese | Victor Vu | Not nominated |