The Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences has announced the complete submission list for foreign language films for the 85th Annual Academy Awards.

The Venice Film Festival has been the center of attention for film lovers since its inception and is often considered to be the first international film festival.

There is no such thing as “best” films. There exists only favoritism. In the arts, we can’t make the judgment that a specific film or a certain group of films are the “best” films ever made – we can only pick our own individual favorites.

In speaking of national cinema; that is, films associated with a specific nation, we are often faced with various difficulties.

Desiderius Erasmus, a Dutch scholar from the 15th century, once said, “When I get a little money, I buy books; and if there is any left, I buy food and clothes.”