Oscars 2024: Arab films and the Best International Feature
Agencies – Sudan Events
Z, an Algerian-French political thriller directed by Costa-Gavras, remains the only Arab feature to have won the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film.
It was submitted by Algeria in 1969 and won the following year.
After half a century of misses, can the cold streak be broken at next year’s Oscars? Here’s a look at all the films submitted from the Arab world.
Egypt selected Omar Hilal’s Voy! Voy! Voy! as its Oscar entry for Best International Feature this week, following submissions from more than 90 countries so far. Other Arab films submitted for Best International Feature are
Hanging Gardens by Ahmed Yassin Aldaradji, Iraq
Inshallah a Boy by Amjad Al Rasheed, Jordan
Bye Bye Tiberias by Lina Soualem, Palestine
The Mother of All Lies by Asmae El Moudir, Morocco
Alhamour H A by Abdulelah Alqurashi, Saudi Arabia
Goodbye Julia by Mohamed Kordofani, Sudan
Four Daughters by Kaouther Ben Hania, Tunisia
The Burdened by Amr Gamal, Yemen
The shortlist of the 15 films will be announced on December 21 with the official nominations list revealed on January 23. The winner will be announced at the Oscars ceremony in March.
