Coming Up Tue 8:00 PM  AEDT
Coming Up Live in 
Live
Assyrian radio
SBS ASSYRIAN

Will the Assyrian movie "Journey of Eternity" reach the Oscars?

Movie poster Source: frank Gilbert

The Assyrian movie "Journey of Eternity" which is directed by Frank Gilbert had been chosen as a finalist with another Iraqi movie to represent Iraq in the Oscars. The committee overseeing this process had recently selected the other movie (Haifa Street) in favour of Journey of Eternity.

In response to the committee's decision, Mr. Frank published a 32 minutes live video on his personal account on Facebook to address this matter.

Mr. Frank believes that the decision was not fair as the committee did not clearly outline the criteria for the successful movie. 

Mr. Frank also added that the committee members were not fit to judge and compare between movies.

The Assyrian director also told our program that the Ministry of Culture has not published anything official or public yet regarding this matter, which gives him hope that the decision of the committee can be overturned and a new committee with new, clear and transparent criteria comes into place.

Regardless of the outcome, Mr. Frank asserted that he will continue to promote his movie and the Assyrian cause through other known international film festivals.

 

 

Coming up next

# TITLE RELEASED TIME MORE
Will the Assyrian movie "Journey of Eternity" reach the Oscars? 15/08/2020 29:54 ...
The Services provided by Navitas English 24/10/2020 20:14 ...
The impact of COVID-19 on gambling behaviour 24/10/2020 14:25 ...
Meet the Assyrian sculptor restoring ancient artefacts destroyed by ISIS 21/10/2020 24:01 ...
Trust, patience, and care are the tools for a professional nurse 20/10/2020 12:22 ...
Twenty years since the departure of the encyclopedic Dr. Father Yusef Habbi 20/10/2020 13:37 ...
Travel in isolation 20/10/2020 10:22 ...
Seniors wellness day-care service program returns 19/10/2020 17:44 ...
International translation Day 18/10/2020 19:11 ...
Heartbreak for Australia's Armenian and Azerbaijani communities 17/10/2020 06:23 ...
View More