The Luxembourgish film industry is quite small. However, many films have been made in the country, both by native filmmakers and by people from other countries.
Omar is a 2013 Palestinian drama film directed by Hany Abu-Assad. It was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 2013 Cannes Film Festival where it won the Special Jury Prize. It was shown at the 2013 Toronto International Film Festival. The film was nominated for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 86th Academy Awards. It won Best Feature Film at the 2013 Asia Pacific Screen Awards. The film was screened at the United Nations in New York on 1 May 2014.
Félicité is a 2017 Senegalese drama film set in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and directed by Alain Gomis. It was selected to compete for the Golden Bear in the main competition section of the 67th Berlin International Film Festival. At Berlin, the film won the Jury Grand Prix award. At the 2017 Africa Movie Academy Awards, it won six awards which is the highest for a film in the history of the award ceremony, including categories for best film, best actress, best supporting actor, best editing, best soundtrack and best film in an African language.
Barrage is a 2017 Luxembourgish drama film directed by Laura Schroeder and starring Isabelle Huppert and her real-life daughter Lolita Chammah. It was selected as the Luxembourgish entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 90th Academy Awards, but it was not nominated.
The Family is a 2017 drama film directed by Gustavo Rondón Córdova. It was screened in the Critics' Week section at the 2017 Cannes Film Festival. It was selected as the Venezuelan entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 91st Academy Awards, but it was not nominated. It is a co-production between Venezuela, Chile and Norway.
Euthanizer is a 2017 Finnish thriller film directed by Teemu Nikki. It was screened in the Contemporary World Cinema section at the 2017 Toronto International Film Festival. It was selected as the Finnish entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 91st Academy Awards, but it was not nominated.
Wajib is a 2017 Palestinian drama film directed by Annemarie Jacir. It was screened in the Contemporary World Cinema section at the 2017 Toronto International Film Festival. It was selected as the Palestinian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 90th Academy Awards, but it was not nominated.
Sunset is a 2018 Hungarian historical drama film co-written and directed by László Nemes. It is set in Budapest before World War I, starring newcomer Juli Jakab and Vlad Ivanov. It premiered at the 75th Venice International Film Festival and was also screened at the 2018 Toronto International Film Festival. It was selected as the Hungarian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 91st Academy Awards, but it was not nominated.
Village Rockstars is a 2017 Indian Assamese language coming-of-age drama film written, edited, co-produced and directed by Rima Das, who is a self-taught filmmaker. The story follows a 10-year-old girl who befriends a group of boys and dreams of becoming a rock star.
The Guilty is a 2018 Danish crime thriller film written by Gustav Möller and Emil Nygaard Albertsen and directed by Möller in his directorial debut. It premiered in the World Cinema Dramatic Competition section of the 2018 Sundance Film Festival, and was later selected as the Danish submission for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 91st Academy Awards, making the December shortlist.
Yomeddine is a 2018 Egyptian drama film directed by Abu Bakr Shawky based on friendship relations. It was selected to compete for the Palme d'Or at the 2018 Cannes Film Festival. At Cannes, it won the François Chalais Prize. It was selected as the Egyptian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 91st Academy Awards, but it was not nominated.
El Angel is a 2018 Argentine-Spanish true crime film directed by Luis Ortega. It was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 2018 Cannes Film Festival. It is inspired by the true story of Argentine serial killer Carlos Robledo Puch. It was selected as the Argentine entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 91st Academy Awards, but it was not nominated.
Ayka is a 2018 drama film directed by Sergey Dvortsevoy. It was selected to compete for the Palme d'Or at the 2018 Cannes Film Festival. At Cannes, Samal Yeslyamova won the award for Best Actress. It was selected as the Kazakhstani entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 91st Academy Awards, making the December shortlist. The film was produced under the working title My Little One.
The Marriage is a 2017 Kosovan romantic drama film directed by Blerta Zeqiri. It was selected as the Kosovan entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 91st Academy Awards, but it was not nominated.
Sew the Winter to My Skin is a 2018 South African action film directed by Jahmil X.T. Qubeka. It was screened in the Contemporary World Cinema section at the 2018 Toronto International Film Festival. It was selected as the South African entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 91st Academy Awards, but was ultimately not nominated.
No Date, No Signature is a 2017 Iranian drama film directed by Vahid Jalilvand. It was selected as the Iranian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 91st Academy Awards, but it was not nominated.
Govinda Van Maele is a Luxembourgish film director of Sri Lankan‑Belgian origin.
Tel Aviv on Fire is a 2018 internationally co-produced comedy-drama satire film directed by Sameh Zoabi and co-written by Zoabi and Dan Kleinman. The film premiered internationally at the 75th Venice International Film Festival in the Orizzonti section, where Kais Nashef won the Best Actor award. The Israeli premiere was at the Haifa International Film Festival, where the film won the Best Film and Best Screenplay awards. It was selected as the Luxembourgish entry for the Best International Feature Film at the 92nd Academy Awards, but it was not nominated.
