Academy Apologizes for Not Naming Hamdan Ballal Amid Outcry (Variety, 2025-03-28)

https://variety.com/2025/film/awards/academy-members-hamdan-ballal-statement-mark-ruffalo-1236351147/
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“The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has sent out a statement to its 11,000 members following mounting criticism over its lack of public support for Hamdan Ballal, the Palestinian co-director of the Oscar-winning documentary ‘No Other Land,’ who was recently detained by Israeli forces.

“On Friday, the Academy issued a follow-up letter explicitly naming Ballal and apologizing for omitting both him and the film from a statement sent earlier in the week.”

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