October 16, 2012 - 19:03 AMT
AFI Fest 2012 to feature 12 Foreign Language Oscar hopefuls

Twelve movies that have been submitted for the Foreign Language Film Academy Award, including Romania’s Beyond The Hills and Denmark’s A Royal Affair, will be among the 80 features that will play at AFI Fest 2012, which runs from Nov. 1-8 in Hollywood, The Hollywood Reporter said.

Several films in the World Cinema and Breakthrough line-ups will be making their North American and U.S. premieres. They include The Angels’ Share, Greatest Hits, Laurence Anyways, Nairobi Half Life, White Elephant and Zaytoun.

The festival, which will take place at Grauman’s Chinese Theatre, the Chinese 6 Theatres, the Egyptian Theatre and the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel, will offer free tickets to all screenings beginning Oct. 25.