Comment "Email" to get news like this in your inbox every morning.⁠ ⁠ The Philippines, Vietnam, Pakistan and China have announced their official submissions for the best international feature film category at the 97th Academy Awards. 🏆️🎞️⁠ ⁠ 🇵🇭 The Philippines has selected Ramona S. Diaz's "And So It Begins," a political documentary following the 2022 Philippine election and Vice President Leni Robredo's campaign. This film, a companion to Diaz's "A Thousand Cuts," provides a look into the country's political landscape following President Rodrigo Duterte's term. ⁠ ⁠ 🇻🇳 Vietnam's entry is "Peach Blossom, Pho and Piano," a war-romance-drama set during the First Indochina War. The film, directed by Phi Tien Son, depicts a young couple's struggle to reunite amidst the chaos of war. "Peach Blossom, Pho and Piano" won the Silver Lotus Award at the 23rd Vietnam Film Festival and enjoyed commercial success in Vietnam.⁠ ⁠ 🇵🇰 Pakistan's submission is Usman Riaz's "The Glassworker," a ha...