Oscars: Syria Selects Doc ‘The Other Side of the Sun’ for International Feature Race, Marking First Entry Since Fall of Assad Regime

By Nick Vivarelli

Nick Vivarelli

International Correspondent

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Tawfik Sabouni’s documentary “The Other Side of the Sun,” which world premiered as part of the Panorama section of this year’s Berlinale, has been chosen to represent Syria in the best international feature film category of the 2027 Academy Awards. It marks the country’s first Oscar candidate since the fall of Syrian dictator Bashar Assad’s regime in December 2024.

Meanwhile, Andana Films — which handles worldwide sales to “The Other Side of the Sun” — also announced that New York-based Icarus Films has acquired U.S. rights to the film.

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