Foreign Language Film Submissions from Switzerland to the Academy Awards to Compete for an Oscar Nomination or Win in the Best International Feature Film Category
A detailed text on Swiss foreign language film submissions for the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film will follow as soon as I have some more time to create it. Please be patient!
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This list is chronologically sorted in reverse by years of participation!
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- DirectorMichael KochStarsMichèle BrandSimon WislerElin ZgraggenIn a remote mountain village, Anna tries to preserve her young love for Marco, against all odds.95th ACADEMY AWARDS (2022) ░░░░ Status: submitted
...................................................................................................................... - DirectorElie GrappeStarsAnastasiia BudiashkinaSabrina RubtsovaCaterina BarloggioA 15-year-old Ukrainian gymnast exiled in Switzerland, who is working to secure a place at the country's National Sports Center. When the Euromaiden revolt breaks out in the country, anxieties rise as her family gets involved.94th ACADEMY AWARDS (2021) ░░░░ Status: submitted
...................................................................................................................... - DirectorStéphanie ChuatVéronique ReymondStarsNina HossLars EidingerMarthe KellerLisa has bid goodbye to her ambitions as a playwright and the Berlin arts scene and now lives in Switzerland with her husband, who runs an international school. When her twin brother falls ill, she returns to Berlin.93rd ACADEMY AWARDS (2020/21) ░░░░ Status: submitted
...................................................................................................................... - DirectorMichael SteinerStarsJoel BasmanNoémie SchmidtUdo SamelYoung Jewish man bucks orthodox traditions (and mother's meddling) by shaving, shopping outside the faithful, and considering a shiksa for a wife.92nd ACADEMY AWARDS (2019) ░░░░ Status: submitted
...................................................................................................................... - DirectorMarkus ImhoofDrawing inspiration from his personal encounter with the Italian refugee child Giovanna during World War II, Markus Imhoof tells how refugees and migrants are treated today: on the Mediterranean Sea, in Lebanon, in Italy, in Germany and in Switzerland.91st ACADEMY AWARDS (2018) ░░░░ Status: submitted
...................................................................................................................... - DirectorPetra Biondina VolpeStarsMarie LeuenbergerMaximilian SimonischekRachel BraunschweigIn 1971, a young housewife organizes the women of her town to petition for the right to vote.90th ACADEMY AWARDS (2017) ░░░░ Status: submitted
...................................................................................................................... - DirectorClaude BarrasStarsGaspard SchlatterSixtine MuratPaulin JaccoudAfter losing his mother, a young boy is sent to an orphanage with other orphans his age where he begins to learn the meaning of trust and true love.89th ACADEMY AWARDS (2016) ▒▒▒▒ Status: shortlisted
...................................................................................................................... - DirectorSamirStarsSamira Jamal AldinSabah Jamal AldinSouhair Jamal AldinTracing the emigrations of his family over more than half a century, this riveting 3D documentary epic from acclaimed expatriate Iraqi filmmaker Samir pays moving homage to the frustrated democratic dreams of a people successively plagued by the horrors of dictatorship, war, and foreign occupation.88th ACADEMY AWARDS (2015) ░░░░ Status: submitted
...................................................................................................................... - DirectorStefan HauptStarsMatthias HungerbühlerPeter JecklinMarie LeuenbergerA young teacher in Zurich in the 1950s falls in love with a transvestite star but is torn between his bourgeois existence and his commitment to homosexuality.87th ACADEMY AWARDS (2014) ░░░░ Status: submitted
...................................................................................................................... - DirectorMarkus ImhoofStarsFred JaggiRandolf MenzelJohn MillerAn in-depth look at honeybee colonies in California, Switzerland, China and Australia.86th ACADEMY AWARDS (2013) ░░░░ Status: submitted
...................................................................................................................... - DirectorUrsula MeierStarsLéa SeydouxKacey Mottet KleinMartin CompstonA drama set at a Swiss ski resort and centered on a boy who supports his sister by stealing from wealthy guests.85th ACADEMY AWARDS (2012) ▒▒▒▒ Status: shortlisted
...................................................................................................................... - DirectorRolando CollaStarsFiorella CampanellaArmando CondolucciAlessia BarelaA twelve-year-old boy from an abusive, dysfunctional family meets a kindred spirit during a summer holiday by the sea.84th ACADEMY AWARDS (2011) ░░░░ Status: submitted
...................................................................................................................... - DirectorStéphanie ChuatVéronique ReymondStarsFlorence Loiret CailleMichel BouquetÉric CaravacaOne day, a bad fall forces Edmond to accept Rose's help. Eventually, the two grow closer. The young woman finds relief in confiding painful memories to the older man; things she cannot even bring herself to tell her husband. Meanwhile, Edmond, too, opens up, sharing recollections of his beloved wife.83rd ACADEMY AWARDS (2010) ░░░░ Status: submitted
...................................................................................................................... - DirectorUrsula MeierStarsIsabelle HuppertOlivier GourmetAdélaïde LerouxLife for an isolated rural family is upended when a major highway next to their property, constructed 10 years before but apparently abandoned, is finally opened.82nd ACADEMY AWARDS (2009) ░░░░ Status: submitted
...................................................................................................................... - DirectorMicha LewinskyStarsPhilippe GraberJohanna BantzerAndrea BürginIn reality Emil (Philippe Graber) and Larissa (Emilie Welti) would never have been a couple she is an idolized singer, he is a shy outsider. Ironically, Emil is just getting to know Larissa when she dies unexpectedly. He pretends to have been her boyfriend and finally gets the recognition he has always yearned for, with the added bonus of a surrogate family in the form of Larissas. Things would be just great if Emil didnt fall in love - with Larissas sister Nora (Johanna Bantzer). The more he gets to know her, the harder it becomes for him to pretend81st ACADEMY AWARDS (2008) ░░░░ Status: submitted
...................................................................................................................... - DirectorBettina OberliStarsStephanie GlaserAnnemarie DüringerHeidi Maria GlössnerCenters around four older ladies from the Emmental region. When four older women decide to turn the local corner shop into a chic lingerie store, the whole community is thrown into disarray.80th ACADEMY AWARDS (2007) ░░░░ Status: submitted
...................................................................................................................... - DirectorFredi M. MurerStarsFabrizio BorsaniBruno GanzTeo GheorghiuA twelve-year-old piano prodigy who suffocates from his parent's big dreams for him decides to make his escape--and with the aid of his grandfather--chase his own dreams instead.79th ACADEMY AWARDS (2006) ▒▒▒▒ Status: shortlisted
...................................................................................................................... - DirectorGreg ZglinskiStarsAurélien RecoingMarie MatheronGabriela MuskalaSix months after losing their five years old daughter in a fire in the barn of their little farm, Jean and his wife Laure are facing troubles in their relationship and financial problems. Laure grieves the loss of their daughter and blames herself for her absence and Jean for his negligence for the fire; Jean is trying to rise from the ashes and somehow rebuild his life; and the insurance company refuses to pay the prize for the accident. Jean asks for a job in a mill to a friend to make money and support the psychiatric treatment of Laure. In his new job, he meets and becomes friend of the Kosovo refugee's siblings Kastriot and Labinota, while the Laure's sister Valérie separates them. Jean feels the passion of love and sense of life in his relationship with Labinota, who had her life destroyed with the war.78th ACADEMY AWARDS (2005) ░░░░ Status: submitted
...................................................................................................................... - DirectorDominique de RivazStarsVadim GlownaJürgen VogelKaroline HerfurthComposer Johann Sebastian Bach is introduced to King Frederick II of Prussia in 1747. The aging composer and the young monarch clash and a battle of egos ensues.77th ACADEMY AWARDS (2004) ░░░░ Status: submitted
...................................................................................................................... - DirectorJacob BergerStarsGérard DepardieuGuillaume DepardieuSylvie TestudWhile the whole world thinks writer Léo Shepherd is dead, he is kidnapped by his son Paul.75th ACADEMY AWARDS (2002) ░░░░ Status: submitted
...................................................................................................................... - DirectorJean-Luc GodardStarsBruno PutzuluCécile CampJean DavyAn author works on a project on the subject of love, and, in the process, crosses paths with a former love in his life.74th ACADEMY AWARDS (2001) ░░░░ Status: submitted
...................................................................................................................... - DirectorXavier KollerStarsUlrich NoethenHeike MakatschJasmin TabatabaiThe summerly adventures of Kurt (Tucholsky) and girl friend staying in a Swedish castle whilst the political changes in Germany in the thirties.73rd ACADEMY AWARDS (2000) ░░░░ Status: submitted
...................................................................................................................... - DirectorDaniel SchmidStarsElena PanovaGeraldine ChaplinMartin BenrathAn innocent Russian call girl believes that she would make use of her influential contacts to get Swiss nationality.72nd ACADEMY AWARDS (1999) ░░░░ Status: submitted
...................................................................................................................... - DirectorFrancis ReusserStarsMarion CotillardYann TrégouëtFrançois MarthouretIn the winter of 1797-98, the troops of Napoleon and their revolutionary allies in the Pays de Vaud occupy the latter and begin preparations for a military offensive which will hasten the fall of Berne. On the far side of the snow-blocked passes of their protective mountains, those who reject the ideas of the Enlightenment begins to organise resistance. Caught between these warring ideas two young lovers, David and Julie, are swept away in the whirlwind stirred up by conflict between parents, passionate disharmony, betrayed friendships, the weight of civil and religious customs.71st ACADEMY AWARDS (1998) ░░░░ Status: submitted
...................................................................................................................... - DirectorJean-Luc GodardStarsMadeleine AssasGhalya LacroixBérangère AllauxJean-Luc Godard's densely packed rumination on the need to create order and beauty in a world ruled by chaos is divided into four distinct but tangentially related stories, including the attempts by a young group of idealists to stage a play in war-torn Sarajevo and an elderly director's efforts to complete his film.70th ACADEMY AWARDS (1997) ░░░░ Status: submitted
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