Mosab Hassan Yousef, the subject of 'The Green Prince'
Heinrich Himmler. Still image from film 'The Decent One'
Israeli documentaries pulled from Oscars
Local films 'The Green Prince', 'The Decent One' not up for Best Documentary Feature award, despite predictions and expectations.
Israeli documentaries "The Green Prince" written and directed by Nadav Schirman, which tells the story of the son of a top Hamas leader who became an Israeli agent and "The Decent One" by filmmaker Vanessa Lapa, based on Heinrich Himmler's diaries, will not be nominated for the Oscar awards this year.
However, not all is lost for Israel's film industry - "Gett: The Trial of Viviane Amsalem", directed by Ronit Elkabetz (who also stars in the lead role) and her brother Shlomi Elkabetz is included in this year's Oscar nominations.
On Tuesday, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences on Tuesday revealed the 15 films that will compete for the Best Documentary Feature award. Despite predictions and expectations that at least one of the Israeli films would be nominated for the prestigious award, there will not be any blue and white representative on the list of nominees.
Hollywood Recognition
'Aya' and 'Summer Vacation' included among 10 finalists for Best Short Film at 87th Academy Awards ceremony.
The local film scene recently received another piece of good news: Two Israeli films made it into the shortlist of the 2015 Best Short Film Oscar. The 10 finalists include "Aya," directed by Oded Binnun and Mihal Brezis, and "Summer Vacation," directed by Sharon Maymon and Tal Granit.
