The 18 Italian films vying to compete for the Best International Feature Film nomination at the 2024 Oscars have been officially selected. These titles aspire to represent Italy at the 97th Academy Awards, in the prestigious International Feature Film Award category.

The nominated films had their first distribution in Italy or abroad (excluding the United States) between November 1, 2023 and September 30, 2024. The final decision on which film will be chosen will take place on September 24, 2024.

The Academy is scheduled to announce the shortlist on December 17, 2024, while the official nominations will be announced on January 17, 2025. The Oscars ceremony will take place in Los Angeles on March 2, 2025. These films represent the best of Italian film production, with a wide variety of genres and stories capable of striking both domestic and international audiences.

Here is the list:

Accattaroma - by Daniele Costantini
Campo di battaglia - by Gianni Amelio
Cento domeniche - by Antonio Albanese
Confidenza - by Daniele Luchetti
Food for profit - by Giulia Innocenzi, Pablo D'Ambrosi
Gloria! - by Margherita Vicario
I bambini di Gaza. Sulle onde della libertà - by Loris Lai
Il mio posto è qui - by Daniela Porto and Cristiano Bortone
Il tempo che ci vuole - by Francesca Comencini
L'altra via - by Saverio Cappiello
La casa di Ninetta - by Lina Sastri
La vita accanto - by Marco Tullio Giordana
Lubo - by Giorgio Diritti
Palazzina Laf - by Michele Riondino
Parthenope - by Paolo Sorrentino
Vermiglio - by Maura Delpero
Volare - by Margherita Buy
Zamora - by Neri Marcorè