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Israel submits HIV period drama Tell Me Everything for international Oscar
Variety reports that Moshe Rosenthal's feature became the country's Oscar entry after winning Best Picture at the Ophir Awards.
The short version
- Moshe Rosenthal's drama "Tell Me Everything" won Best Picture at Israel's Ophir Awards, securing its spot as Israel's entry for the 99th Academy Awards.[Variety]
- The 1980s-set film focuses on the rising HIV epidemic and collected 10 awards out of 16 nominations from the Israeli Film Academy.[Variety]
- The win follows past controversy when Israeli Culture Minister Miki Zohar threatened the awards' funding after an Arabic-language film won the previous year.[Variety]
Key facts
- Moshe Rosenthal's film "Tell Me Everything" won Best Picture at Israel's Ophir Awards, becoming the country's submission for best international feature film at the 99th Academy Awards.[Variety]
- The drama is set during the 1980s amid the emerging HIV epidemic and held its premiere at the Sundance Film Festival.[Variety]
- The Israeli Film Academy awarded the production 10 honors out of 16 total nominations.[Variety]
- Israeli Culture and Sports Minister Miki Zohar had previously threatened to pull government funding from the Ophir Awards after an Arabic-language drama won the prior year.[Variety]
Sources
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