Paolo Strippoli’s L’estranea (The Spiral) is Italy’s submission for Best International Feature Film for the upcoming 99th Academy Awards in 2027. The selection took place on September 23, 2026, out of the below shortlist of 2025-2026 films.
| Title | Director |
|---|---|
| Anna | Monica Guerritore |
| Controcorrente a Rebours | Angelo Antonucci |
| Finale: Allegro | Emanuela Piovano |
| Sweetheart (Gioia Mia) | Margherita Spampinato |
| The Eyes of Others (Gli occhi degli altri) | Andrea De Sica |
| The House of the Monkey | Tommaso Landucci |
| Judas’ Gosepl (Il Vangelo di Giuda) | Giulio Base |
| Hitler’s Big Fear: The Trial Against Degenerate Art | Simone Risi |
| La Salita | Massimiliano Gallo |
| Life Goes This Way (La vita va cosi) | Riccardo Milani |
| Mosquitoes | Valentina Bertani & Nicole Bertani |
| The Things Left Unspoken (Le cose non dette) | Gabriele Muccino |
| The Spiral (L’estranea) | Paolo Strippoli |
| Orfeo | Virgilio Villoresi |
| Per Te | Alessandro Aronadio |
| Primavera | Damiano Michieletto |
| Quasi Grazia | Peter Marcias |
| Return to Buenos Aires | Marco Bechis |
| Serpenti | Roberto De Paolis |
| It Will Happen Tonight | Nanni Moretti |
| Three Goodbyes (Tre Ciotole) | Isabel Coixet |
Source: Deadline
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