The Jordanian Short
Film TALA’VISION Shortlisted
for the 2022 Academy Awards
Amman, 22nd
December 2021
The short
film “Tala’Vision”, written and directed by the Jordanian filmmaker
Murad Abu Eisheh, has just been shortlisted to the Live Action Short
Film category for the 94th Academy Awards being the only Arab movie in all categories to be shortlisted. “Tala’Vision” will
compete with 14 films in the Live Action Short Film category, which
were selected among 145 films qualified in the category.
The Academy
of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced, yesterday, the
shortlisted films for the 2022 Oscar® in 10 different categories,
whereas the nominated films will be announced on February 8th, 2022,
while the Academy Awards ceremony will be held on March 27th.
The film -
starring Ziad Bakri, Aisha Blasim and Khaled Al Tarifi - tells the
story of eight-year-old girl, Tala, who is trapped inside the house
due to the raging war. Her only contact with the outside world is
her small television, but her father gets rid of it in compliance
with the law banning televisions. Tala's life is overcome by silence
and boredom until she makes a small decision, which will have
repercussions changing the course of her life forever.
The young
Jordanian filmmaker Abu Eisheh commented on this achievement,
saying: “All the cast and crew are very happy and proud of the
film’s success and the opportunity to represent Jordan and Arab
cinema at the 2022 Oscar’s. I am still in a state of shock following
this honor. We thank everyone who supported and funded the film,
especially the Royal Film Commission – Jordan and Jordan Pioneers.”
A wide and
diverse audience around the world got the chance to watch
“Tala’Vision”, which toured a number of prestigious international
film festivals. The RFC organized last October a private special
screening, in the presence of its cast and crew, to celebrate
emerging Jordanian talents in the film industry as well as the
film’s continuous success.
“Tala’Vision” has recently won the Golden Yusr Award for Short Film
at the Red Sea International Film Festival. Earlier on, the film had
received, among other awards, the Gold Medal for Best Narrative Film
at the 48th Students Academy Awards in the Foreign Narrative Film
section, marking the first Jordanian and Arab film to win in this
category.
“Tala’Vision” received a grant from the Jordan Film Fund (JFF)
managed by the Royal Film Commission - Jordan (RFC) in 2019. The
film is a Jordanian-German co-production produced by Tabi 360 and
The Film Academy Baden-Württemberg in co-production with SWR and
Jordan Pioneers.
It is worth
noting the participation of Jordanian cinema this year was
remarkable in important international film festivals: three
Jordanian feature-narrative films were screened at the inaugural
edition of the Red Sea International Film Festival: “Farha” written
and directed by Darin J. Sallam (World Premiere at Toronto
International Film Festival), “The Alleys” written and directed by
Bassel Ghandour (World Premiere at Locarno International Film
Festival) and “Daughters of Abdul-Rahman” written and directed by
Zaid Abu Hamdan. “Daughters of Abdul-Rahman” had its premiere at the
43rd Cairo International Film Festival, where it won the Audience
Award. The film’s scenario was developed in 2012 at the Rawi
Screenwriters Lab organized and managed by the RFC.
All three
films were supported by the Jordan Film Fund managed by the Royal
Film Commission – Jordan.
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