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| The Voice Of Hind Rajab Photo: Courtesy of San Sebastian Film Festival |
There's a distinctly political flavour to the 2026 Academy Awards Best International Feature shortlist, which was revealed today. Two of the films deal with Palestine, one with women's rights in Argentina, and the director of another, Jafar Panahi, has been convicted of creating 'propaganda against the system' in his home country of Iran.
Five of the films on this list will go onto the nominations stage, to be announced on 22 January, with the final winner being announced at the Oscar ceremony in Los Angeles on 15 March.
This year's longlist:
- Argentina, Belén
- Brazil, The Secret Agent
- France, It Was Just An Accident
- Germany, Sound Of Falling
- India, Homebound
- Iraq, The President’s Cake
- Japan, Kokuho
- Jordan, All That’s Left Of You
- Norway, Sentimental Value
- Palestine, Palestine 36
- South Korea, No Other Choice
- Spain, Sirât
- Switzerland, Late Shift
- Taiwan, Left-Handed Girl
- Tunisia, The Voice Of Hind Rajab
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