'Silent House' is Uruguay entry

Uruguay is posting helmer Gustavo Hernandez's low-budget horror pic "La casa muda" (The Quiet House) to vie for just about any foreign-language film Oscar nomination. A committee produced by Uruguay's film institute, producers organization and stars union discover the chiller over Alejandro Pi's "Reus," Cesar Charlone's "Artigas" and Daniel Hendler's "Norberto." "La casa muda," suggested since the first horror pic shot in one take, tracks Laura (Florencia Colucci) and her father Wilson (Abel Tripaldi), who reach what calculates to become haunted country house to correct it for resale. The ultimate 78 minutes follow, instantly, Laura's attempts to escape the house after Wilson dies. The $6 000 0000 pic unspooled in Directors' Week within the 2010 Cannes Film Festival. Elle Driver handles worldwide sales. "Open Water" helmers Chris Kentis and Lara Lau made an British-language version, "Quiet House," starring Elizabeth Olsen, which examined at Sundance this year. The deadline for nations to deliver inside their Oscar distribution is Monday. The 84th Academy awards will probably be held Feb. 26 within the Kodak Theater in Hollywood. Contact the number newsroom at news@variety.com