Australia has selected a Mongolian documentary from Gabrielle Brady Wolves always come The night as a submission for the best category of international features at the 2026 Academy Awards. Brady’s film will also be considered in the best category of documentary features.
Mixing documentary and fiction, the film tells the story of the Mongolian breeders Davaasuren Dagvasuren and Otgonzaya Dashzeveg who make the difficult decision to leave their country of origin after the arrival of a powerful and destructive sandstorm, a situation aggravated by the climate crisis.
Wolves always come Filled at the Toronto International Film Festival 2024 in the platform prize program, although there was a drama at the festival after Davaasuren and Otgonzaya refused visitors’ visas by the Canadian government. The film also screened in the London Film Festival in 2024 and screened at the Zurich Film Festival, IDFA, San Francisco International Film Festival, True / False and Sydney Film Festival.
Wolves always come at night is the first co -production in the world between Germany, Australia and Mongolia. Executive producers include the winner of Oscars Dan Cogan, Deanne Weir, Stefanie Plattner, Alexander Wadouh and Emma Hindley. The film received investments in the main production of Screen Australia and important private investments by Weir Anderson Films, alongside Storming Donkey Productions. Wolves always come at night was also funded by the support of BBC Storyville, Swr Arte and Madman Films. The moviegoer is a repping for world sales.
Submissions to the Oscars in Australia are chosen by a committee of industry professionals selected by Screen Australia.
Although English is the de facto national language of Australia, the country has constantly submitted films in the best international feature film (formerly the best foreign language film) to the Oscars since 1996. In 2025, sixteen Australian films were subjected, in particular Rolf de Heer and Peter Djigirr, Yolngu Matha and Gunwinggu Language Film De Gunwinggu Ten canoes (2006); Warlpiri language film by Warwick Thornton Samson and Delilah (2009) which was preselected; Language film Lao by Kim Mordaunt The rocket (2013); And the Nauvhal language film by Bentley Dean and Martin Butler Tana (2016), who received an official appointment.
