The film ‘Joyland’ made history last month when it was selected as the Pakistani film to be shortlisted for nomination for the ‘International Feature Film’ at the Oscar Awards.
Today, activist Malala Yousafzai congratulated team Joyland when it was announced that the film had crossed the second round of shortlisting, proceeding to the final round. From her Twitter account she wrote,
“I’m proud to support JOYLAND, which was just shortlisted by @TheAcademy for Best International Film. It would be amazing to see it make Oscar history as the first Pakistani film to be nominated.”
The final list of nominations will be announced on 24th January, 2023, with the awards scheduled to take place on 12th March, 2023.
The final list of nominations will be announced on January 25 with the awards scheduled to take place on March 12, 2023.
The social activist is credited on Joyland as an Executive Producer and had previously congratulated writer and director Saim Sadiq for his outstanding hard work when it was announced the film was shortlisted for the Oscars.
Speaking to CNN on New Years Interview, Saim Sadiq had said that the film reflects on the importance of storytelling which provides a realistic depiction of what our society is like.
“I think every story, if it’s told honestly, is important then this one is no different. I think the difference with this film versus perhaps a lot of other Pakistani films that certain people may have seen, is that it’s perhaps the most realistic depiction of what our society’s like, without a romantic depiction of anything. It’s not something that other people are used to seeing on the big screen, which is a reflection of ourselves. Which can be very heartening but can also be very uncomfortable to watch.”
