Comment on 85 Countries in Competition for 2016 Foreign Language Oscar

85 countries in competition for 2016 Foreign Language Oscar 85 countries have submitted films for consideration in the Foreign Language Film category for the 89th Academy Awards. Yemen is a first-time entrant. The 2016 submissions are: Albania, “Chromium,” Bujar Alimani, director; Algeria, “The Well,” Lotfi Bouchouchi, director; Argentina, “The Distinguished Citizen,” Mariano Cohn, Gastón Duprat, directors; Australia, “Tanna,” Bentley Dean, Martin Butler, directors; Austria, “Stefan Zweig: Farewell to Europe,” Maria Schrader, director; Bangladesh, “The Unnamed,” Tauquir Ahmed, director; Belgium, “The Ardennes,” Robin Pront, director; Bolivia, “Sealed Cargo,” Julia Vargas Weise, director; Bosnia and Herzegovina, “Death in Sarajevo,” Danis Tanovic, director; Brazil, “Little Secret,” David Schurmann, director; Bulgaria, “Losers,” Ivaylo Hristov, director; Cambodia, “Before the Fall,” Ian White, director; Canada, “It’s Only the End of the World,” Xavier Dolan, director; Chile, “Neruda,” Pablo Larraín, director; China, “Xuan Zang,” Huo Jianqi, director; Colombia, “Alias Maria,” José Luis Rugeles, director; Costa Rica, “About Us,” Hernán Jiménez, director; Croatia, “On the Other Side,” Zrinko Ogresta, director; Cuba, “The Companion,” Pavel Giroud, director; Czech Republic, “Lost in Munich,” Petr Zelenka, director; Denmark, “Land of Mine,” Martin Zandvliet, director; Dominican Republic, “Sugar Fields,” Fernando Báez, director; Ecuador, “Such Is Life in the Tropics,” Sebastián Cordero, director; Egypt, “Clash,” Mohamed Diab, director; Estonia, “Mother,” Kadri Kõusaar, director; Finland, “The Happiest Day in the Life of Olli Mäki,” Juho Kuosmanen, director; France, “Elle,” Paul Verhoeven, director; Georgia, “House of Others,” Rusudan Glurjidze, director; Germany, “Toni Erdmann,” Maren Ade, director; Greece, “Chevalier,” Athina Rachel Tsangari, director; Hong Kong, “Port of Call,” Philip Yung, director; Hungary, “Kills on Wheels,” Attila Till, director; Iceland, “Sparrows,” Rúnar Rúnarsson, director; India, “Interrogation,” Vetri Maaran, director; Indonesia, “Letters from Prague,” Angga Dwimas Sasongko, director; Iran, “The Salesman,” Asghar Farhadi, director; Iraq, “El Clásico,” Halkawt Mustafa, director; Israel, “Sand Storm,” Elite Zexer, director; Italy, “Fire at Sea,” Gianfranco Rosi, director; Japan, “Nagasaki: Memories of My Son,” Yoji Yamada, director; Jordan, “3000 Nights,” Mai Masri, director; Kazakhstan, “Amanat,” Satybaldy Narymbetov, director; Kosovo, “Home Sweet Home,” Faton Bajraktari, director; Kyrgyzstan, “A Father’s Will,” Bakyt Mukul, Dastan Zhapar Uulu, directors; Latvia, “Dawn,” Laila Pakalnina, director; Lebanon, “Very Big Shot,” Mir-Jean Bou Chaaya, director; Lithuania, “Seneca’s Day,” Kristijonas Vildziunas, director; Luxembourg, “Voices from Chernobyl,” Pol Cruchten, director; Macedonia, “The Liberation of Skopje,” Rade Šerbedžija, Danilo Šerbedžija, directors; Malaysia, “Beautiful Pain,” Tunku Mona Riza, director; Mexico, “Desierto,” Jonás Cuarón, director; Montenegro, “The Black Pin,” Ivan Marinović, director; Morocco, “A Mile in My Shoes,” Said Khallaf, director; Nepal, “The Black Hen,” Min Bahadur Bham, director; Netherlands, “Tonio,” Paula van der Oest, director; New Zealand, “A Flickering Truth,” Pietra Brettkelly, director; Norway, “The King’s Choice,” Erik Poppe, director; Pakistan, “Mah-e-Mir,” Anjum Shahzad, director; Palestine, “The Idol,” Hany Abu-Assad, director; Panama, “Salsipuedes,” Ricardo Aguilar Navarro, Manolito Rodríguez, directors; Peru, “Videophilia (and Other Viral Syndromes),” Juan Daniel F.