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Oscar-winning Palestinian director Hamdan Ballal released by Israeli authorities after attack

Hamdan Ballal, one of the Oscar-winning directors of 'No Other Land', has been released by Israeli authorities after he was detained last night following clashes in the West Bank.

Euronews

No Other Land director freed after being attacked by Israeli settlers and detained

Hamdan Ballal was reportedly attacked by Israeli settlers on Monday before being detained by the military

The Independent UK

Channel 4 ‘deeply disturbed by detention of Oscar-winning Palestinian director’

Israeli settlers beat up Hamdan Ballal, co-director of No Other Land, before he was detained by the Israeli military, according to reports.

Evening Standard

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‘Like a punishment’: witnesses describe Israeli settler attack on No Other Land director

Activists from Center for Jewish Nonviolence say Israeli police ‘did not intervene’ in attack on Hamdan Ballal

The Guardian - UK

Hamdan Ballal: Oscar-winning Palestinian director freed after he was 'attacked by Israeli settlers & detained'

Mr Ballal, who is believed to have suffered head and stomach injuries, is now set to be reunited with his family, according to his No Other Land co-director Yuval Abraham

Evening Standard

Oscar winning Palestinian director Hamdan Ballal allegedly attacked by Israeli settlers

Oscar-winning filmmaker Hamdan Ballal, one of the co-directors of 'No Other Land', was beaten by Israeli settlers in the West Bank before being detained by the Israeli military, witnesses have said.

Euronews

Oscar-winning Palestinian director 'detained by Israeli soldiers' after attack

ISRAELI settlers have beaten one of the Palestinian co-directors of the Oscar-winning film No Other Land in the occupied West Bank and was then…

The National (Scotland)

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Hamdan Ballal: Oscar-winning Palestinian director attacked by Israeli settlers and arrested

No Other Land’s Hamdan Ballal attacked by armed settlers in West Bank and handed to Israeli military, witnesses say

The Guardian - UK

No Other Land director calls Florida mayor’s campaign against his film ‘very dangerous’

Israeli Oscar-winner Yuval Abraham speaks out after Miami Beach mayor proposed evicting a local cinema for screening the Palestinian-focused documentary

The Guardian - AU

Ignore the row: Oscar-winning No Other Land offers a vision of a shared Palestine forged in solidarity

The documentary is both antisemitic and Israeli propaganda, according to critics. The truth is, it provides a rare glimpse of hope

The Guardian - UK

How to watch the Oscar winning documentary that's not available in USA

Oscar-winning documentary, No Other Land, is now available to watch in the UK, find out how you can watch it

The National (Scotland)

How to watch Oscar-winning Palestinian-Israeli film No Other Land on TV tonight

No Other Land, a film about Palestinians fighting to protect their homes from demolition by Israel’s military, won the Oscar for Best Documentary…

The National (Scotland)

Palestinians hope 'No Other Land' Oscar win brings help as they face possible Israeli expulsion

Palestinians cheered the Oscar win of the Palestinian-Israeli documentary “No Other Land,” documenting the struggle of West Bank villagers facing possible expulsion by the Israeli military

The Independent UK

Palestinian filmmaker condemns ‘ethnic cleansing' in Oscars acceptance speech

A Palestinian filmmaker has condemned the “injustice” and “ethnic cleansing” taking place in Gaza during his Oscars acceptance speech.

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Al Jazeera

Anora, a small-budget film about prostitution, sweeps top Oscar awards

Best Picture and Best Director winner Sean Baker bemoans decline in the number of people going to the cinemas.

Al Jazeera

Making history at the Oscars 2025: Five takeaways from the Academy Awards

A documentary makes a statement in support of Palestinian rights, while other artists break barriers in film diversity.

The Guardian - AU

‘Don’t worry, I’m lawyered up!’: the best quotes of the 2025 Oscars

From Conan O’Brien’s half-time line that ‘it’s time for Kendrick Lamar to come out’ to June Squibb saying Bill Skarsgård is playing her, here are the best quotes of the night

Al Jazeera

Israeli-Palestinian film No Other Land wins Oscar for best documentary

The collaboration between Israeli and Palestinian filmmakers triumphed over four other documentaries.

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The Independent UK

‘I see my brother’: Palestinian-Israeli winners call for Middle East peace as they accept their Oscars

‘The atrocious destruction of Gaza and its people which must end, Israeli hostages brutally taken in the crime of October 7 which must be freed’

Evening Standard

US foreign policy blocking path to Palestinian freedom – Israeli Oscar winner

No Other Land, about the disputed West Bank, picked up the Oscar for best documentary feature film.

The Independent UK

‘No Other Land’ wins Oscar for best documentary

“No Other Land” has won the Oscar for best documentary

The Guardian - US

No Other Land directors criticise US as they accept documentary Oscar: ‘US foreign policy is helping block the path’ to peace

Self-distributed film about Israeli displacement of a Palestinian community beat out Porcelain War and Sugarcane

The Guardian - UK

Oscars 2025: who will win, who should win – and who was snubbed

Can Brady, Brody and The Brutalist beat the competition? And will controversy scupper record nominee Emilia Pérez’s chances? Our critic makes his final predictions – and highlights who should have been nominated

The Conversation

Outstanding craftsmanship and international voices: the 5 films up for best documentary at the 2025 Oscars

The Academy Awards represent the screen industry’s biggest annual global recognition for the very best of moviemaking. And in these troubled times, many recognise the power of documentaries to transform the world for the better.

The Conversation

A Palestinian film is an Oscars favorite − so why is it so hard to see?

For many low-budget, independent films, an Oscar nomination is a golden ticket.

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