There are just over two weeks to go until the deadline for submission to the Best International Feature Film category of the 98th Academy Awards but the contest is already heating up.

As of today, Deadline has logged 48 entries with around 80 to 90 submissions expected to roll in overall by the October 1. See our roundup here .

Oscar hopefuls already gaining particular traction include Norway’s Sentimental Value , and Kaouther Ben Hania’s Gaza drama The Voice of Hind Rajab , about the killing of six-year-old girl in the Palestinian territory, which is Tunisia’s entry.

Sentimental Value director Joachim Trier and cast members Renate Reinsve and Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas were on a charm offensive at Telluride this mont h, building on the buzz generated out of Cannes, where the

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