Jordan has picked My Sweet Land, a documentary by director Sareen Hairabedian, to represent the country at the 97th Academy Awards next year in the best international feature film category. The film follows Vrej,

Switzerland has picked Klaudia Reynicke’s family drama Reinas as its submission to the Best International Feature Film category of the 97th Academy Awards. The Swiss-Spanish-Peruvian coproduction is set in Peru in 1992 as the country undergoes social and political upheaval.