Film academy leaders apologized to 'No Other Land' co-director Hamdan Ballal for their initial response to his detainment, ...

The Academy has drawn backlash after issuing a statement to members seemingly addressing criticism for not speaking out in support of Palestinian director Hamdan Ballal — one of the filmmakers behind ...

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has sent out a statement to its 11,000 members following mounting criticism over its lack of public support for Hamdan Ballal, the Palestinian ...

From left: 'No Other Land' directors Basel Adra, Rachel Szor, Hamdan Ballal and Yuval Abraham accept Best Documentary Oscar Kevin Winter/Getty Images UPDATED, 12:50 PM: More than 900 Academy ...

The Academy issues a statement in the wake of 'No Other Land' co-director Hamdan Ballal being attacked in the West Bank and ...

Read the full letter below. RELATED: Miami Beach Mayor Caves, Drops Plan To Shutter Indie Theater For Showing Oscar Winner ‘No Other Land’ Nearly 900 Academy members have signed the message ...

Basel Adra, from left, Rachel Szor, Hamdan Ballal, and Yuval Abraham accept the award for best documentary feature film for “No Other Land” during the Oscars on Sunday, March 2, 2025, at the Dolby ...

NEW YORK (AP) — After mounting criticism following its initial response to the violent attack on Oscar-winning “No Other Land” co-director Hamdan Ballal, the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and ...

"Several US Academy members — especially in the documentary branch — pushed for a statement, but it was ultimately refused," Abraham said. Abraham and Ballal co-directed “No Other Land ...

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences apologized Friday for withholding explicit support for the Oscar-winning co-director of documentary “No Other Land” Hamdan Ballal after he was ...

By Lily Ford Filmmaker Yuval Abraham is calling out the Academy for not publicly supporting Hamdan Ballal after the No Other Land co-director was beaten and detained in the West Bank. On Tuesday ...