A Palestinian-Israeli documentary feature film 'No Other Land' made history when won an Oscar award for Best Documentary Feature Film,and that documentary was produced by Palestinian Yabayay Media and Norwegian Antipode Films.
'No Other Land' tells a true story about the suffering of the Palestinians in the occupied-territories in West Bank under Israeli military rule which has been happening for decades.
The documentary exposes the brutality and injustices which are faced by Palestinians in the West Bank over the years which are committing by Israeli government and settlers.
The documentary was directed by an Israeli investigative journalist Yuval Abraham,Palestinian activist Basil al-Adarra,Rachel Shor and Hamdan Balal,and Yabayay Media is the Palestinian main producer.
The film is a co-production and received NOK 375,000 in co-production funding from the Norwegian Film Institute.
The Norwegian Film Institute is excited that their contribution to the production of the 'No Other Land' did not go to waste and helped to show the international community about the plight of Palestinian people in the West Bank,and also cemented Norway's position in the film industry.
"A Palestinian-Norwegian documentary film has now been named the best in the film world,despite being made with limited resources.This historic award truly showcases the power of documentary filmmaking- and,most importantly,what it means to have the determination to tell an important story about friendship across traditional conflict lines.It is tremendous victory for the Palestinian,Israeli,and Norwegian filmmakers.
Due to the conflict in Israel and Palestine,the Norwegian co-producers have had to take on a significant role both in the production and in the follow-up of the film,and they have done so excellently.Norwegian documentary films have long had a strong international impact,and this award for No Other Land strengthens Norway's position as a country capable of producing outstanding documentaries,"says Kjersti Mo,director of the Norwegian Film Institute.
Even the Antipode Films is happy to see their co-production documentary received an international exposure.
"This is an enormous and important achievement for the film and its directors,and of course for us as well.The film's message will receive even greater exposure and reach,hopefully creating hope and concrete change in the world,"said Norwegian co-producers Fabien Greenberg and Bard Kjoge Ronning of Antipode Films.