The film was Luxembourg 's submission to the 79th Academy Awards for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film . Although previous submissions ( such as Italy 's '' Private '' ) had been rejected due to not being in the official language of the country , the Academy removed the requirement for the 79th Academy Awards , allowing '' Your Name is Justine '' and other films such as Canada 's '' Water '' ( which contained only Hindi dialogue ) to be submitted . However , the film was rejected by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences before the formal review process . The Academy determined that there was not enough creative contribution from Luxembourg to qualify under the Academy 's requirements , which stress that a " submitting country must certify that creative talent of that country exercised artistic control of the film . " Joy Hoffman , the head of Luxembourg 's foreign-language Oscar committee , was disappointed by the rejection . Although he accepted the notion that the film was a " borderline entry " , he noted that " without Luxembourg the film would n't exist "
79th Academy Awards
79th Academy Awards
Your Name Is Justine