Petra Volpe's Heldin (Late Shift) has been shortlisted for Best International Film at the 98th Academy Awards in Los Angeles along with 14 other films. A total of 86 countries had applied for the 2026 competition in the International Feature Film category, the Film Academy announced in Los Angeles on Tuesday. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox Selected for a dozen festivals, and having already won at least six awards, Petra Volpe's Late Shift is the Swiss film that has attracted the most people to cinemas this year, with around 200,900 admissions. The film, which had its world premiere at the Berlinale, pays tribute to the nursing staff in a Swiss hospital. The selection includes 15 feature films in this category. No Other Choice (South Korea), The Voice of Hind Rajab (Tunisia) and Belén (Argentina) are also in the running. France has been shortlisted for It was just an accident by Iranian director Jafar Panahi. The family drama Sentimental Value (Norway) ...
