Palestine has 18 times submitted a film To the Academy Awards for the best international feature race, twice were nominated for an Oscar, including 2005 for “Paradise Now” and 2013 for “Omar”, both directed by Hany Abu-Assad. The country hopes to land its third nomination with a lively historical drama Sat to debut at TIFF, “Palestine 36“That has landed North American distribution for its world premiere.
Director Annemarie Jacir’s “Palestine 36” has been acquired for North American distribution rights by Watermelon Pictures, a distribution company launched in 2024 with the goal of strengthening under -represented filmmakers from all over the world, with their own roots in Palestine. Last year, the company landed on Oscars Shortlist because it was released ”From Ground Zero“But did not continue to the last five nominees.
However, “Palestine 36” can be a sleeping hit to go the distance. The film is Jacir’s fourth feature that Palestine has submitted for Oscar -overpatient, including “Salt of the Sea”, “when I saw you” and “Wajib.” The film also has a Palestinian role with some other recognizable British stars that fit the historical occupation setting, including Hiam Abbas, Jeremy Irons and Liam Cunningham.
Jacir’s film, which she wrote and directed, was put in 1936 in the middle of the villages of compulsory Palestine rising against the British colonial. A man named Yusuf drives between his rural home and the restless energy in Jerusalem, the longing for a future in addition to the growing concern. But the story is relentless. With an increasing number of Jewish immigrants who escaped anti-Semitism in Europe, and the Palestinian population united in the largest and longest uprising against Britain’s 30-year dominance, spiral against inevitable collision in a crucial moment for the British Empire and the future throughout the region.
Saleh Bakri, Hiam Abbas, Jerey Irons, Liam Cunningham, Karim Daoud Anaya, Yafa Bakri, Yasmine Al Massri, Billy How and Robert Aramayo star in the movie.
TIFF gives “Palestine 36” its world premiere on September 5, making it the first Arab film presented in the Gala section at the Toronto festival. No emission plans have been determined by watermelon images.
Hamza Ali, co -founder of Watermelon Pictures, said: “We are honored to present” Palestine 36 “, a historical gift of a movie with an incredible, star -studded role. Annemarie Jacir has created a sweeping epic masterpiece that helps us to better understand our past and the role we played in how we were playing in the way we were playing in the way we were playing in the way we were playing in the way we were playing in how we got to the moment.
“Filming a story about war when we lived through one was an extraordinary challenge, but against all odds, we have created a cinematic work that we believe will deeply capture audience around the world. With the deep experience and commitment of the watermelon pictures, we could not ask for better partners to bring this film to North American.
“Palestine 36” was produced by Osama Baydi for Philistine Movies in Palestine and was co -produced by Cat Villiers for Autonomous and Hani Farsi & Nils Åstrand for Corniche Media in the UK and Olivier Barbier for MK Productions in France. Production partners include BFI, BBC Film, Katara Studios, Doha Film Institute, Watermelon Pictures and Roya TV. The Kinematographer is Hèléne Louvart and the film is made by Ben Frost.
Watermelon’s co -founder Hamza Ali negotiated sales with the philistine film’s Osama Bwardi. International sales for the film are handled by Olivier Barbier, founder and acquisition manager at the Paris-based sales company Lucky Number and by MK2 Films.
Amount first reported the news.
