Ghost Hunting (film)

{{short description|2017 film}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2020}}

{{Infobox film

| name = Ghost Hunting

| image = Ghost Hunting (film).jpg

| caption = Film poster

| director = Raed Andoni

| producer = Palmyre Badinier

| writer = Raed Andoni

| starring = Ramzi Maqdisi

| cinematography = Camille Cottagnoud

| editing = Gladys Joujou

| distributor = Urban Sales

| released = {{film date|2017|2|12|Berlin|df=yes}}

| runtime = 94 minutes

| country = Palestine, France, Switzerland, Qatar

| language = Arabic

}}

Ghost Hunting ({{Langx|ar|اصطياد أشباح|iṣṭiyād ʾašbāḥ}}) is a 2017 Palestinian documentary film directed by Raed Andoni{{cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/review/ghost-hunting-review-977597 |title='Ghost Hunting' ('Istiyad ashbah'): Film Review Berlin 2017 |work=The Hollywood Reporter |date=18 February 2017 |access-date=30 August 2018}} and starring Ramzi Maqdisi.{{Cite web|url=https://www.middleeasteye.net/in-depth/features/ghost-hunting-kicks-london-palestine-film-festival-1611108523|title=Palestinians exorcise ghosts of Israeli torture in haunting docudrama|last=Hankir|first=Zahra|date=|website=Middle East Eye|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=}} It was awarded the best documentary at the Berlinale 2017.{{Cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2017/02/berlin-film-festival-2017-winners-full-list-1201914679/|title=Berlin Film Fest: Hungarian 'On Body And Soul' Wins Golden Bear – Complete Winners List|date=18 February 2017|website=Deadline|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=}} Also, it was selected as the Palestinian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 91st Academy Awards, but it was not nominated.{{cite web |url=http://english.wafa.ps/page.aspx?id=22nzoQa98948048892a22nzoQ |title=Ghost Hunting: Palestinian film could be eligible for Oscar nomination |work=Palestine News Agency |date=30 August 2018 |access-date=30 August 2018}}{{cite web |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/oscars-palestine-selects-ghost-hunting-foreign-language-category-1138987 |title=Oscars: Palestine Selects 'Ghost Hunting' for Foreign-Language Category |work=The Hollywood Reporter |last=Kozlov |first=Vladimir |date=31 August 2018 |access-date=31 August 2018}}