Nine films have gone forward to the next round of voting in the Best Foreign Language Film category for the Oscars.
Sixty-three films, including the Irish-language film 'Kings', had originally qualified in this category.
The nine films in contention are: 'The Counterfeiters' (Austria), 'The Year My Parents Went on Vacation' (Brazil), 'Days of Darkness' (Canada), 'Beaufort' (Israel), 'The Unknown Woman' (Italy), 'Mongol' (Kazakhstan), 'Katyn' (Poland), '12' (Russia) and 'The Trap' (Serbia).
The Oscar nominations will be announced on Tuesday 22 January with the awards ceremony taking place on Sunday 24 February.
