63 films have made it onto the list to be considered for the 2012 Academy Awards.
There was only one added since we last tracked about three weeks ago. That means a total of 10 films are directed by women out of 63. We shall see how many of the women make it to the next level.
Dominican Republic- Leticia Tonos' ”Love Child”
The others previously announced are:
France -Valérie Donzelli’s “Declaration of War”
Norway - Anne Sewitsky’s “Happy Happy”
Poland - Agnieszka Holland’s “In Darkness”
The Netherlands - Maria Peters’s “Sonny Boy”
Greece - Athina Rachel Tsangari’s “Attenberg”
Ireland - Juanita Wilson’s “As If I Am Not There”
Lebanon - Nadine Labaki’s “Where Do We Go Now?”
Sweden - Pernilla August’s “Beyond”
Hong Kong - Ann Hui’s “A Simple Life”
Full list: Oscar 2012: 63 Best Foreign Language Film Submissions (Alt Film Guide)
I apologize in advance if I missed anyone. Please send me any corrections.
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