2021 Oscars Awards: what rules have changed?
There is not long to wait now until the 2021 Oscars ceremony and, given the ongoing pandemic, there will be a number of changes to how it goes down.
VALERIE MACON
AFP
The final plans are being brought together for next week s Oscars ceremony, the 93rd edition of the Academy next week will have the look and feel of a movie, giving winners more time for speeches, while coronavirus masks will play a major role, producers of the show said on Saturday.
Oscars 2021: how things will be different
The coronavirus pandemic and a trio of new producers have led to a reinvention of the traditional show where the world s highest movie honors are handed out before a seated theater audience of more than 4,000 A-list stars and industry executives.
Film: Look at The Life Story of an Afghan Who Joined Iran s Army to Fight Iraq Published December 17th, 2020 - 07:29 GMT
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Faraji said, “What percentage of migrants in the countries that accept refugees are ready to fight for or sacrifice themselves if the countries are involved in a war?
Iranian filmmaker Vahid Faraji has made a documentary named “Mohsen, the Japanese”, which chronicles the life story of Mohsen Mirzai, an Afghan migrant who joined Iranian forces as a volunteer during the 1980s to fight against Iraq.
He was one of the divers, who were members of a shock troop squad that crossed the Arvand River to overrun Umm al Rassas, a nearby island on the Shatt-al-Arab waterway, during Operation Karbala-4 on December 25, 1986. However, they were captured by Iraqis.
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