List of Bosnian submissions for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film

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Bosnia and Herzegovina has submitted films for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film since 1994. The award is handed out annually by the United States Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences to a feature-length motion picture produced outside the United States that contains primarily non-English dialogue. [1] Bosnia has submitted eighteen films for consideration and one, Danis Tanović's No Man's Land , has been nominated for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film. No Man's Land went on to win the award at the 74th Academy Awards. [2] Three other films directed by Tanović have been submitted as the Bosnian entry. Many Bosnian actors and directors worked on films submitted by Yugoslavia prior to the breakup of the country in 1991.

Bosnia and Herzegovina Republic in Southeast Europe

Bosnia and Herzegovina, abbreviated BiH or B&H, sometimes called Bosnia–Herzegovina and often known informally as Bosnia, is a country in Southeastern Europe, located within the Balkan Peninsula. Sarajevo is the capital and largest city.

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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. [1] Below is a list of the films that have been submitted by Bosnia and Herzegovina for review by the Academy for the award by year and the respective Academy Awards ceremony.

Secret ballot voting style that makes each vote anonymous

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Year
(Ceremony)		Film title used in nominationOriginal titleDirectorResult
1994
(67th) 		The Awkward Age [3] Magareće godine Nenad Dizdarević Not Nominated
2001
(74th) 		No Man's Land [2] Ničija zemlja Danis Tanović Won Academy Award
2003
(76th) 		Fuse [4] Gori vatra [5] Pjer Žalica Not Nominated
2004
(77th) 		Days and Hours [6] Kod amidže Idriza Pjer Žalica Not Nominated
2005
(78th) 		Totally Personal [7] Sasvim lično [8] Nedžad Begović Not Nominated
2006
(79th) 		Grbavica: The Land of My Dreams [9] Grbavica [10] Jasmila Žbanić Not Nominated
2007
(80th) 		It's Hard to be Nice [11] Teško je biti fin [12] Srđan Vuletić Not Nominated
2008
(81st) 		Snow Snijeg Aida Begić Not Nominated
2009
(82nd) 		Night Guards Čuvari noći Namik Kabil Not Nominated
2010
(83rd) 		Cirkus Columbia [13] Cirkus Columbia Danis Tanović Not Nominated [14]
2011
(84th) 		Belvedere [15] Belvedere Ahmed Imamovic Not Nominated
2012
(85th) 		Children of Sarajevo [16] Djeca Aida Begić Not Nominated
2013
(86th) 		An Episode in the Life of an Iron Picker [17] Epizoda u životu berača željeza Danis Tanović Made January Shortlist [18]
2014
(87th) 		With Mum [19] Sa mamom Faruk Lončarević Not Nominated
2015
(88th) 		Our Everyday Life [20] Naša svakodnevna priča Ines Tanović Not Nominated
2016
(89th) 		Death in Sarajevo [21] Smrt u Sarajevu Danis Tanović Not Nominated
2017
(90th) 		Men Don't Cry [22] Muškarci ne plaču Alena Drljevića Not Nominated
2018
(91st) 		Never Leave Me [23] Beni Bırakma Aida Begić Not Nominated

Most Bosnian submissions have been films about life in the country after the tragic Balkan wars of the 1990s, made by young directors - all but Begović were 41 or younger when their films were made. Black comedies Fuse and Night Guards, and dramas It's Hard To Be Nice, Grbavica, Days and Hours and Snow were all stories about life after the war. The 1994 nominee, The Awkward Age, was produced during the war, and tells the story of a Communist-era boarding school. The 2005 nominee, Totally Personal, is one of the few documentaries ever submitted for the Foreign Oscar award. All films were primarily in Bosnian. Other than No Man's Land, none of the submitted Bosnian films have succeeded in getting an Oscar nomination, although Grbavica, winner of the Golden Bear at the 2006 Berlin Film Festival, was considered an early favorite.

Bosnian language South Slavic language

The Bosnian language is the standardized variety of Serbo-Croatian mainly used by Bosniaks. Bosnian is one of three such varieties considered official languages of Bosnia and Herzegovina, along with Croatian and Serbian, and also an officially recognized minority or regional language in Serbia, Montenegro, and the Republic of Kosovo.

The Golden Bear is the highest prize awarded for the best film at the Berlin International Film Festival. The bear is the heraldic animal of Berlin, featured on both the coat of arms and flag of Berlin. The winners of the first Berlin International Film Festival in 1951 were determined by a German panel, and there were five winners of the Golden Bear, divided by categories and genres. Between 1952 and 1955, the winners of the Golden Bear were determined by the audience members. In 1956, the FIAPF formally accredited the festival, and since then the Golden Bear has been awarded by an international jury.

Actor Emir Hadžihafizbegović co-stars in six of Bosnia's submissions.

Emir Hadžihafizbegović is a Bosnian theater, film and television actor. He has appeared in over 50 films such as When Father Was Away on Business (1985), Remake (2003), Fuse (2003), Days and Hours (2004), The Border Post (2006), Grbavica (2006), Armin (2007), Death of a Man in the Balkans (2012) and These Are the Rules (2014).

Bosnia typically shortlists three films before announcing their candidate. Skies Above the Landscape was short-listed twice (the release date was changed) but failed to be selected both times.

Fuse, Grbavica and No Man's Land are readily available in the West with English subtitles. [24]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Rule Thirteen: Special Rules for the Foreign Language Film Award". Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Archived from the original on 22 August 2013. Retrieved 26 August 2013.
  2. 1 2 Connolly, Kate (27 March 2002). "Bosnia emerges from no man's land". The Guardian . Retrieved 22 August 2008.
  3. ↑ Weiner, Rex (2 December 1994). "Foreign-language Oscar race swells to 57 pictures". Variety . Archived from the original on 11 January 2011. Retrieved 23 September 2008.
  4. ↑ "Record-Breaking 56 Countries in Competition for Oscar" (Press release). Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. 20 October 2003. Retrieved 23 September 2008.
  5. ↑ Other shortlisted films: Remake & Summer in the Golden Valley
  6. ↑ "50 Countries in Competition for Oscar" (Press release). Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. 22 October 2004. Archived from the original on 11 June 2007. Retrieved 23 September 2008.
  7. ↑ "58 Countries Vying for 2005 Foreign Language Film Oscar" (Press release). Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. 25 October 2005. Archived from the original on 24 December 2007. Retrieved 23 September 2008.
  8. ↑ Go West & Well-Tempered Corpses
  9. ↑ Sneider, Jeff (19 October 2006). "Oscar race counts 61 countries". Variety . Retrieved 23 September 2008.
  10. ↑ Other shortlisted films: Nafaka & Skies Above the Landscape, Source: http://www.sarajevo-x.com/clanak/060826012
  11. ↑ "A Record 63 Countries Vying For Best Foreign-Language Oscar Nod". Yahoo! Movies. 17 October 2007. Archived from the original on 26 September 2008. Retrieved 23 September 2008.
  12. ↑ Other shortlisted films: Mum & Dad & Skies Above the Landscape, Source: http://www.bhraja.ca/Vijesti/BiH-i-Kanada/Duhovi-Sarajeva-i-Te%C5%A1ko-Je-Biti-Fin-na-BHRaja.ca-%7C-TorontoRaja.com-2.01a.html Archived 17 April 2009 at the Wayback Machine
  13. ↑ "Bosnia selects Cirkus Columbia; Bulgaria submits Eastern Plays for Oscars". Screendaily. Retrieved 29 September 2010.
  14. ↑ "9 Foreign Language Films Continue to Oscar Race". oscars.org. Retrieved 19 January 2011.
  15. ↑ "63 Countries Vie for 2011 Foreign Language Film Oscar". oscars.org. Archived from the original on 21 May 2012. Retrieved 14 October 2011.
  16. ↑ "Bosnia selects 'Children' for Oscar race". Variety. Retrieved 13 September 2012.
  17. ↑ "Tanovićevi 'Berači željeza' bh. kandidat za Oskara". Radio Sarajevo. Archived from the original on 27 September 2013. Retrieved 24 September 2013.
  18. ↑ "9 Foreign Language Films Advance in Oscar Race". Oscars. Retrieved 20 December 2013.
  19. ↑ "Oscars: Bosnia Selects 'With Mom,' Macedonia 'To the Hilt' for Foreign-Language Category". Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 23 September 2014.
  20. ↑ Petkovic, Vladan (20 August 2015). "'Our Everyday Life' enters Oscar race for Bosnia". Screendaily. Retrieved 20 August 2015.
  21. ↑ Holdsworth, Nick (31 August 2016). "Oscars: Bosnia Selects 'Death in Sarajevo' for Foreign-Language Category". The Hollywood Reporter . Retrieved 31 August 2016.
  22. ↑ Grater, Tom (18 August 2017). "Bosnia picks 'Men Don't Cry' for foreign language Oscar race". ScreenDaily. Retrieved 18 August 2017.
  23. ↑ "Balkan Countries Select Their Oscar Hopefuls". Balkan Insight. 13 September 2018. Retrieved 13 September 2018.
  24. ↑ http://www.Amazon.com
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