China’s Oscar submission ruled ineligible, leaving country out of international feature race

China‘s submission for the Oscars Best International Feature Film race this year, the World War II documentary "The Sinking of the Lisbon Maru", has been ruled ineligible by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.

We’re hearing that the film, the first documentary ever submitted by China for International Feature, did not meet the Academy’s submission requirement that more than 50% of the film’s dialogue track (as well as the completed film) be in a language or languages other than English. READ MORE from Deadline