The selection of the German entry for the 97th Oscar® Competition in the category "Best International Feature Film" will take place with an independent jury of experts on August 21 and 22, 2024 in Munich.
The following thirteen German films were submitted to German Films by German producers and qualify for the final selection:
DIE ERMITTLUNG (THE INVESTIGATION) by RP Kahl (Film Mischwaren)
DIE HERRLICHKEIT DES LEBENS (THE GLORY OF LIFE) by Georg Maas, Judith Kaufmann (Tempest Filmproduktion)
DIE UNBEUGSAMEN 2 – GUTEN MORGEN, IHR SCHÖNEN! (FEMOCRACY II) by Torsten Körner (Broadview TV)
FÜHRER UND VERFÜHRER (GOEBBELS AND THE FÜHRER) by Joachim A. Lang (Zeitsprung Pictures)
HOLLYWOODGATE by Ibrahim Nash’at (Rolling Narratives)
IM TOTEN WINKEL (IN THE BLIND SPOT) by Ayse Polat (mîtos film)
IN LIEBE, EURE HILDE (FROM HILDE, WITH LOVE) by Andreas Dresen (PANDORA FILM Produktion)
SAD JOKES by Fabian Stumm (Postofilm)
STELLA. EIN LEBEN (STELLA. A LIFE) by Kilian Riedhof (Letterbox Filmproduktion)
STERBEN (DYING) by Matthias Glasner (Port au Prince Film & Kultur Produktion)
STILLE (SILENCE) by Erik Borner (Bluescreen Entertainment)
THE SEED OF THE SACRED FIG by Mohammad Rasoulof (Run Way Pictures)
ZWEI ZU EINS (TWO TO ONE) by Natja Brunckhorst (zischlermann filmproduktion)
The independent German Oscar® selection committee includes the following participants:
- Produzent*innenverband e.V.: Ingo Fliess (if... Productions)
- Allianz Deutscher Produzenten - Film & Fernsehen e.V. / Sektion Kino: Prof. Uli Putz (Claussen+Putz Filmproduktion)
- Verband Deutscher Filmexporteure e.V.: Isabel Schneider (Sola Media)
- AG Verleih – Verband Unabhängiger Filmverleiher: Katharina Günther (Plaion Pictures)
- HDF KINO e.V.: Ulrich Jacobi (Domstadt Kino Merseburg)
- Verband der Deutschen Filmkritik e.V.: Thomas Abeltshauser
- Bundesverband Regie e.V.: Matthias Greving
- Deutsche Filmakademie e.V.: Ulrich Matthes
- Deutsche Filmakademie e.V.: Constantin Lieb
The 15-title "shortlist" of films submitted from the various countries for „Best International Feature Film“ will be announced on December 17, 2024.
The five nominated titles that will ultimately enter the race will be released on January 17, 2025.
The Academy Awards® ceremony will take place on March 2, 2025.
