1 9 5 6 . ▁The ▁Foreign ▁Language ▁Film ▁Award ▁Committee ▁over se es ▁the ▁process ▁and ▁reviews ▁all ▁the ▁submitted ▁films . ▁Following ▁this , ▁they ▁vote ▁via ▁secret ▁ball ot ▁to ▁determine ▁the ▁five ▁nom ine es ▁for ▁the ▁award . ▁The ▁list ▁of ▁the ▁films ▁that ▁have ▁been ▁submitted ▁by ▁Alban ia ▁for ▁review ▁by ▁the ▁Academy ▁for ▁the ▁award ▁by ▁year ▁and ▁the ▁respective ▁Academy ▁Awards ▁ceremony ▁as ▁follows . ▁ ▁Alban ia ' s ▁first ▁three ▁films ▁were ▁historical ▁tales ▁set ▁against ▁the ▁back drop ▁of ▁the ▁En ver ▁H ox ha ▁dict ator ship ▁which ▁ruled ▁Alban ia ▁for ▁over ▁forty ▁years . ▁B unker ▁and ▁S log ans ▁take ▁place ▁in ▁Alban ia ▁in ▁the ▁late ▁ 1 9 7 0 s ▁while ▁Sad ness ▁takes ▁place ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 1 ▁Czech oslov ak ia . ▁Colonel ▁B unker ▁is ▁a ▁drama ▁about ▁a ▁soldier ▁task ed ▁by ▁H ox ha ▁to ▁build ▁a ▁network ▁of ▁impos s ibly ▁elaborate ▁structures ▁(' b unk ers ') ▁designed ▁to ▁resist ▁a ▁potential ▁foreign ▁invasion . ▁S log ans ▁is ▁a ▁l ighter ▁film ▁s ati riz ing ▁the ▁ide ological ▁obs essions ▁of ▁the ▁H ox ha ▁regime , ▁and ▁their ▁suff oc ating ▁influence ▁over ▁the ▁life ▁of ▁a ▁small , ▁rural ▁school . ▁Both ▁films ▁are ▁among ▁the ▁few ▁Alban ian ▁films ▁to ▁win ▁awards ▁at ▁international ▁Film ▁Fest iv als - ▁B unker ▁won ▁an ▁award ▁at ▁Ven ice ▁and ▁S log