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After mounting criticism following its initial response to the violent attack on Oscar-winning “No Other Land” co-director ...
The Academy faced criticism from a number of Hollywood stars for its initial response to the attack on filmmaker Hamdan ...
The 'No Other Land' filmmakers are thanking top members of the Academy for coming to the defense of director Hamdan Ballal ...
The Academy issued a follow-up letter naming Hamdan Ballal and apologizing for omitting both him and "No Other Land" from a ...
Palestinian filmmaker and activist Hamdan Ballal, who co-directed the Oscar-winning documentary "No Other Land," has reportedly been released after being attacked during an alleged ambush by ...
Following a brutal beating and arrest, 'No Other Land' filmmaker Hamdan Ballal has been freed from Israel detainment, his ...
Two leaders of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences apologized after hundreds of members condemned their failure to directly acknowledge an attack on Hamdan Ballal — an Oscar-winning ...
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences’ board of governors has issued an apology to Hamdan Ballal, co-director of the Oscar-winning documentary “No Other Land,” following backlash ...
The Academy released a statement Wednesday condemning “harming artists” but did not name the individuals involved. By Thursday morning, a letter began circulating among AMPAS members ...
The letter stated, “On Wednesday, we sent a letter in response to reports of violence against Oscar winner Hamdan Ballal, co-director of No Other Land, connected to his artistic expression.
"After being handcuffed all night and beaten in a military base, Hamdan Ballal is now free and is about to go home to his ...
Hamdan Ballal said earlier this week that he had been attacked by Israeli settlers. Hundreds of Academy members criticized the awards body over its initial statement on the incident. The Academy ...