Academy apologises to Palestinian director for lack of support

NAMPA / DPA

2025-03-29

London (PA Media/dpa) - The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has apologised following criticism for its failure to support detained Palestinian Oscar winner Hamdan Ballal. Nearly 700 voting members, including several A-Listers, signed an open letter rebuking the body. It comes after Ballal, who directed the documentary "No Other Land" and won an Academy Award earlier this year, said he was detained by the Israeli military and later rel......

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