Four features supported by Film- und Medienstiftung NRW have been submitted as their countries' official Oscar entries: Visar Morina's Sundance-winning "Shame and Money" (Germany), Ildikó Enyedi's six-prize Venice title "Silent Friend" (Hungary), Abinash Bikram Shah's Cannes Un Certain Regard jury prize winner "Elephants in the Fog" (Nepal), and Markus Schleinzer's Berlinale entry "Rose" (Austria), which earned Sandra Hüller a Silver Bear. The shortlist announcement is December 15; nominations follow January 21, 2027.
Four German State-Backed Films Compete for Oscar Shortlist
