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Oscars: Dissident Iranian Filmmakers Call On AMPAS To Rethink Relationship With Iran’s Govt-Controlled Selection Body Farabi Amid Oppression
Independent Iranian Filmmakers Association questions AMPAS relationship with govt-controlled Farabi cinema org which oversees Iran's Oscar submission
Dissident Iranian film professionals have reiterated calls to the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) to reconsider its relationship with Iran ’s government-controlled Farabi cinema org which currently oversees the country’s Oscar submission process. IIFMA was created in 2023 in response to the Woman Life Freedom movement which grew out of widespread popular protests across Iran in 2022, sparked by the death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini in police custody after she was arrested for not wearing her veil in accordance with the country’s strict laws. My Favorite Cake is among a raft of Iranian features to have played to acclaim on the international festival circuit this year but not taken into consideration by Farabi to be Iran’s 2025 Oscar entry because they do not meet with government approval.
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