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

Indonesia has submitted films for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film since 1987. The award is given annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences to a feature-length motion picture produced outside the United States that contains primarily non-English dialogue.cite web | title = Special Rules for the Best Foreign Language Film Award|publisher = Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences | url = http://www.oscars.org/80academyawards/rules/rule14.html | accessdate = 2008-07-07] It was created for the 1956 Academy Awards, in which a competitive Academy Award of Merit, known as the Best Foreign Language Film Award, was created for non-English speaking films, and has been given annually since.cite web | title = History of the Academy Awards - Page 2| publisher = Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences | url = http://www.oscars.org/aboutacademyawards/history02.html | accessdate = 2008-07-07]

As of 2008, eleven Indonesian films have been submitted for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film, but none of them have been nominated for the award. The only Indonesian director to have multiple films submitted is Nia diNata. DiNata's "Ca-bau-kan" was Indonesia's submission for the 75th Academy Awards and her "Love for Share" was the official Indonesian submission to the 79th Academy Awards.cite web|url=http://www.oscars.org/press/pressreleases/2002/02.12.02.html|title=Record-Breaking 54 Countries in Competition for Oscar|publisher=Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences|date=2002-12-02|accessdate=2008-07-07] cite web|url=http://www.variety.com/awardcentral_article/VR1117952315.html?nav=news&categoryid=1985&cs=1|title=Oscar race counts 61 countries|publisher="Variety"|author=Sneider, Jeff|date=2006-10-19|accessdate=2008-07-07]

ubmissions

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. The Indonesian submissions are selected by Persatuan Producer Film Indonesia.cite web|url=http://www.suarapembaruan.com/News/2008/01/18/Hiburan/hib02.htm|title=Peluang Film "Denias" Kandas|publisher="Suara Pembaruan"|language=Indonesian|date=2008-01-17|accessdate=2008-09-23] Below is a list of the films that have been submitted by Indonesia for review by the Academy for the award by year and the respective Academy Awards ceremony.

ee also

*List of Academy Award winners and nominees for Best Foreign Language Film
*List of Academy Award-winning foreign language films
*Cinema of Indonesia

References

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*cite web|url=http://www.suarapembaruan.com/News/2007/11/23/Hiburan/hib07.htm|title=Upaya Indonesia Mencari Peluang|publisher="Suara Pembaruan"|language=Indonesian|date=2007-11-22|accessdate=2008-09-23

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External links

* [http://www.oscars.org/awardsdatabase/ The Official Academy Awards Database]
* [http://www.oscars.org/impc_site2/index.html The Motion Picture Credits Database]
* [http://www.imdb.com/Sections/Awards/Academy_Awards_USA/ IMDb Academy Awards Page]