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China bans Oscars live coverage after nomination of Hong Kong film


China has reportedly told local media not to broadcast the 2021 Oscars in real time after a documentary on the Hong Kong protests was nominated. 

The order that was issued by the Communist Party’s propaganda department also directed media outlets to downplay the coverage of the ceremony, Bloomberg quoted people familiar with the matter as saying. 

“Do Not Split”, directed by Norwegian journalist Anders Hammer, has been nominated in the ‘documentary short subject’ category. 

The 35-minute film is based on the protests against a controversial extradition law that rocked Hong Kong in 2019. The legislation, which was later withdrawn, paved the way for extradition of criminal suspects from Hong Kong to mainland China. 

Mr Hammer also responded to China’s reported decision. “This alleged censoring of the Oscars due to our documentary being nominated is unfortunately not a big surprise after witnessing how freedom of speech and freedom of press is being drastically curtailed in Hong Kong,” he was quoted as saying by the Deadline



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