# Basil Khalil

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**Basil Khalil** is a British-Palestinian filmmaker. Khalil's film *[Ave Maria](/source/Ave_Maria_(2015_film))* was nominated for an [Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film](/source/Academy_Award_for_Best_Live_Action_Short_Film).[1]

## Early life

Khalil was born and raised in [Nazareth](/source/Nazareth), to a [Palestinian](/source/Palestinians) father and a British mother.[2]

## Career

Khalil studied for an MA from [Screen Academy Scotland](/source/Screen_Academy_Scotland). Khalil spent several years working in London on TV productions, including on the popular [Jamie Oliver](/source/Jamie_Oliver) cookery shows.[2]

In 2015, Khalil directed *Ave Maria*, a 14-minute comic short about [Palestinian](/source/Palestinian_people) Catholic nuns in a West Bank convent who have an encounter with Israeli settlers. The film premiered in the official selection at the [Cannes Film Festival](/source/Cannes_Film_Festival) 2015 and went on to screen at more than eighty film festivals worldwide. It was nominated for the [Academy Awards](/source/Academy_Awards) in the ['Live Action Shorts'](/source/Academy_Award_for_Best_Live_Action_Short_Film) category.[1]

His 2022 film *[A Gaza Weekend](/source/A_Gaza_Weekend)* was named the winner of the [FIPRESCI Prize](/source/Toronto_International_Film_Festival_International_Critics'_Prizes) at the [2022 Toronto International Film Festival](/source/2022_Toronto_International_Film_Festival).[3]

## References

1. Jaafar, Alii (14 January 2016). ["Oscar Nominations: UK And Ireland Film Biz Reacts To Banner Year With 'Carol', 'Brooklyn', 'Room' And 'The Danish Girl'"](https://deadline.com/2016/01/uk-and-ireland-enjoy-banner-year-at-oscars-with-carol-brooklyn-room-and-the-danish-girl-1201682810/). *[Deadline Hollywood](/source/Deadline_Hollywood)*. Retrieved 14 January 2016.

1. Newbould, Chris (31 May 2015). ["Cannes acclaim for Palestinian director’s Ave Maria"](https://www.thenationalnews.com/arts-culture/cannes-acclaim-for-palestinian-director-s-ave-maria-1.126785). *[The National](/source/The_National_(Abu_Dhabi))*. Retrieved 14 January 2016.

1. Christian Zilko, ["‘The Fabelmans’ Wins TIFF 2022 People’s Choice Award"](https://www.indiewire.com/2022/09/tiff-2022-peoples-choice-award-winners-list-1234763848/). *[IndieWire](/source/IndieWire)*, 18 September 2022.

## External links

- [Basil Khalil](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1869150/) at IMDb

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