The drama Looking into the sun the Berliner Director Mascha Schilinski has it on one Oscar-Shortlisted in the International Feature category film done. That divided them Film Academy in Los Angeles with. A total of 86 countries applied to compete in this category in 2026.
In August, German Films, the foreign representation of German films, Looking into the sun nominated for the 98th Academy Awards next March. The Drama tells the stories of four young womenwho live at different times on a farm in the Altmark. This includes, among other things, domestic violence, repressed longings and inherited trauma.
In addition to German films, films such as: No other choice out of South Korea, The Voice of Hind Rajab from Tunisia and Belen represented from Argentina. France can also do it A simple accident by the Iranian director Jafar Panahi in the shortlist, Norway with the family drama Sentimental valueSpain with the road movie Sirât and Brazil with the thriller The Secret Agent.
Switzerland is dealing with the drama, heroine and leading actress Leonie Benesch are on the shortlist. Of the 15 candidates, five films will be nominated for the final round on January 22nd. The 98th Oscar Awards will take place on March 15, 2026.
Shortlists of the other eleven categories
Last December, Germany had a political thriller The seeds of the sacred fig tree by the Iranian Mohammad Rasoulof made it onto the shortlist and ultimately made it into the Oscar final. In the end, however, the trophy for best international film went to the Brazilian drama Here forever by Walter Salles.
In addition to the International Feature Film category, the shortlists for the other eleven categories were also presented. Mascha Schilinski’s film was also selected in the camera category. Also listed in this category is the film One Battle after Another with Leonardo DiCaprio. The film by American star director Paul Thomas Anderson is also represented in the categories of casting, make-up & styling, music and sound.
