Israel's 'Ajami' nominated for best foreign film Oscar
This is the third consecutive year an Israeli film is nominated for best foreign film in Academy Awards.
By Haaretz Service Tags: Israel newsThe Israeli film "Ajami" was named Tuesday as one of the five films in the running for the foreign language Oscars at the upcoming Academy Awards, making it the third consecutive year in which an Israeli film has been nominated for this prestigious award.
"Ajami" was short-listed alongside nine foreign-language films, including works from Bulgaria and Kazakhstan.
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences says a committee of several hundred members selected the films from 65 that qualified in the category.
The Academy Awards ceremony is set for March 7.
The film has already taken the Sutherland first-feature award at the London Film Festival last year.
"Ajami," co-directed by Palestinian Scandar Copti and Israeli Yaron Shani, and set in a mixed Jewish-Arab district of Jaffa.
Last year the Israeli film "Waltz With Bashir" was nominated for the award, and despite the Oscar buzz which favored the film, it lost to the Japanese film Departures. The previous year the film Beaufort was nominated as one of the final top five foreign language films, but did not win the award.
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A scene from the Oscar nominated film 'Ajami'. |
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Can this movie be made available to USA or in Kentucky? Of course Israel has talent. Last night we attended the Moscow Circus which I am still stunned by the incredible achievement of the artist involved. It was here on my birthday and it was my gift with my children there. I have been in awe for hours now as it was at the Brown Theatre. My son Trevor age 18 in March fell in love with the ring thrower. The ballet in the sky with the traipze was incredible and the clowns a delite. I wish I could mention them all what grace and elegance. The music and the people of the world share culture together there will be peace of mind. Thank you for the beauty of both nations. Please send more Israeli culture to the world in film and talent as well as Russian, Iranian, so on and so on. Rankoo-Karoon
When it calls "Israeli" a "Palestinian" just because he is an Arab. The same way the movie "Paradise now" was treated. Despite of the fact that most of the cast as well as the director were either Israelis or Israeli residents and despite of the fact that it was filmed with Israeli resources the media called the move "Palestinian". It was Israeli movie any way you look at it. Politics, everywhere politics.
Congratulations for the nomination! Of the 3 Israeli films that have been nominated for an Oscar in the last 3 years, "Waltz with Bashir" was the best hands down. Alas, it did not get the prize. "Ajami" has similar structure to (although a smarter plot than) the 2000 Mexican film "Amores Perros," which also was nominated to the Oscar and failed to get it. So, it would be really surprising if "Ajami" wins the prize this year.
is a nod but in Hebrew it isn't...
I'm beginning to think it's defined here as "any film that tolerates a world-view less paranoid, hateful and narrow-minded than Avigdor Lieberman." By that definition, 99.9992% of the world is "lefty" ? and proud of it.
It looks like us "Lefties" control everything and everybody except the government of Israel and commentators such you two.
AJAMI is an excellent film and well deserving of this great honour. Congratulations to the talented young directors and the excellent cast of mostly non professional actors. They bring credit to our film industry!
Eskandar Copti is a native of Jaffa.. He is an Israeli Arab and he is Christian
I did not see the movie , Just the majority of winning Israeli movies , the ones that the foreign critics love , are based on a mushy-soft feminine Israeli solder or a Mosad agent who is crying , complaining , who is disappointed with Israeli ways of deterring her enemies . In this unusual case it is not so , you right .
obviously these two have not even read about the movie. It maily portrait the lives of Israeli arabs living in Jafa with high crime rate and drug related crimes.
Great Film . Its not a lefty film its a good film!!! Shows exactly how every group of society has sees a different group as inferiors . Spot on!
he is from jaffa. get your facts straight.
Nominated and choosed because leftist anti israeli bias.(that's the same) Other jewish talents in the media world exist and are appreciated only if they spit on israel.
It's a great movie, which I don't think TOMY has seen.
the world loves those wobbly character lefty movie productions , which for most parts have nothing to do with the core steadfast Israel . As in Hollywood , the Israeli left dresses in a mantle of a Pope , with a slogan "Turn the other cheek ", who could not last a minute in Israeli reality .