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Palestinian Film to Win Golden Globe Award
Mabrouk the wonderful award!
Paradise Now won the Golden Globe (Hollywood Foreign Press) Award for best foreign film overthrowing films from China, France and South Africa.
I didn't think it will make it to the Golden Globe although it won many ?European Oscars" such as best film award at the Holland film festival, and the European film academy award for the best screenplay.
Now let's hope it will be the first PALESTINIAN movie to win in the Oscar's as it has been nominated in it?s Best Foreign Film award category.
A must see film.
www.hfpa.org
Paradise Now won the Golden Globe (Hollywood Foreign Press) Award for best foreign film overthrowing films from China, France and South Africa.
I didn't think it will make it to the Golden Globe although it won many ?European Oscars" such as best film award at the Holland film festival, and the European film academy award for the best screenplay.
Now let's hope it will be the first PALESTINIAN movie to win in the Oscar's as it has been nominated in it?s Best Foreign Film award category.
A must see film.
www.hfpa.org
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Will the Oscars Recognize "Paradise Now" as from Palestine?
Washington, DC, February 23, 2006--The American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee (ADC) is troubled by reports of alleged pressure being exerted on the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences' upcoming Academy Awards (the Oscars) with regard to the movie "Paradise Now" by Hany Abu Assad. "Paradise Now" is nominated by the Academy for the 'Best Foreign Film' Oscar, and last month was awarded the Best Foreign Film Golden Globe award.
According to numerous news reports, some individuals have lobbied the Academy to label the movie as coming from the Palestinian Authority, rather than Palestine, because "a formal creation of the state of Palestine has not been declared." ABC News has said that the Israeli consulate has received a "guarantee" that the movie will be listed as from the Palestinian Authority.
However, news reports also suggest that Oscar organizers have yet to make a decision on how to designate the film during the March 5 ceremony. During the official Oscar nominations announcement held on January 31, "Paradise Now" was designated as submitted by the Palestinian Authority, but was listed as coming from Palestine on the Academy?s website.
To be clear, Palestine has maintained observer status in the United Nations since 1974 and is recognized as a nation by over 115 countries around the world. Additionally, in past years the Academy has accepted entries, without much controversy, from Taiwan, Puerto Rico, and Hong Kong, none of which are part of the UN List of Member Nations. Moreover, the Taiwanese entry "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" won the Best Foreign Language Film Oscar in 2001.
Express yourself to the Academy before March 5, 2006 at:
www.oscar.com
Phone: 310-247-3000
Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
8949 Wilshire Boulevard
Beverly Hills, California 90211
oscars.movies.yahoo.com
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