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Topic: A Separation

February 25, 2013
4:44 am

'5 Broken Cameras' co-directors Guy Davidi and Emad Burnat (photo credit: Kino Lorber)

No sugar for Israeli contenders at Oscars

Pre-show favorite ‘Searching for Sugar Man’ takes home the prize for best documentary; ‘Argo’ wins Best Picture

By Michal Shmulovich

February 24, 2013
4:55 pm

'When you retire, you become a bit of a leftist.' Former Shin Bet chief Yaakov Peri in 'The Gatekeepers' (photo credit: courtesy)

‘Gatekeepers’ director plays down Oscar hopes

Israel’s two best documentary nominees are ranked behind ‘Searching for Sugar Man,’ another film with plenty of Jewish connections, in the pre-award betting

By Michal Shmulovich

March 13, 2012
2:27 am

Lior Ashkenazi hugs Shlomo Bar Aba in a scene from 'Footnote.' (Photo credit: Sony Classics)

Israel’s ‘Footnote’ the highest-grossing film in the US*

*Among movies playing on just two screens nationwide

By Nathan Burstein

March 12, 2012
9:56 pm

Oscar-winning Iranian director Asghar Farhadi reading his speech at the Academy Awards (photo: TV screen capture)

Iran rains on Oscar winner’s parade

Film fans hoped to say ‘thank you’ but authorities say ‘no thanks’ instead

February 28, 2012
8:52 am

Asghar Farhadi, from Iran, poses with his award for best foreign language film for "A Separation" during the 84th Academy Awards on Sunday (photo credit: AP Photo/Joel Ryan)

Iranian government hails Oscar win as victory over Israel

‘A Separation’ viewed as a patriotic triumph even as Israelis come out in droves to see it

February 27, 2012
10:21 am

Oscar-winning Iranian film "A Separation" draws crowds at Israeli theaters, like the Smadar cinema in Jerusalem. (photo credit: AP/Sebastian Scheiner)

Iranian Oscar-winning film a huge hit in Israel

Iranian film ‘A Separation’ defeated Israeli film ‘Footnote’ at the 84th Academy Awards

By Daniella Cheslow

February 27, 2012
8:22 am

Iranian state TV touts Oscar win as victory over ‘Zionists’

Director says win is not for governments

February 27, 2012
7:42 am

Asghar Farhadi, from Iran, poses with his award for best foreign language film. (photo credit: AP/Joel Ryan)

‘Footnote’ falls short as Iranian film wins Oscar

Joseph Cedar movie becomes fourth Israeli film in five years to lose at the Academy Awards

By Times of Israel staff and AP

February 27, 2012
4:10 am

‘It was a great achievement’ to be nominated, says Joseph Cedar’s mom

Read our (shamelessly Israel-obsessed) account of a night at the Oscars as it unfolded