Academy Of Motion Picture Arts And Sciences: David Shamoon

Film Festivals Dept: In a conference call to reporters, Falardeau noted that the build-up to the nomination has been a very long process which started back in September. Numerous appearances and accolades at film festivals, a special screening for foreign press ahead of the Golden Globe awards as well as ads in trade publications targeted at members of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences were all part of the Oscar campaign that goes on behind the scenes, according to Globe and Mail. In Darkness , Poland s entry for best foreign-language film, which was co-produced by Canadian and German producers and written by Toronto s David Shamoon, was also nominated and monsieur Lazhar marks the sixth time that Canada s official entry in the category has received a nomination, according to Telefilm Canada. It s kind of a tricky campaign, because you can t do lobbying per se. But you have to make sure that people talk about the film, Falardeau explained. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.