The final list of Oscar nominations will be revealed on February 8, and the awards will be handed out on March 27.
Jordanian short film Tala’vision, directed by Murad Abu Eisheh, has made the shortlist in the Live Action Short Film category for the 94th Academy Awards.
Tala’vision will compete with 14 other films, which were selected from 145 entries that qualified in the category.
The film has won numerous awards including the Student Academy Award in 2021. Earlier this month, the film won the Golden Yusr in the shorts category at the Red Sea International Film Festival in Jeddah.
The film – starring Ziad Bakri, Aisha Blasim and Khaled Al Tarifi – tells the story of an 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.
Commenting on this achievement, Abu Eisheh said: “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 honour. We thank everyone who supported and funded the film, especially the Royal Film Commission – Jordan and Jordan Pioneers.”
The RFC organised 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 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.
