Award-winning filmmaker Rolf de Heer’s Charlie’s Country has been selected as the Australian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film award at the Academy Awards. A spokesperson for Screen Australia commented that the entry marks a great honour for the team behind the film and for the Australian filmmaking industry. If the film goes on to be nominated in the category, it would be the first official Australian entry to ever do so.
“David [Gulpilil] and I are delighted that Charlie’s Country is Australia’s nomination. For me, it’s a privilege; for David, it’s the crowning achievement in an extraordinary 44-year acting career.” Mr de Heer commented.
The Screen Australia Spokesperson explained that the film is the long-awaited third film in de Heer’s unofficial trilogy and longstanding collaboration with Aboriginal Australian screen icon David Gulpilil, beginning with The Tracker in 2002 and followed by Ten Canoes in 2006.

To be eligible for consideration for the Best Foreign Language Film Academy Award®, a film must be defined by predominantly non-English dialogue and have been released in its country of origin for at least seven days. Each country can submit one film for nomination consideration.