Academy Apologizes to No Other Land Director Hamdan Ballal

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Several hours after Oscar voters spoke out against the Academy of Motion Pictures for not naming No Other Land director Hamdan Ballal in a letter that was seemingly in response to Ballal being attacked in the West Bank, the Academy has sent out another letter, apologizing for its lack of specificity in their statement. “On Wednesday, we sent a letter in response to reports of violence against Oscar winner Hamdan Ballal, co-director of No Other Land, connected to his artistic expression.