'' Keif al-Hal ? '' triggered a debate on the country 's stance on cinemas and films . The documentary short film directed by Abdullah Al-Eyaf called '' Cinema 500 km '' discussed the issue of banning movie theaters and the film forced the media to take up the issue and discuss it . '' Wadjda '' was selected as the Saudi Arabian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 86th Academy Awards - The first time the country made a submission to the Oscars , but it was not nominated . It earned a nomination for Best Foreign Film at the 2014 BAFTA Awards
2014 BAFTA Awards
67th British Academy Film Awards
Cinema of Saudi Arabia