Films from ZagrebDox Programmes Running for Oscar

07.01.2013.

Out of 15 films currently running for Academy Award in the documentary film category, three were presented at last year’s ZagrebDox edition!

On 4th January 2013 the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) published the short list of documentary films to compete for this year’s Oscar award.

Out of 15 films on the list, three were screened in ZagrebDox’s 2012 selection. They are: 5 Broken Cameras by Emad Burnat and Guy Davidi in the International Competition; The Bully Project by Lee Hirsch in Teen Dox programme; and This Is Not a Film by Jafar Panahi and Mojtaba Mirtahmasb (Masters of Dox).

We are extremely pleased that the list of Oscar candidates includes some films we have selected for this year’s edition of our festival. More information about them will be available as soon as we publish 9th ZagrebDox official programme.

Academy members now have to select five films for the final round of Oscar nominations. These will be made public on 10 January 2013. This year’s Academy Award ceremony coincides with our festival opening, on 24 February 2013.