{
  "id": 10730831,
  "title": "Arab films seeking to compete for an Oscar",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/29/arab-films-seeking-to-compete-for-an-oscar",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-29T16:31:17.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "ANBA News Agency",
    "slug": "anba-news-agency",
    "url": "https://anba.com.br/en/arab-films-seeking-to-compete-for-an-oscar/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Six Arab countries have chosen films to vie for the Best International Feature Film Oscar nomination in 2027. Film academies have until September 30 to submit their entries. The shortlist will be revealed on December 15, with the five finalists announced on January 21. The 99th Academy Awards will take place on March 14 in Los Angeles. Brazil's submission is Gugu’s World, directed by Allan Deberton, about a young boy's fear as his grandmother's illness advances and he contemplates living with his father, whose relationship with him is strained.\n\nThe competing Arab films include Strawberries from Morocco, a feature film by Laila Marrakchi about two women working on strawberry farms in Spain and facing exploitation and poor labor conditions. Citizen Osama is a documentary by Ahmed Hassouna that documents the devastation in Gaza through the eyes of photographer and filmmaker Osama Al-Ashi. The Stories is an Egyptian film by Abu Bakr Shawky set during the 1967 war, following a young man from humble beginnings in Cairo who dreams of becoming a pianist and falls in love with an Austrian woman via pen-pal correspondence.\n\nSink is a Jordanian film by Zaian Duraie that explores mental health, following a young man suspended from high school due to an outburst, whose mother dismisses his struggles. No Paradise If You Are Killed by a Woman, directed by Halkawt Mustafa, is an Iraqi film about a female sniper who discovers her disappeared sister from 2014 may still be alive and sets out to find her. Roqia is a psychological horror film from Algeria by Yanis Koussim, inspired by events in the 1990s, about a man who returns home after a car accident with no memory of his past and witnesses disturbing events in his village.",
  "summary": "Productions from Egypt, Morocco and Palestine are among those seeking a spot on the final list of foreign-language films competing for the statuette. The post Arab films seeking to compete for an Oscar appeared first on ANBA News Agency .",
  "key_points": [
    "Six Arab countries selected films for 2027 Oscar Best International Feature Film nomination.",
    "Shortlist revealed on December 15, 5 finalists announced on January 21, 2027."
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}