The motion picture academy calls the possible visa ban of Iranian director Asghar Farhadi "extremely troubling" — Farhadi's feature film The Salesman is nominated for a best foreign language Oscar.
In a statement released Saturday, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences expressed concern that Farhadi and his cast and crew may not be permitted to attend next month's Oscar ceremony in Los Angeles following President Trump's plan to temporarily suspend issuing visas for people from Iran and six other Muslim countries.
Farhadi has not commented on his travel plans, but on Friday, the president of the National Iranian American Council, Trita Parsi, tweeted: "Confirmed: Iran's Asghar Farhadi won't be let into the US to attend Oscars."
On Thursday, Iranian actress Taraneh Alidoosti, star of the The Salesman, tweeted she would boycott the Oscars — whether allowed to attend or not — in protest of Trump's immigration policies, which she called "racist."
Actress Taraneh Alidoosti, seen here last year at the Cannes Film Festival, tweeted she won't attend the Academy Awards in protest of President Donald Trump. She stars in the Oscar-nominated The Salesman. (Joel Ryan/The Associated Press)
In its statement Saturday, the academy said, "As supporters of filmmakers — and the human rights of all people — around the globe, we find it extremely troubling that Asghar Farhadi, the director of the Oscar-winning film from Iran `A Separation,' along with the cast and crew of this year's Oscar-nominated film `The Salesman,' could be barred from entering the country because of their religion or country of origin."
Film academy speaks out on possible visa ban of Oscar nominee
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