Palestinian Now
February 14th, 2006 by Andre Soares
Arthur Spiegelman reports in Reuters that Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences spokesperson John Pavlik has stated that "no decision has yet been made on how to designate the film Paradise Now even though the March 5 Oscars were only about three weeks away.
"But he added that neither the Israeli government nor American Jewish groups had been in contact with Academy officials over how to label Paradise Now, one of five movies nominated for a best foreign film Oscar." Some reports have claimed that Israel and some American Jewish groups want Paradise Now to be listed as a "Palestinian Authority" entry, instead of a "Palestinian" entry.
List of the British Academy of Film 2006 nominees
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