Puerto Rico, an unincorporated territory of the United States, is among the one hundred countries that have submitted films for the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film. 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. The Puerto Rican nominee was selected by the Corporación de Cine de Puerto Rico.
Puerto Rico submitted twelve films from 1986 to 2011, and was nominated only once for What Happened to Santiago (1989).
However, the territory is no longer allowed to submit films due to the Academy altering its rules in the 2010s, disqualifying any film solely produced by American companies or territory protectorates.
Submissions Every year, each country is invited by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences to submit its best film for the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film. 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.
In 2008, the producers of local box-office hit Talento de Barrio protested that they submitted their film for consideration, but that Puerto Rico's film board chose not to send a film that year.
All films submitted are primary in Spanish. Below is a list of the films that have been submitted by Puerto Rico for review by the academy for the award by year and the respective Academy Awards ceremony.
Year(Ceremony) English title Original title Director(s) Result 1986(59th) The Great Party La gran fiesta 1988(61st) Tango Bar 1989(62nd) What Happened to Santiago Lo que le pasó a Santiago 1994(67th) Linda Sara 1998(71st) Heroes from Another Country Héroes de Otra Patria 2001(74th) 12 Hours 12 horas Raúl Marchand-Sánchez 2005(78th) Cayo Vicente Juarbe 2006(79th) Thieves and Liars Ladrones y mentirosos Ricardo Méndez Matta 2007(80th) MaldeamoresRunners-up: Angel, Cimarrón, ElClown and Ruido. Source: http://www.terra.com/ocio/articulo/html/oci195684.htm Mariem Perez & Carlitos Ruiz 2009(82nd) Kabo & Platon Edmundo H. Rodriguez 2010(83rd) Miente Rafi Mercado 2011(84th) America Sonia Fritz
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External links
Caribe Movie Review, Variety