German Films receives nine film submissions for the 95th Oscar® Competition in the category "Best International Feature Film"
The selection of the German entry for the 95th Oscar® Competition in the category "Best International Feature Film" will take place with an independent jury of experts on August 23th and 24th, 2022 in Munich.
The following nine films were submitted to German Films by German producers:
ALLE REDEN ÜBERS WETTER (TALKING ABOUT THE WEATHER) by Annika Penske (Deutsche Film- und Fernsehakademie Berlin)
ALLES IN BESTER ORDNUNG (MOSTLY MINIMALISTIC) by Natja Brunckhorst (Lichtblick Film & Fernsehproduktion)
DER PASSFÄLSCHER (THE FORGER) by Maggie Peren (DreiFilm)
IM WESTEN NICHTS NEUES (ALL QUIET ON THE WESTERN FRONT) by Edward Berger (Amusement Park Film)
LIEBER KURT by Til Schweiger (Mr. Brown Entertainment Filmproduction)
NICO by Eline Gehring (Deutsche Film- und Fernsehakademie Berlin, Third Culture Kids)
NIEMAND IST BEI DEN KÄLBERN (NO ONE’S WITH THE CALVES) by Sabrina Sarabi (Weydemann Bros.)
RABIYE KURNAZ GEGEN GEORGE W. BUSH (RABIYE KURNAZ VS. GEORGE W. BUSH) by Andreas Dresen (Pandora Filmproduktion)
WIR KÖNNTEN GENAUSO GUT TOT SEIN (WE MIGHT AS WELL BE DEAD) by Natalia Sinelnikova (Heartwake Films)
The jury is composed as follows and will watch all films on the big screen on both viewing days before deciding on the German Oscar® entry in a joint final session.
- Produzentenverband e.V.: Christiane Sommer (Razor Film)
- Allianz Deutscher Produzenten - Film & Fernsehen e.V. / Sektion Kino: Corinna Mehner (Blue Eyes Fiction)
- Verband deutscher Filmexporteure e.V.: Julia Weber (Global Screen)
- Verband der Filmverleiher e.V.: Jasna Vavra (Leonine Filmdistribution)
- Hauptverband deutscher Filmtheater Kino e.V.: Susanne Fläxl (Cineplex Neufahrn)
- Verband der Deutschen Filmkritik e.V.: Dunja Bialas
- Bundesverband Regie e.V.: Katrin Gebbe
- Deutsche Filmakademie e.V.: Maria Furtwängler, Heide Schwochow
The announcement of the 15-title "shortlist" will be announced on December 21st, 2022. The five nominated titles will be released on January 24th, 2023. The Academy Awards® ceremony will take place on March 12th, 2023.