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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 560

A Separation

Iranian director Asghar Farhadi celebrating on stage after being awarded with the Best Screenplay prize for the film "The Salesman (Forushande) during the closing ceremony of the 69th Cannes Film Festival in Cannes, southern France, May 22, 2016. (AFP PHOTO / Valery HACHE)
January 29, 2017, 11:31 pm
Iranian director to skip awards over US travel ban
Oscar-winning Asghar Farhadi will not attend Academy Awards, says Trump acts like hardliners in his own country
By AFP
Illustrative photo of a noose (photo credit: CC BY-Patrick Feller/Flickr)
July 19, 2013, 10:03 am
On stage in Tehran: Stories of death row youth
Raw, edgy, political showcase of activist art against child executions cleared by Iranian authorities in surprising move
By Nasser Karimi
'5 Broken Cameras' co-directors Guy Davidi and Emad Burnat (photo credit: Kino Lorber)
February 25, 2013, 4:44 am
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
'When you retire, you become a bit of a leftist.' Former Shin Bet chief Yaakov Peri in 'The Gatekeepers' (photo credit: courtesy)
February 24, 2013, 4:55 pm
‘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
Lior Ashkenazi hugs Shlomo Bar Aba in a scene from 'Footnote.' (Photo credit: Sony Classics)
March 13, 2012, 2:27 am
Israel’s ‘Footnote’ the highest-grossing film in the US*
*Among movies playing on just two screens nationwide
By Nathan Burstein
Oscar-winning Iranian director Asghar Farhadi reading his speech at the Academy Awards (photo: TV screen capture)
March 12, 2012, 9:56 pm
Iran rains on Oscar winner’s parade
Film fans hoped to say ‘thank you’ but authorities say ‘no thanks’ instead
Asghar Farhadi, from Iran, poses with his award for best foreign language film for "A Separation" during the 84th Academy Awards. (photo credit: AP Photo/Joel Ryan)
February 28, 2012, 8:52 am
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
Oscar-winning Iranian film "A Separation" draws crowds at Israeli theaters, like the Smadar cinema in Jerusalem. (photo credit: AP/Sebastian Scheiner)
February 27, 2012, 10:21 am
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
Asghar Farhadi, from Iran, poses with his award for best foreign language film. (photo credit: AP/Joel Ryan)
February 27, 2012, 7:42 am
‘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 ToI Staff and AP
Oscar-winning Iranian director Asghar Farhadi reading his speech at the Academy Awards (photo: TV screen capture)
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
By Nathan Burstein
Filmmakers hoping for the Best Foreign Language Film award, including Joseph Cedar (second from left) at a pre-Oscars ceremony (photo credit: AP/Matt Sayles)
February 26, 2012, 11:14 am
Will ‘Footnote’ write Israel into the Oscar history books?
Joseph Cedar film faces uphill battle — and Iranian opposition — at Academy Awards tonight
By Yoel Goldman
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