Hamza Ali, co-founder of Watermelon Pictures, said, “We’re honored to present ‘Palestine 36,’ a historic gift of a film with ...

Palestine’s official submission to the 2026 Oscars — has been acquired for North America. Watermelon Pictures has acquired ...

Annemarie Jacir’s Palestine 36 has been selected as Palestine’s entry to the international feature film Oscar award for 2026.

Written and directed by Jacir, Palestine 36 marks her highly anticipated return to narrative filmmaking, exploring themes of memory, resistance and identity.

Palestine 36 is produced by Ossama Bawardi for Philistine Films (The Stranger's Case) in Palestine and co-produced by Cat Villiers for Autonomous (The Proposition) and Hani Farsi and Nils Åstrand ...