By IANS,
Washington : Iran has decided not to send any film for the Oscars this year as a mark of protest against the recent anti-Islam film “Innocence of Muslims” which has sparked violence throughout the Middle East, says an entertainment website.
The country initially decided to send Reza Mirkarimi’s “A Cube of Sugar” as their entry for the Best Foreign-Language Film category at the Oscars this year but then decided to boycott the award ceremony, reports thewrap.com, a US-based entertainment website.
The country, till now, has been nominated twice in the category, that started 65 years back, including last year’s winner – “A Separation”.
With the official deadline for foreign-language submissions Oct 1, more than 50 countries have announced their selections for this year’s Oscars.