Tunisia has submitted films for the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film on an irregular basis since 1995. The award is handed out annually by the United States Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences to a feature-length motion picture produced outside the United States that contains primarily non-English dialogue.
As of 2026, Tunisia was nominated twice for The Man Who Sold His Skin (2020) and The Voice of Hind Rajab (2025).
Submissions 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 International Feature Film since 1956. The International Feature Film 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.
Kaouther Ben Hania is the only Tunisian filmmaker to ever be nominated, being nominated for The Man Who Sold His Skin (2020) and The Voice of Hind Rajab (2025). Her documentary Four Daughters (2023) made into the fifteen films shortlist, but was not nominated, although it was nominated for Best Documentary.
Below is a list of the films that have been submitted by Tunisia for review by the Academy for the award by year and the respective Academy Awards ceremony.
Year(Ceremony) Film title used in nomination Original title Language(s) Director Result 1995(68th) The MagicLe magique Arabic, French Azdine Melliti 2002(75th) The Magic Box La Boîte magique French, Arabic 2016(89th) As I Open My Eyes À peine j'ouvre les yeux Tunisian Arabic, French 2017(90th) The Last of Us No dialogue Ala Eddine Slim 2018(91st) Beauty and the Dogs على كف عفريت Arabic 2019(92nd) Dear Son ولدي 2020(93rd) The Man Who Sold His Skin الرجل الذي باع ظهره Arabic, English, French 2021(94th) Golden Butterfly الفراشة الذهبية Arabic, French 2022(95th) Under the Fig Trees تحت الشجرة Arabic Erige Sehiri 2023(96th) Four Daughters بنات ألفة 2024(97th) Take My Breath المباين Nada Mezni Hafaiedh 2025(98th) The Voice of Hind Rajab صوت هند رجب
See also List of Academy Award winners and nominees for Best International Feature Film List of Academy Award-winning foreign language films Cinema of Tunisia
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References
External links The Official Academy Awards Database The Motion Picture Credits Database