The oddly titled film combines state-of-the-art animation, an anti-war documentary theme and a psychoanalytic approach to recover the memory of a traumatized Israeli soldier.
Against a backdrop of threatening skies, clearly not a metaphor for the future of Israel\’s film industry, two Israeli feature films premiered on May 15, opening day of the 61st Cannes Film Festival. And a short by Israeli student filmmaker Elad Keidan took first prize in the Cinefondation, a competition supporting new talent.
More than 80 studio executives, producers, directors, lawyers, agents, distributors and rabbis all enjoyed a Shabbat dinner together in the south of France. For some, Shabbat was a new experience. For others, a weekly ritual. Still for others, it was simply another networking event.
Yaniv Berman\’s 2005 film \”Even Kids Started Small,\” depicts the nightmarish takeover of a suburban junior high by the pupils
Amid the celebrities and paparazzi crowding the Cannes Film Festival last week, Katriel Schory roamed the bustling boulevard Croisette like a proud parent. \”Israeli cinema has never had such a presence here,\” Schory, director of the Israel Film Fund, said via the cell phone that seems attached to his ear.
Location, location, location is the secret to many people’s success. But for Meir Fenigstein, founder of the Israel Film Festival, timing is the key.
Jewish ire over a recent spate of anti-Semitic attacks in France may spread to a new battleground — the film industry. Concerned by the attacks, the American Jewish Congress (AJCongress) is urging Hollywood stars and studios to consider France\’s current and past anti-Semitism before attending the upcoming Cannes Film Festival, scheduled to run May 15-26.
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