24|10|2022 A committee representing the Palestinian cinematic sector workers today nominated the Palestinian film ‘Mediterranean Fever’ for the Oscar race. The committee, mandated by the Ministry of Culture, selected the ‘Mediterranean Fever’ as the country’s official entry for the 95th edition of the Oscar, noting that the award ceremony is scheduled on 12th of March 2023 in Los Angeles. Palestine has submitted 15 films for the Best Foreign Language Film since 2003. Commenting on the film’s setting, the city of Haifa, Haj explains that she is not representing Haifa as a site of coexistence between Jews and Arabs (Palestinians), but as “the historic Haifa that was occupied in 1948, when so many neighborhoods were left neglected, like ghost towns, and the people who lived there were forced to leave. This is the Haifa that I wanted to show, in a way.” With this selection, Palestine has submitted 15 films to the Oscars to compete in the category of Best International Feature Film since 2003.
