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‘How To Divorce During The War’
Entries for the 2027 Oscar for best international feature are underway, and Screen is profiling each title on this page.
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The 99th Academy Awards ceremony is set to take place on March 14, 2027, at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles.
An international feature film is defined as a feature-length motion picture (over 40 minutes) produced outside the US with a predominantly (more than 50%) non-English dialogue track and can include animated and documentary features.
Submitted films must have been released theatrically in their respective countries between October 1, 2025 and September 30, 2026. The deadline for submissions to the Academy is September 30, 2026.
In a change from previous years, films not in the English language that win a qualifying award at select international film festivals (Berlin, Busan, Cannes, Sundance, Toronto and Venice) are now also eligible.
A shortlist of 15 finalists is scheduled to be announced on December 15, 2026, with the final five nominees announced on January 21, 2027.
The 2026 awards saw 86 eligible submissions with the five nominated films comprising Sentimental Value (Norway), It Was Just An Accident (France), The Secret Agent (Brazil), Sirat (Spain) and The Voice Of Hind Rajab (Tunisia).
Screen will update the international feature submissions as they are announced.
Kosovo: Dua (Blerta Basholli)
Set in the late 1990s, this drama follows 13-year-old Dua as she faces pressure to grow up amid rising tensions in Kosovo. Produced by Valon Bajgora through Alva Films, it stars Pinea Matoshi, Vlera Bilalli and Kaona Matoshi. Dua won the SACD Award in the Critics’ Week sidebar at the 2026 Cannes Film Festival. It marks Kosovo’s 10th submission, having previously made the shortlist in 2021 with Hive, also directed by Basholli.
International sales: The Party Film Sales
Lithuania: How To Divorce During The War(Andrius Blaževičius)
This comedy-drama unfolds on the eve of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, when Marija chooses to tell her husband Vytas she wants a divorce. The film stars Marius Repšys, Žygimantė Elena Jakštaitė and Amelija Adomaityte, and is produced by M-Films. Blaževičius won the directing award in the World Cinema Dramatic Competition at this year’s Sundance Film Festival. Lithuania has submitted 18 films but has not yet been nominated.
International sales:New Europe Film Sales
Slovakia: Flood(Martin Gonda)
Set in communist Czechoslovakia in 1980, this debut feature focuses on Mara, a young woman determined to leave her village and become a pilot. Her widowed father refuses to let her go, and when the village faces destruction by a planned reservoir, the strain between the two intensifies. The film is produced by Silver Art Company and won the best screenplay award at the Mar del Plata International Film Festival in 2025. Since becoming an independent nation in 1993, Slovakia has submitted 30 films but has yet to secure a nomination.
International sales: TBC
Turkey: Like A Limbless Tree (Tunç Davut)
This Turkish drama is produced by Tekhne Film and stars Ali Ipin, Fayyaz Duman and Selen Kurtaran. It follows retired engineer Refik who is suddenly left to care for his Syrian caregiver’s son after she disappears while attempting to flee to Europe. It marks the country’s 33rd entry since its debut submission in 1964. While yet to receive a nomination, Turkey previously made the Oscar shortlist in 2008 with Nuri Bilge Ceylan’s Three Monkeys.
International sales:Bir Film
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