Moviegoers know that stretches of the theatrical release calendar can be defined by types.

Summer is reserved for the biggest franchises (which have crept into spring lately), while fall is Oscars season for cinephiles.

But how about the first half of the year, specifically right now? These early months have been dubbed Dumpuary, when studios dump their misbegotten projects. But where does this leave audiences looking for unironic quality before temperatures rise?

Well, these early months are also the peak time for non-English cinema. Every year, countries from around the world submit one movie for the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film. Because a nomination is a convincing advertisement for their theatrical runs, these movies will wait to be distributed between the nominations announcement and the ceremony.

So this corridor we’re currently in is inundated not only with the releases of the actual nominees; a sizable chunk of all submissions — from the 15 shortlisted titles, to the longest shots — target this window, just in case.

Here’s what’s making the theatrical rounds:

• Shayda (Australia)
• The Monk and the Gun (Bhutan)
• Pictures of Ghosts (Brazil)
• The Settlers (Chile)
• The Promised Land (Denmark)
• Fallen Leaves (Finland)
• The Taste of Things (France)
• The Teachers’ Lounge (Germany)
• Io Capitano (Italy)
• Perfect Days (Japan)
• Inshallah a Boy (Jordan)
• Tótem (Mexico)
• Mami Wata (Nigeria)
• Bye Bye Tiberias (Palestine)
• The Peasants (Poland)
• Do Not Expect Too Much from the End of the World (Romania)
• The Breaking Ice (Singapore)
• Society of the Snow (Spain)
• Four Daughters (Tunisia)
• About Dry Grasses (Turkey)
• The Zone of Interest (United Kingdom)