Acclaimed Samoan filmmaker Tusi Tamasese has been invited to join the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, placing one of Samoa's most influential storytellers among the voting body behind the Oscars.The Academy announced this week that Tamasese was among 529 artists and executives from a...
By Maneralokina Amituanai
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27 June 2026, 9:30PM
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