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The Israel Film Center Festival Goes Virtual this Year. Here’s What You Need to Know
Gerri Miller
June 5, 2020
Hundreds attend 1st Jewish film festival in Casablanca
Jewish Journal
April 29, 2016
Nearly 500 people attended the first Jewish film festival of Casablanca, which was organized in the Moroccan city by a Sephardic Jewish woman from Atlanta.
London theater will host Jewish film fest after all
Jewish Journal
August 15, 2014
A London theater that refused to host a Jewish film festival because of the event’s Israeli government funding has reversed course.\n
Israel Film Festival and Hollywood: A match made in Heaven
Danielle Berrin
November 8, 2012
By now it has become a celebrated fact that the Israeli creative industry is in the throes of a modern renaissance. This makes the annual Israel Film Festival — set to roll out the red carpet for its 27th year next March — a gift to Los Angeles and its two-week film program an anticipated moment on the city’s cultural calendar.
Tel Aviv’s Docaviv film festival tackles tough issues with style
Jewish Journal
May 8, 2012
Docaviv, Tel Aviv’s annual international documentary film festival, kicked off on May 3 with a moonlit ceremony at the newly renovated seafront promenade. The event was followed by a beachfront screening of the festival opener, “Never Sorry,” the Sundance decorated portrait of Chinese artist and dissident Ai Weiwei, who spent almost three months last year under house arrest at an unknown location.
Israeli movie, director win at Buenos Aires film fest
Jewish Journal
April 24, 2012
\”Policeman\” was named best film at the Buenos Aires Independent Film Festival — the first time an Israeli film has been recognized there.
Israeli director Cedars awarded at Cannes
Jewish Journal
May 23, 2011
Israeli director Joseph Cedars won the best screenplay award at the Cannes film festival for his movie \”Footnote.\”
S.F. film festival to honor Kirk Douglas
Jewish Journal
April 27, 2011
Kirk Douglas will be honored at the San Francisco Jewish Film Festival this summer. Douglas, 94, is expected to attend the July 23 festival to receive the Freedom of Expression award at a special 50th anniversary showing of “Spartacus.”
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