The Foreign Language Film award is handed out annually by the United States Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences to a feature-length motion picture produced outside the United States that contains primarily non-English dialogue. The award was created for the 1956 Academy Awards, succeeding the non-competitive Honorary Academy Awards which were presented between 1947 and 1955 to the best foreign language films released in the United States.[4]
As of 2021[update], Palestine has submitted fourteen films to the Foreign Oscar competition and received two Oscar nominations. One for Paradise Now in early 2006, and one for Omar in 2013. Palestine is one of nine Arab countries to participate in the competition over the years.[citation needed]
The Foreign Language Film Award Committee oversees the process and reviews all the submitted films. Following this, they vote via secret ballot to determine the five nominees for the award.[5] Below is a list of the films that have been submitted by Palestine for review by the academy for the award by year.
Palestine had originally asked the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences permission to submit Divine Intervention in 2002, but was reportedly advised that the film would not be accepted since Palestine was not internationally recognized as a country, and because the film had not been selected by a national jury as required by official rules.[18] The decision to bar the country on the basis of nationality proved controversial, especially since other entities without international recognition, including Hong Kong, Puerto Rico and Taiwan had long participated in the competition, receiving several Oscar nominations. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences relented a year later, and allowed the film to compete.[19]
Name of the countryedit
When AMPAS announces their "longlist" of eligible foreign films each year, the Palestinian submission is designated as the representative of "Palestine". However, when Paradise Now succeeding in getting an Oscar nomination under this moniker, pro-Israeli groups in the United States objected to the name.[20] After intense lobbying from Jewish groups, the academy decided to designate Paradise Now as a submission from the Palestinian Authority, a move that was decried by the film's director Hany Abu-Assad.[21] As a compromise, the film was eventually announced as a submission from the Palestinian Territories.[22] Subsequent to this, Salt of this Sea was once again recognized on AMPAS' official website as the representative of Palestine.[23]
^The category was previously named the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film, but this was changed to the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film in April 2019, after the Academy deemed the word "Foreign" to be outdated.[2][3]
Referencesedit
^"Foreigners unveil Oscar submissions". Variety. 24 September 2008.
^"Academy announces rules for 92nd Oscars". Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Retrieved 12 July 2019.
^"Academy Announces Rule Changes For 92nd Oscars". Forbes. Retrieved 12 July 2019.
^Meza, Ed (6 September 2012). "'When I Saw You' to be Palestinian Oscar entry". Variety. Retrieved 11 September 2012.
^"Foreign Language Oscar: Israel Submits 'Bethlehem'; Palestine Goes With 'Omar'". Deadline.com. 29 September 2013. Retrieved 30 September 2013.
^"Oscars: Main nominations 2014". BBC News. Retrieved 16 January 2014.
^"Oscars: Palestine Selects 'Eyes of a Thief' for Foreign-Language Category". The Hollywood Reporter. 25 September 2014. Retrieved 25 September 2014.
^"Palestinian Animation Enters Foreign Language Oscar Race". Animation Magazine. 31 August 2015. Retrieved 31 August 2015.
^Tartaglione, Nancy (28 September 2016). "Oscars: Palestine Enters Hany Abu-Assad's 'The Idol' In Foreign Language Race". Deadline. Retrieved 28 September 2016.
^Writman, Alex (30 August 2017). "Oscars: Palestine Selects 'Wajib' for Foreign-Language Category". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 30 August 2017.
^Kozlov, Vladimir (31 August 2018). "Oscars: Palestine Selects 'Ghost Hunting' for Foreign-Language Category". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 31 August 2018.
^Day, Emma (21 August 2019). "Oscars 2020: Filmmaker Elia Suleiman to represent Palestine in Best Foreign Language Film submission". The National. Retrieved 21 August 2019.
^Keslassy, Elsa (22 October 2020). "'Gaza Mon Amour' to Represent Palestine in Oscars' International Feature Film Race". Variety. Retrieved 22 October 2020.
^"Palestinian film submitted for an Oscar nomination". WAFA. 21 October 2021. Retrieved 21 October 2021.
^"Palestinian film 'Mediterranean Fever' nominated to Oscar race". WAFA. 20 September 2022. Retrieved 20 September 2022.
^Leela Jacinto (20 December 2002). "No Room for Palestinian Film at the Oscars". ABC News.
^"Palestinian film joins Oscar race". BBC News. 21 October 2003. Retrieved 8 May 2010.
^. Archived from the original on 5 September 2014. Retrieved 22 May 2011.
^"Academy drops 'territories' in Palestine reference". The Times of India. 17 January 2013. Archived from the original on 18 January 2014.
External linksedit
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Palestine as represented by the Palestinian Ministry of Culture 1 has submitted films for consideration for the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film nb 1 since 2003 The Palestinians had also attempted to submit a film in 2002 The Foreign Language Film award is handed out annually by the United States Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences to a feature length motion picture produced outside the United States that contains primarily non English dialogue The award was created for the 1956 Academy Awards succeeding the non competitive Honorary Academy Awards which were presented between 1947 and 1955 to the best foreign language films released in the United States 4 As of 2021 update Palestine has submitted fourteen films to the Foreign Oscar competition and received two Oscar nominations One for Paradise Now in early 2006 and one for Omar in 2013 Palestine is one of nine Arab countries to participate in the competition over the years citation needed Contents 1 Submissions 2 Recognition by AMPAS 3 Name of the country 4 See also 5 Notes 6 References 7 External linksSubmissions editThe Foreign Language Film Award Committee oversees the process and reviews all the submitted films Following this they vote via secret ballot to determine the five nominees for the award 5 Below is a list of the films that have been submitted by Palestine for review by the academy for the award by year All films were primarily in Arabic Year Ceremony English title Arabic title Director Result2003 76th Divine Intervention يد إلهية Elia Suleiman Not nominated2004 77th The Olive Harvest موسم زيتون Hanna Elias Not nominated2005 78th Paradise Now الجن ة الآن Hany Abu Assad Nominated2008 81st Salt of this Sea ملح هذا البحر Annemarie Jacir Not nominated2012 85th When I Saw You 6 لما شفتك Annemarie Jacir Not nominated2013 86th Omar 7 عمر Hany Abu Assad Nominated 8 2014 87th Eyes of a Thief 9 عيون الحراميه Najwa Najjar Not nominated2015 88th The Wanted 18 10 Paul Cowan Amer Shomali Not nominated2016 89th The Idol 11 يا طير الطاير Hany Abu Assad Not nominated2017 90th Wajib 12 واجب Annemarie Jacir Not nominated2018 91st Ghost Hunting 13 إصطياد اشباح Raed Andoni Not nominated2019 92nd It Must Be Heaven 14 Elia Suleiman Not nominated2020 93rd Gaza mon amour 15 غزة حبيبتي Tarzan Nasser Arab Nasser Not nominated2021 94th The Stranger 16 الغريب Ameer Fakher Eldin Not nominated2022 95th Mediterranean Fever 17 حمى البحر المتوسط Maha Haj Not nominated2023 96th Bye Bye Tiberias باي باي طبريا Lina Soualem Not nominatedRecognition by AMPAS editPalestine had originally asked the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences permission to submit Divine Intervention in 2002 but was reportedly advised that the film would not be accepted since Palestine was not internationally recognized as a country and because the film had not been selected by a national jury as required by official rules 18 The decision to bar the country on the basis of nationality proved controversial especially since other entities without international recognition including Hong Kong Puerto Rico and Taiwan had long participated in the competition receiving several Oscar nominations The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences relented a year later and allowed the film to compete 19 Name of the country editWhen AMPAS announces their longlist of eligible foreign films each year the Palestinian submission is designated as the representative of Palestine However when Paradise Now succeeding in getting an Oscar nomination under this moniker pro Israeli groups in the United States objected to the name 20 After intense lobbying from Jewish groups the academy decided to designate Paradise Now as a submission from the Palestinian Authority a move that was decried by the film s director Hany Abu Assad 21 As a compromise the film was eventually announced as a submission from the Palestinian Territories 22 Subsequent to this Salt of this Sea was once again recognized on AMPAS official website as the representative of Palestine 23 In 2014 Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences named Palestine as the place of origin for Hany Abu Assad s Omar rather than the Palestinian territories the designation used for Hany Abu Assad s earlier work Paradise Now 24 See also editList of Academy Award winners and nominees for Best Foreign Language Film List of Academy Award winning foreign language films List of Israeli submissions for the Academy Award for Best International Feature FilmNotes edit The category was previously named the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film but this was changed to the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film in April 2019 after the Academy deemed the word Foreign to be outdated 2 3 References edit Foreigners unveil Oscar submissions Variety 24 September 2008 Academy announces rules for 92nd Oscars Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Retrieved 12 July 2019 Academy Announces Rule Changes For 92nd Oscars Forbes Retrieved 12 July 2019 History of the Academy Awards Page 2 Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Archived from the original on 22 June 2008 Retrieved 22 August 2008 Rule Thirteen Special Rules for the Foreign Language Film Award Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Archived from the original on 22 August 2013 Retrieved 26 August 2013 Meza Ed 6 September 2012 When I Saw You to be Palestinian Oscar entry Variety Retrieved 11 September 2012 Foreign Language Oscar Israel Submits Bethlehem Palestine Goes With Omar Deadline com 29 September 2013 Retrieved 30 September 2013 Oscars Main nominations 2014 BBC News Retrieved 16 January 2014 Oscars Palestine Selects Eyes of a Thief for Foreign Language Category The Hollywood Reporter 25 September 2014 Retrieved 25 September 2014 Palestinian Animation Enters Foreign Language Oscar Race Animation Magazine 31 August 2015 Retrieved 31 August 2015 Tartaglione Nancy 28 September 2016 Oscars Palestine Enters Hany Abu Assad s The Idol In Foreign Language Race Deadline Retrieved 28 September 2016 Writman Alex 30 August 2017 Oscars Palestine Selects Wajib for Foreign Language Category The Hollywood Reporter Retrieved 30 August 2017 Kozlov Vladimir 31 August 2018 Oscars Palestine Selects Ghost Hunting for Foreign Language Category The Hollywood Reporter Retrieved 31 August 2018 Day Emma 21 August 2019 Oscars 2020 Filmmaker Elia Suleiman to represent Palestine in Best Foreign Language Film submission The National Retrieved 21 August 2019 Keslassy Elsa 22 October 2020 Gaza Mon Amour to Represent Palestine in Oscars International Feature Film Race Variety Retrieved 22 October 2020 Palestinian film submitted for an Oscar nomination WAFA 21 October 2021 Retrieved 21 October 2021 Palestinian film Mediterranean Fever nominated to Oscar race WAFA 20 September 2022 Retrieved 20 September 2022 Leela Jacinto 20 December 2002 No Room for Palestinian Film at the Oscars ABC News Palestinian film joins Oscar race BBC News 21 October 2003 Retrieved 8 May 2010 78th Academy Awards Nominees and Winners Archived 9 April 2006 at the Wayback Machine Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Retrieved 20 November 2007 Agassi Tirzah Middle East tensions hang over Palestinian nominee for an Oscar San Francisco Chronicle 2006 02 26 Retrieved 20 November 2007 Paradise Now at the Internet Movie Database Retrieved 20 November 2007 67 Countries Vying for 2008 Foreign Language Film Oscar Press Release the Academy Archived from the original on 5 September 2014 Retrieved 22 May 2011 Academy drops territories in Palestine reference The Times of India 17 January 2013 Archived from the original on 18 January 2014 External links editThe Official Academy Awards Database The Motion Picture Credits Database IMDb Academy Awards Page Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title List of Palestinian submissions for the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film amp oldid 1198421716, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
