Posted in: Yemen Observer
Written By: Raghda Gamal
Article Date: Dec 27, 2008
The Jordanian drama series The Invasion (Al Ijtiyah) became the first Arab production to win an International Emmy Award - also known as the TV Oscars. The award was presented during a ceremony held at the Hilton Hotel in New York on Monday 24 November.
The Emmy Award committee submitted the program for nomination as the best international drama series, and The Invasion was selected from among forty nominees from sixteen countries competing for ten international Emmy categories.
LBC was the only channel which aired the series during the Ramadan season of 2007, and following that broadcast it was shown by Libyan satellite TV.The series was written by Riyad Saif, directed by Tunisian Shawqi al- Majri and produced by Talal Adnan Awamleh. The main roles were played by famous Syrian and Jordanian stars including Abas Al Nouri, Dima Qandalift, Seba Mubarak, Minther Rayahneh and Eyad Nassar.
The series is about three love stories during the 2002 Israeli invasion of the Jenin camp and the Cradle (Al-Mahd) Church in Palestine, and it mixes fictional characters with real ones including the martyrs Abu-Jandal and Mahmuood Tawalba.
The Invasion portrays a powerful image of human connection, including blockaded Muslims praying inside the Cradle (Al-Mahd) Church, or the love story between Mustafa, a Palestinian freedom fighter and Yaeil, a young Israeli woman.
Media Manger at Arab Telemedia Productions (ATP) Yasser Qbeilat, told The Jordan Times that the producers had feared the series would not be bought by most Arab TV channels because of its sensitive nature. However, they made the decision to pick up the series despite the risk. He added: We were right; the series was not marketed for Arab channels.
Director Shawqi al- Majiri told The Jordan Times over the phone from Damascus that the importance of the project did not stem from the importance of the Palestinian issue, rather from human feelings and passions- the human being about whom no one talks anymore. Jordanian actor Munthir Rayahneh, who played Mustafa’s role, said the cast was so frustrated by the fact that Al Ijtiyah was not screened on Arab satellite channels. “But now we feel that our efforts have finally paid off,” he told The Jordan Times. “We are so proud… for the first time in the history of Arab drama, a series reaches the finals, let alone wins!” said actress Seba Mubarak to The Jordan Times.
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