Question: What triggered the person who directed the Icelandic submission for the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film , Deep Winter , to transition into politics ?

text: List of Icelandic submissions for the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film
Submissions
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has invited the film industries of various countries to submit their best film for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film since 1956 . [ 3 ] The Foreign Language Film Award Committee oversees the process and reviews all the submitted films . Following this , they vote via secret ballot to determine the five nominees for the award . [ 4 ] Below is a list of the films that have been submitted by Iceland for review by the Academy for the award by year . The Icelandic nominee is chosen annually in September by the Icelandic Film and Television Academy , which is also responsible for the Edda Awards . [ 5 ] All films were primarily in Icelandic .
Iceland has submitted films for the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film[nb 1] since 1981. The first film to be sent to AMPAS by Iceland was Land and Sons which was released in Iceland in 1980. Since then, Iceland has sent in a film every year. Only one Icelandic film, Börn náttúrunnar (Children of Nature), directed by Friðrik Þór Friðriksson, has received a nomination for Best Foreign Language Film. However, a second, Djúpið (The Deep), made the nine-film shortlist in 2012, and a third, Síðasti bærinn (The Last Farm) by Rúnar Rúnarsson, was also nominated for Best Live Action Short in 2006. Friðrik Þór Friðriksson's films have been selected to represent Iceland six times- more than any other Icelandic director. Ágúst Guðmundsson, Baltasar Kormákur and Hrafn Gunnlaugsson have each represented Iceland four times. In 1990, Guðný Halldórsdóttir became the first Icelandic woman to represent the country.
Year ( Ceremony ) English title Icelandic title Director Result
1980 ( 53rd ) Land and Sons Land og synir Ágúst Guðmundsson Not Nominated
1981 ( 54th ) Outlaw : The Saga of Gisli Útlaginn Ágúst Guðmundsson Not Nominated
1982 ( 55th ) Inter Nos Okkar á milli : Í hita og þunga dagsins Hrafn Gunnlaugsson Not Nominated
1983 ( 56th ) The House Húsið Egill Eðvarðsson Not Nominated
1984 ( 57th ) When the Raven Flies Hrafninn flýgur Hrafn Gunnlaugsson Not Nominated
1985 ( 58th ) Deep Winter Skammdegi Þráinn Bertelsson Not Nominated
1986 ( 59th ) The Beast Eins og skepnan deyr Hilmar Oddsson Not Nominated
1987 ( 60th ) White Whales Skytturnar Friðrik Þór Friðriksson Not Nominated
1988 ( 61st ) In the Shadow of the Raven Í skugga hrafnsins Hrafn Gunnlaugsson Not Nominated
1989 ( 62nd ) Under the Glacier Kristnihald undir jökli Guðný Halldórsdóttir Not Nominated
1990 ( 63rd ) The Adventures of Paper Peter Pappírs Pési Ari Kristinsson Not Nominated
1991 ( 64th ) Children of Nature Börn náttúrunnar Friðrik Þór Friðriksson Nominated
1992 ( 65th ) As in Heaven Svo á jörðu sem á himni Kristín Jóhannesdóttir Not Nominated
1993 ( 66th ) The Sacred Mound Hin helgu vé Hrafn Gunnlaugsson Not Nominated
1994 ( 67th ) Movie Days Bíódagar Friðrik Þór Friðriksson Not Nominated
1995 ( 68th ) Tears of Stone Tár úr steini Hilmar Oddsson Not Nominated
1996 ( 69th ) Devil 's Island Djöflaeyjan Friðrik Þór Friðriksson Not Nominated
1997 ( 70th ) Blossi/810551 Blossi/810551 Júlíus Kemp Not Nominated
1998 ( 71st ) Count Me Out Stikkfrí Ari Kristinsson Not Nominated
1999 ( 72nd ) The Honour of the House Ungfrúin góða og húsið Guðný Halldórsdóttir Not Nominated