A foreign language film is defined as a feature-length motion picture produced outside the US with a predominantly non-English dialogue track.
Entry requirements
Entries are to be hand delivered to the National Film and Video Foundation (NFVF) by the deadline. The South African selection committee will judge the entries and the winning film from this initial judging phase will go forth to represent South Africa in the Academy's initial nomination phase for Best Foreign Language film.
The Academy will make the final determination in all questions of eligibility.