Ivory Coast

 

La victoire en chantant / Black and White in Color (1976)

French colonists in Africa, several months behind in the news, find themselves at war with their German neighbors. Deciding that they must do their proper duty and fight the Germans, they promptly conscript the local native population. Issuing them boots and rifles, the French attempt to make "proper" soldiers out of the Africans. A young, idealistic French geographer seems to be the only rational person in the town, and he takes over control of the "war" after several bungles on the part of the others.  

Directed by Jean-Jacques Annaud

Ivory Coast, France, West Germany and Switzerland Co-Production

Won Best Foreign Language Film in Oscar (Ivory Coast)


This was the first winner of the Oscar for best foreign language film after the rules for the category were changed requiring all Academy members who wished to vote having to prove they had attended screenings of all five nominees. 

First film directed by Jean-Jacques Annaud.

Sweden

Låt den rätte komma in / Let the Right One in (2008)

Oskar, a bullied 12-year old, dreams of revenge. He falls in love with Eli, a peculiar girl. She can't stand the sun or food and to come into a room she needs to be invited. Eli gives Oskar the strength to hit back but when he realizes that Eli needs to drink other people's blood to live he's faced with a choice. How much can love forgive? Set in the Stockholm suburb of Blackeberg in 1982. 

Directed by Tomas Alfredson

Sweden production

Nominated to Best Film Not in the English Language on BAFTA; lost to "Un prophète / A Prophet" (France).

Won Saturn Award Best International Film.

Nominated to Audience Award in European Film Awards; lost to "Slumdog Millionaire" (UK / France / USA).

10th place for Best Film Not in the English Language in International Cinephile Society Awards; lost to "Vals im Bashir / Waltz with Bashir" (Israel).


En man som heter Ove / A Man Called Ove (2015)

Ove, an ill-tempered, isolated retiree who spends his days enforcing block association rules and visiting his wife's grave, has finally given up on life just as an unlikely friendship develops with his boisterous new neighbors. 

Directed by Hannes Holm

Sweden production

Nominated for Best Foreign Language Movie in Oscar; lost to "Forushande / The Salesman" (Iran).

Won Best European Comedy in European Film Awards.

Nominated Audience Award in European Film Awards; lost to "Cialo / Body" (Poland).

Män som hatar kvinnor / The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2009)

In Stockholm, Mikael Blomkvist is a leftist journalist who's lost a libel case brought by a right-wing industrialist who set him up. While he awaits his jail sentence, a fading CEO hires him to find out who (if anyone) murdered his niece who disappeared 40 years ago. It happened on an island with few suspects, almost all members of the magnate's family. Mikael combs through files and news photos, interviews the investigator, and gets unanticipated help from Lisbeth Salander, a computer hacker with few social skills, a checkered childhood, and an abusive court-appointed guardian, the first of several men we meet who hate women. The investigation puts them in danger. Murder will out? 

Directed by Niels Arden Oplev

Sweden, Denmark, Germany, Norway Co-Production

Won Best Film not in the English Language and nominated for Best Leading Actress (Noomi Rapace) and Best Adapted Screenplay in BAFTA.

Nominated for Best Actress and Best International Film in Saturn Awards; lost to Monsters (UK). 

Nominated for Best Actress, Composer and Audience Award in European Film Awards; lost to Slumdog Millionaire (UK, France, USA)

Flickan som lekte med elden / The Girl Who Played with the Fire (2009)

Mikael Blomkvist, publisher of Millennium magazine, has made his living exposing the crooked and corrupt practices of establishment Swedish figures. So when a young journalist approaches him with a meticulously researched thesis about sex trafficking in Sweden and those in high office who abuse underage girls, Blomkvist immediately throws himself into the investigation. 

Directed by Daniel Alfredson

Sweden, Denmark, Germany Co-Production

Nominated Audience Award in European Film Awards; lost to Mr. Nobody (Belgium, Canada, France, Germany, USA, UK)


Luftslottet som sprängdes / The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest (2009)

After taking a bullet to the head, Salander is under close supervision in a hospital and is set to face trial for attempted murder on her eventual release. With the help of journalist Mikael Blomkvist and his researchers at Millennium magazine, Salander must prove her innocence. In doing this she plays against powerful enemies and her own past. 


Directed by Daniel Alfredson

Sweden, Denmark, Germany Co-Production

Nominated for Best Film in Crime Thriller Awards in UK; lost to True Grit (USA)




God afton, Herr Wallenberg / Good Evening, Mr. Whallenberg (1990)

Swedish national Raoul Wallenberg, newcomer to politics and international machinations, travels to German-occupied Budapest during WWII in order to effectively intervene in the fate of trapped Hungarian Jews, by providing them with safe passage to Sweden. Based on a true story.  

Directed by Kjell Grede

Sweden, Hungary, Norway Co-Production

Nominated for Golden Berlin Bear in Berlin International Film Festival; lost to La casa del sorriso / The House of Smiles (Italy)




Jerusalem (1996)


The beginning of the 20th century. Gertrud and Ingmar are in love with each other. While Ingmar is away during the winter, a religious wave spreads in the area. Also Gertrud becomes a follower of the new Christian belief. The new priest is very mesmerizing and he wants his followers to emigrate with him to Palestine. Ingmar's sister decides to follow him and sells the home which has been the family's for centuries. The only way for Ingmar to save it is to marry the daughter of the man who buys it, Barbro. With Ingmar married to another, Gertrud cannot stay and follows the others to Palestine. However, Ingmar does not love Barbro. He is still in love with Gertrud and eventually follows her. 

Directed by Bille August

Sweden, Denmark, Norway, Finland, Iceland Co-Production

Nominated for Golden Frog in Camerimage; lost to Karakter / Character (Netherlands, Belgium)

Jamaica

The Harder They Come (1972)

Jamaica. A young man from the country, Ivanhoe "Ivan" Martin (played by Jimmy Cliff) heads into the city after his grandmother dies. He tries to get work, with little success, but his dream is to become a music star. He gets a single recorded but, though the song is popular, he doesn't get much out of it - the record company has the upper hand. In desperation he turns to crime. 

Directed by Perry Henzel

Jamaica production

First feature film produced in Jamaica.

Jordan

Theeb (2014)

In the Ottoman province of Hijaz during World War I, a young Bedouin boy experiences a greatly hastened coming-of-age as he embarks on a perilous desert journey to guide a British officer to his secret destination.  

Directed by Naji Abou Nowar

Jordan / United Arab Emirates / Qatar / UK co-production

Nominated for Best Foreign Movie in Oscars; lost to Saul fia / Son of Saul (Hungary).

Nominated for Best Film Not in the English Language in BAFTA; lost to Relatos salvajes / Wild Tales (Argentina)

Won Jury Prize for Best Cinematography and Artistic Direction in Cairo Film Festival.

Won Venice Horizons Award - Best Director in Venice Film Festival.  

Vanuatu

Tanna (2015)

Well, it is actually an Australian and Vanuatu co-production, and competed for Australia in awards, since it is very rare to see a Vanuatu production, I list this beautiful film under Vanuatu.
Set on a remote Pacific island, covered in rain forest and dominated by an active volcano, this heartfelt story, enacted by the Yakel tribe, tells of a sister's loyalty, a forbidden love affair and the pact between the old ways and the new. 

Directed by Martin Butler, Bentley Dean 

Australia / Vanuatu co-production

Nominated for Best Foreign Movie in Oscars; lost to Forushande / The Salesman (Iran).

Won Best Cinematography and International Critics`Week Award in Venice Film Festival.

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Poland

 

W ciemności / In Darkness (2011)


"In Darkness" tells the true story of Leopold Socha who risks his own life to save a dozen people from certain death. Initially only interested in his own good, the thief and burglar hides Jewish refugees for 14 months in the sewers of the German-occupied town of Lvov (former Poland). 

Directed by Agnieszka Holland

Poland / Germany / Canada co-production

Nominated to Best Foreign Language Film Oscar; lost to "Jodaeiye Nader az Simin / A Separation" (Iran).

Nominated for Audience Award in European Film Awards; lost to "Hasta la Vista / Come as You Are" (Belgium).



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Nasza klatwa / Our Curse (2013)

The film is a personal statement of the director and his wife, who have to deal with a very rare and incurable disease of their newborn child. People affected with this disease stop breathing during sleep and require lifetime mechanical ventilation on a ventilator. The film shows the process of taming fear associated with the disease. 

Directed by Tomasz Sliwinski

Poland production

Nominated to Best Short Documentary Oscar; lost to "Crisis Hotline: Veterans Press 1" (USA).






Ida (2013)

Anna, a young novitiate nun in 1960s Poland, is on the verge of taking her vows when she discovers a dark family secret dating back to the years of the German occupation. 

Directed by Pawel Pawlikowski

Poland / Denmark / France / UK co-production 

Won Best Foreign Language Film Oscar and nominated Best Cinematography Oscar; lost to "Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)" (USA).

Nominated for Best Foreign Language Film in Golden Globes; lost to "Leviafan / Leviathan" (Russia).

Won Best Film Not in English Language in BAFTA.
Won Audience Award and won Best European Film in European Film Awards.

Tydzien z zycia mezczyzny / A Week in the Life of a Man (1999)

Directed by Jerzy Stuhr

Poland production

Nominated for Crystal Star in Brussels International Film Festival













Trois couleurs: Bleu / Three Colors: Blue (1993)

The first part of Kieslowski's trilogy on France's national motto: Liberty, Equality, and Fraternity. 'Blue' is the story of Julie who loses her husband, an acclaimed composer and her young daughter in a car accident. The film's theme of liberty is manifested in Julie's attempt to start life anew, free of personal commitments, belongings, grief or love. She intends to numb herself by withdrawing from the world and living completely independently, anonymously and in solitude in the Parisian metropolis. Despite her intentions, people from her former and present life intrude with their own needs. However, the reality created by the people who need and care about her, a surprising discovery and the music around which the film revolves heal Julie and draws her back to the land of the living.  

Directed by Krzysztof Kieslowski

Poland / France / Switzerland co-production

Nominated for Best Foreign Language Film in Golden Globes; lost to "Ba wang bie ji / Farewell My Concubine" (Hong Kong).

Nominated for Best European Film in European Film Awards; lost to "Lamerica" (Italy).

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