The Palestinian Ministry of Culture announces the opening of submission call for consideration to the International Feature film category representing Palestine in the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences 97th Oscars Awards in 2025. 

- Submission made the Palestinian director or producer for films over 40 min. (narrative, documentary or animation) by 1/8/2024.

- Creative control of the film must have been largely in the hands of citizens or residents of Palestine.

- A predominantly (more than 50%) non-English dialogue track.

- Film must be first released no earlier than November 1, 2023, and no later than September 30, 2024, for at least seven consecutive days in a commercial motion picture theatre.

For more details kindly review Rule 15 and Rules (2+3) in the following link:

As a regular procedure. An independent Selection Committee – assigned by the Ministry of Culture – will review and evaluate submitted films that satisfy eligibility criteria set by the Academy for the International Feature Film Award for the 97th Oscars 2025.

About Guidelines for the formation and operation of the selection committee - Palestine, click here

To submit your film for consideration by the Selection Committee, please enter the following link: https://forms.gle/RTLsiS3h5EHs25b3A

For inquiry contact: moc@moc.pna.ps