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Vatican, in first, to submit film for Oscar consideration
September 16, 2026
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CWN Editor's Note: The Vatican will submit a film, Green Lava, to the Academy Awards for consideration, Variety magazine reported.
Green Lava, directed by Lia Beltrami and Ali Aksu and created in collaboration with the Dicastery for Communication, is devoted to a young man with Duchenne muscular dystrophy.
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