Sebastián Lelio A Fantastic Woman Berlinale 2017

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has submitted films for the

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since 1990. The award is handed out annually by the

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to a

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motion picture produced outside the United States that contains primarily non-

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dialogue. Chile has submitted twenty-six films for Oscar consideration, with their first film being nominated for an Academy Award in 2013. Chile won its first Foreign Language Oscar in

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, with ''

A Fantastic Woman ''A Fantastic Woman'' ( es, Una mujer fantástica) is a 2017 drama film directed by Sebastián Lelio, written by Lelio and Gonzalo Maza, produced by Juan de Dios and Pablo Larraín and starring Daniela Vega and Francisco Reyes. It was selected ...

''.

Submissions

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has invited the film industries of various countries to submit their best film for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film since 1956. The Foreign Language Film Award Committee oversees the process and reviews all the submitted films. Following this, they vote via secret ballot to determine the five nominees for the award. Below is a list of the films that have been submitted by Chile for review by the academy for the award by year and the respective Academy Awards ceremony. The Chilean submission is selected annually by the

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, which chooses a nominee for the Spanish

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at the same time. The Goya nominee is usually the same film as the Oscar nominee (1991, 1993, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2009) but not always (1990, 2005, 2008, 2012). All films were made in

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The 2009 race was particularly controversial in Chile when '' The Maid'', one of the most awarded films in Chile's cinematic history, was passed over in favor of a historical drama '' Dawson, Island 10'' by

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. The Chilean Cultural Council released a statement in November 2009, defending the decision. The 2020 film ''

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'' made the shortlist for Best International Feature Film, but ended up being nominated in another category, Best Documentary Feature.

Shortlisted Films

Since 2000, Chile has announced a list of finalists or eligible films that varied in number over the years (from 2 to 14 films) before announcing their official Oscar nominee, except in the years 2002, 2004, 2006, 2010, 2013 - 2015, 2017 and 2018 where an official list was not announced. The following films have been shortlisted by the Audiovisual Art and Industry Council, a collegiate committee of audiovisual specialists brought together by the CNCA between 2003 and 2019, and by the Chilean Film Academy from 2020: * 2000: '' Somewhere in the Night'' · ''

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'' * 2001: ''Loco Fever'' * 2003: '' Cesante'' · '' Eternal Blood'' · ''

Sex with Love ''Sexo con Amor'' (''Sex with Love'') is a 2003 Chilean sex comedy film directed and written by Boris Quercia. who also wrote the screenplay and co-stars in the film. Starring Sigrid Alegría, Álvaro Rudolphy, Patricio Contreras, María Izqui ...

'' * 2005: '' Gente decente'' · '' Juego de verano'' · '' My Best Enemy'' · '' Mujeres infieles'' · ''

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'' * 2007: '' Casa de Remolienda'' · ''

Fiestapatria ''Fiestapatria'' () is a 2007 Chilean-Peruvian drama film written, directed and produced by Luis R. Vera. Starring Adela Secall. The film competed for the Colon de Oro at the 2007 Havana New Latin American Film Festival. Synopsis Two families ...

'' · '' The King of San Gregorio'' · '' Scrambled Beer'' · ''

Ugly Me ''Pretendiendo'' (Spanish: ''Pretending''), known as ''Ugly Me'' in the U.S., is a 2006 Chilean romantic comedy film directed and written by Claudio Dabed. The film is about a beautiful but romantically disappointed woman named Amanda. In an att ...

'' * 2008: ''

31 minutos, la película ''31 minutos, la película'' is an 2008 Chiliean puppet film based on the Chilean puppet television show ''31 minutos'', directed by Álvaro Díaz and Pedro Peirano. The film premiere for the public had been scheduled since late 2006, but was de ...

'' · '' 199 Tips to Be Happy'' · ''

El brindis ''The Toast'' (Spanish: ''El brindis'') is a 2007 Chilean-Mexican romantic comedy-drama film directed by Shai Agosin (in his directorial debut) and written by Roberto Brodsky. Starring Ana Serradilla, Francisco Melo and Pepe Soriano. It competed ...

'' · '' Desierto sur'' · ''The Good Life'' · ''

Life Kills Me ''Life Kills Me'' (Spanish: ''La vida me mata'') is a 2007 Chilean black-and-white comedy-drama film directed by Sebastián Silva (in his directorial debut) and written by Silva & Pedro Peirano. Starring Diego Muñoz, Amparo Noguera and Gabriel D� ...

'' · '' Mansacue'' · '' Microfilia'' · '' Mirageman'' * 2009: ''

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'' · '' El regalo'' · '' The Maid'' · '' Muñeca'' * 2011: ''Post mortem'' · '' Ulysses'' * 2012: '' Bonsái'' · ''

Old Cats ''Old Cats'' ( es, Gatos viejos) is a 2010 Chilean drama film directed by Sebastián Silva. Cast * Bélgica Castro as Isadora * Claudia Celedón as Rosario * Catalina Saavedra as Hugo * Alejandro Sieveking Alejandro Sieveking Campano (5 Se ...

'' · '' Sal'' * 2016: '' Chicago Boys'' · ''

The Pearl Button ''The Pearl Button'' ( es, El botón de nácar) is a 2015 Chilean documentary film directed by Patricio Guzmán. It was screened in the main competition section of the 65th Berlin International Film Festival where it won the Silver Bear for Best ...

'' · '' El príncipe inca'' · '' No Filter'' · '' Sex Life of Plants'' · '' Talion'' * 2019: '' Dry Martina'' · '' Ema ·'' '' The Man of the Future'' · '' Too Late to Die Young'' * 2020: '' Jailbreak Pact'' · '' Kill Pinochet'' · '' Lina from Lima'' · '' My Tender Matador'' * 2021: ''

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'' · '' Date una Vuelta en el Aire'' · '' The Eternal Moment'' · ''

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'' · '' Forgotten Roads'' · '' The Journey of Monalisa'' · '' My Brothers Dream Awake'' · '' La promesa del retorno'' · ''

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'' · '' Tres almas'' · '' La Verónica'' * 2022: '' 130 Children'' · ''

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'' · '' Burning Patience'' · '' El Castigo'' · ''

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'' · '' Gaucho Americano'' · ''Immersion'' · '' (Im)Patient'' · '' Karnawal'' · '' Un lugar llamado dignidad'' · '' My Imaginary Country'' · ''

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The Official Academy Awards DatabaseIMDb Academy Awards Page
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Lists of Chilean films

Submissions

Shortlisted Films

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