{
  "id": 12169206,
  "title": "Oscars: Syria Selects Doc ‘The Other Side of the Sun’ for International Feature Race, Marking First Entry Since Fall of Assad Regime",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/05/oscars-syria-selects-doc-the-other-side-of-the-sun-for-international",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-05T14:04:25.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Variety",
    "slug": "variety",
    "url": "https://variety.com/2026/film/global/oscars-syria-the-other-side-of-the-sun-intl-feature-race-1236899058/"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Tawfik Sabouni’s documentary “The Other Side of the Sun,” which world premiered as part of the Panorama section of this year’s Berlinale, has been chosen to represent Syria in the best international feature film category of the 2027 Academy Awards. It marks the country’s first Oscar candidate since the fall of Syrian dictator Bashar Assad’s […]",
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Deadline",
        "title": "Oscars: Syria Selects Saydnaya Prison Hybrid Doc ‘The Other Side Of The Sun’ In First Post-Assad Entry",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/05/oscars-syria-selects-saydnaya-prison-hybrid-doc-the-other-side-of-the",
        "published": "2026-10-05T13:00:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Hollywood Reporter",
        "title": "Oscars: Pakistan Picks ‘Hanging by a Wire’ for Best International Feature Film Race",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/05/oscars-pakistan-picks-hanging-by-a-wire-for-best-international",
        "published": "2026-10-05T17:15:04.000Z"
      }
    ]
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  "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."
}