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‘Green Lava’ Makes Oscar History as Vatican Backs First-Ever Academy Submission

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The Oscars have never been short of unlikely contenders, but the 2027 race is gaining a particularly unusual entrant. The Vatican is preparing to put a film forward for Academy consideration for the first time in the history of the awards. The development arrives through a documentary that is far removed from the usual machinery of awards-season filmmaking, centering instead on disability, grief, and community, titled Green Lava. .link { text-de…

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Los Angeles, Sep 16 (EFE).- The Vatican will seek for the first time in history an Oscar nomination with a documentary short film by a young Italian with muscular dystrophy, according to Variety magazine. Titled ‘Green Lava’, the 39-minute project presents a young Italian named Giacomo Mattivi, who lives with [...] The entry The Vatican will seek an Oscar nomination for the first time in history was first published in HolaNews.

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For the first time in the history of filmmakers, the Vatican will post a documentary short-term picture of "Green Lava" to the prestigious Oscar Award, wrote Variety. The Holy See plans to put up a film for the first time in history for the American Film Academy Award, and will give RIA "News." According to the head of the Communications Dycestery, Paolo Ruffini, this will be a precedent for 97 years of the award. "The Vatican is going to launch…

The 39-minute short film would enter the Oscar contest as Best Documentary Short Film Vatican City.- According to Variety magazine, one of the most important media in the U.S. film industry, The Vatican will present for the first time a film to compete for an Oscar award. «The Vatican [...] The entry For the first time in history the Vatican will present a film to compete in the Oscar awards was first published in El Heraldo de Saltillo.

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The Vatican film will claim Oscar for the first time in history, says Variety.

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Variety broke the news in Los Angeles, United States on Wednesday, September 16, 2026.
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