The High Sun is a 2015 Croatian drama film directed by Dalibor Matanić. It was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 2015 Cannes Film Festival winning the Jury Prize. It is the first Croatian film to be screened at Cannes since the country's independence in 1991. The film was selected as the Croatian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 88th Academy Awards but it was not nominated.
You Carry Me is a 2015 internationally co-produced drama film directed by Ivona Juka. The film was selected as the Montenegrin entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 88th Academy Awards but it was not nominated.
14 Days, 12 Nights is a Canadian drama film, directed by Jean-Philippe Duval and released in 2019. The film stars Anne Dorval as Isabelle Brodeur, a Canadian woman whose grief over the accidental death of her adopted Vietnamese-born teenage daughter leads her to undertake a trip to Vietnam to meet Thuy Nguyen, the girl's birth mother.
Gaza mon amour is a drama film, directed by Tarzan Nasser and Arab Nasser and released in 2020. It is a coproduction of companies from Palestine, France, Germany, Portugal, California and Qatar.
Buladó is a 2020 Curaçaoan drama film directed by Eché Janga. The film premiered at Netherlands Film Festival on the 2 October 2020. The film won the Golden Calf for Best Feature Film award. It was selected as the Dutch entry for the Best International Feature Film at the 93rd Academy Awards, but it was not nominated. The story, laced with magic realism, follows headstrong 11-year-old girl Kenza who is determined to find her own path into adulthood, as she mourns her mom. She is torn between her agnostic father Ouira and her spiritual grandfather Weljo.
Apples is a 2020 internationally co-produced drama film directed and produced by Christos Nikou in his directorial debut, from a screenplay by Nikou and Stavros Raptis. It stars Aris Servetalis, Sofia Georgovasili, Anna Kalaitzidou, and Argiris Bakirtzis. Cate Blanchett serves as an executive producer with her production company Dirty Films involved in making the film.
Exile is a 2020 Kosovan thriller drama film directed by Visar Morina. It was selected as the Kosovan entry for the Best International Feature Film at the 93rd Academy Awards, but it was not nominated.
Héliopolis is a 2021 Algerian drama film directed by Djafar Gacem. It was selected as the Algerian entry for the Best International Feature Film at the 93rd Academy Awards but was withdrawn after the film's national premiere was canceled due to COVID-19. The filmmakers announced their intention to compete the following year. In October 2021, it was again selected as the Algerian entry for the Best International Feature Film at the 94th Academy Awards.
Operation Just Cause is a 2019 Panamanian action war historical drama film directed by Luis Franco Brantley and Luis Pacheco. Produced by executive producers Janet Alvarez Gonzalez and Jacobo Silvera. It was selected as the Panamanian entry for the Best International Feature Film at the 93rd Academy Awards, but it was not nominated.
What We Wanted is a 2020 Austrian drama film directed by Ulrike Kofler, in her feature directorial debut, based on the short story Der Lauf der Dinge by Peter Stamm. It was selected as the Austrian entry for the Best International Feature Film at the 93rd Academy Awards, but it was not nominated.
Land of Ashes is a 2019 Costa Rican drama film directed by Sofía Quirós Ubeda. It was selected as the Costa Rican entry for the Best International Feature Film at the 93rd Academy Awards, but it was not nominated.
Charter is a 2020 Swedish drama film directed by Amanda Kernell. It was selected as the Swedish entry for the Best International Feature Film at the 93rd Academy Awards, but it did not make the shortlist.
Toorbos is a 2019 South African drama film directed by Rene van Rooyen about a young woman confronting a conflict between her ideals and those of her husband. It was selected as the South African entry for the Best International Feature Film at the 93rd Academy Awards, but it was not nominated.
Two of Us is a 2019 French romantic drama film directed by Filippo Meneghetti. It was selected as the French entry for the Best International Feature Film at the 93rd Academy Awards, making the shortlist of fifteen films.
Oasis is a 2020 Serbian drama film directed by Ivan Ikić. It was selected as the Serbian entry for the Best International Feature Film at the 94th Academy Awards.
Tereza37 is a 2020 Croatian drama film directed by Danilo Šerbedžija. It was selected as the Croatian entry for the Best International Feature Film at the 94th Academy Awards.
