The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced the final list of nominations for the 93^rd Oscars, and we are happy to announce that GFF film alumni scored the majority of nominations for the Best International Feature Film category.

Representing Tunisia is Kaouther Ben Hania’s The Man Who Sold His Skin, the recipient of the Edipo Re Inclusion Award of the 77^th Venice International Film Festival, and winner of the Best Arab Film Award at the 4^th edition of GFF. The Man Who Sold His Skin was also part of CineGouna SpringBoard’s projects in development selection during the 2^nd edition of GFF, where it was awarded US $10,000 from Beelink Productions.

One of the highly acclaimed films of 2020 and Golden Star for Best Film winner Quo Vadis, Aida? by Jasmila Žbanic, is representing Bosnia and Herzegovina. Representing Denmark is Thomas Vinterberg’s masterpiece, Another Round, which was part of the Official Selection out of Competition line-up at the 4^th edition of GFF. In addition, Vinterberg received a nomination for Best Director.

The 93^rd Academy Awards ceremony is scheduled to take place at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, on April 25, 2021, two months later than originally planned, due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.