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Oscar Category Controversy at Tokyo Film Festival

Updated 2026-10-30 09:35 UTC 1 source Negative

Iranian filmmakers Mohammad Rasoulof and Shahrbanoo Sadat criticized the idea of a separate Oscar category for exiled filmmakers. The debate arose during Cate Blanchett’s Displacement Film Fund event in Tokyo.

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Mohammad Rasoulof, Shahrbanoo Sadat Push Back on Idea of Separate Oscar Category for Exiled Filmmakers as Cate Blanchett’s Displacement Film Fund Hits Tokyo

Iranian filmmaker Mohammad Rasoulof and Iranian-born Afghan director Shahrbanoo Sadat pushed back on the idea of a standalone Oscar category for exiled filmmakers, speaking at the Tokyo International Film Festival as Cate Blanchett’s Displacement Film Fund gave its first five short films their Japan

2026-10-30 09:31 UTC