EB-1A Sustained — Film (2008): the AAO found that the petitioner, a screenwriter and film
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Decision Summary
The appeal was sustained because the AAO found that the petitioner, a screenwriter and film director, met three regulatory criteria. The evidence demonstrated the petitioner's receipt of significant awards from major international film festivals, the display of his films at prominent venues like the Museum of Modern Art, and his performance in a leading role as the writer and director of these acclaimed films. Although some other evidence submitted was deemed insufficient, the AAO concluded that in the aggregate, the petitioner had established the sustained national or international acclaim required for the classification.
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