ALBAWABA - Palestinian film "Mediterranean Fever" is being nominated for the Oscars on the 12 March 2023 in Los Angeles in the Best Foreign Language Film category.
A committee representing the Palestinian cinematic sector workers has nominated the Palestinian film ‘Mediterranean Fever’ for the Oscar race.
— Palestinian Return Centre (@prclondon) September 24, 2022
The film tackles the dynamics of male friendship and the strain of living under occupation.https://t.co/haP6Uwfovu pic.twitter.com/UTsHMJX6nR
The news of the film presentation made by Palestinian director Maha Al Haj is being talked about all over the social media, especially since "Mediterranean Fever" was shown at the 75th edition of the Cannes Film Festival held last May and received an auspicious applaud.
In #Cannes2022, I spoke to Palestinian filmmaker Maha Haj about her beautiful new film the MEDITERRANEAN FEVER. We spoke of Palestinian cinema, of Haifa, of art in sad times.
— Arash Azizi آرش عزیزی (@arash_tehran) June 29, 2022
It’s published today in English and Arabic in my debut for @aljumhuriya_eng https://t.co/SA8BOYhZY3
A committee representing the Palestinian cinematic sector workers and mandated by the Palestinian Ministry of Culture is nominating the film for the Oscar race. A total of 15 films have been submitted to the Oscars since 2003.
Palestinian film ‘Mediterranean Fever’ nominated to Oscar race#Palestine ??#Palesztina https://t.co/H6Fi3oHGL9 @WAFANewsEnglish @pmofa @PBI_PS pic.twitter.com/nzpp8qlvwZ
— Palestine Embassy in Hungary (@EmbassyHungary) September 20, 2022
Mediterranean Fever is an interesting production about an "unlikely" male friendship in a not an ordinary setting, a mixture of black comedy, seriousness and laughter about human development between a man with chronic depression and a petty thief in the midst of the strains of living under Israeli occupation.
The films has already made much headway with lots of international coverage.
We have a winner! Palestinian director Maha Haj’s “Mediterranean Fever” claims the Firebird Award at the 46th edition of the Hong Kong International Film Festival.
— Luxbox (@Luxboxfilms) August 31, 2022
“An all-rounded gem that is at once a thriller, social comedy, and odd couple bromance.”… https://t.co/zBmJMD0zmQ pic.twitter.com/IQFguk6m4D
