Four Arab films have submitted to one of the toughest contests at the Oscars—the honour of Best International Feature Film.

The Academy Awards, popularly known as the Oscars is the most prestigious award in the film industry and to compete in the same, films from the Arab industry have been submitted for the 2022 Oscars.

Four Arab films have been submitted to one of the toughest contests at the Oscars—the honour of Best International Feature Film. The films so far have been submitted for the Oscars before the 94th Academy Awards that is set to take place on March 27, 2022.

The films ‘Casablanca Beats’ by Moroccan filmmaker Nabil Ayouch, Palestinian director Ameer Fakher Eldin’s ‘The Stranger,’ Abdelhamid Bouchnak-directed ‘Golden Butterfly,’ which is Tunisia’s entry, and Algerian director Djafar Gacem’s ‘Heliopolis,’ have been presented.

Competing with the best movies from all over the world is a remarkable accomplishment, and the process starts with a country submitting its official choice before the organization behind the Academy Awards whittles down the official selection at a later date.

After the submissions are done, 15 finalists will be shortlisted and will be announced on December 21, with five nominees announced on February 8, 2022.

Another noteworthy submission is from the African continent, wherein ‘The Gravedigger’s Wife’ by Somali-Finnish writer-director Khadar Ayderus has been submitted as Somalia's entry.

The film The Gravedigger’s Wife is a story of a gravedigger who tries to find ways to pay for his sick wife’s treatment. The film is also the first film from Somali to make it to the Oscar submissions.