A total of 97 films were submitted for the 93rd Academy Awards for Best International Feature Film but only 93 films were accepted. On February 9, 2021, 15 shortlisted films from five continents were announced.

 

AFRICA

 

“La Nuit des rois” (Night of the Kings)

• country: Côte d’Ivoire
• director: Philippe Lacôte
• writer: Philippe Lacôte
• languages: Dyula, French

 

“L’Homme qui a vendu sa peau” (The Man Who Sold His Skin)

• country: Tunisia
• director: Kaouther Ben Hania
• writer: Kaouther Ben Hania
• languages: Arabic, English, French

 

ASIA

 

“少年的你” (Better Days)

• country: Hong Kong
• director: Derek Tsang
• writers: Lam Wing Sum, Li Yuan, Xu Yimeng
• language: Mandarin Chinese

 

“خورشید” (Sun Children)

• country: Iran
• director: Majid Majidi
• writer: Majid Majidi, Nima Javidi
• language: Persian

 

“陽光普照” (A Sun)

• country: Taiwan
• director: Chung Mong-hong
• writers: Chung Mong-hong, Chang Yao-sheng
• language: Mandarin Chinese

 

EUROPE

 

“Quo Vadis, Aida?”

• country: Bosnia and Herzegovina
• director: Jasmila Žbanić
• writer: Jasmila Žbanić
• languages: Bosnian, English, Croatian, Serbian, Dutch

 

“Šarlatán” (Charlatan)

• country: Czech Republic
• director: Agnieszka Holland
• writer: Marek Epstein
• language: Czech

 

“Druk” (Another Round)

• country: Denmark
• director: Thomas Vinterberg
• writers: Thomas Vinterberg, Tobias Lindholm
• language: Danish

 

“Deux” (Two of Us)

• country: France
• director: Filippo Meneghetti
• writers: Filippo Meneghetti, Malysone Bovorasmy
• languages: French, German

 

“Håp” (Hope)

• country: Norway
• director: Maria Sødahl
• writer: Maria Sødahl
• languages: Norwegian, Swedish

 

“Colectiv” (Collective)

• country: Romania
• director: Alexander Nanau
• writers: Alexander Nanau, Antoaneta Opriș
• language: Romanian

 

“Дорогие товарищи!” (Dear Comrades!)

• country: Russia
• director: Andrey Konchalovskiy
• writers: Andrey Konchalovskiy, Elena Kiseleva
• language: Russian

 

NORTH AMERICA

 

“La Llorona“

• country: Guatemala
• director: Jayro Bustamante
• writers: Jayro Bustamante, Lisandro Sanchez
• languages: Spanish, Mayan-Caqchickel, Mayan-Ixil

 

“Ya no estoy aquí” (I’m No Longer Here)

• country: Mexico
• director: Fernando Frias de la Parra
• writer: Fernando Frias de la Parra
• language: Spanish

 

OCEANIA

N/A

 

SOUTH AMERICA

 

“El agente tropo” (The Mole Agent)

• country: Chile
• director: Maite Alberdi
• writer: Maite Alberdi
• language: Spanish