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Pro-democracy chants mark Jerusalem Film Festival 40th edition opening ceremony
Israeli president Isaac Herzog was greeted by chants of “democracy” from the audience.
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“We need a Barbie Golda Meir,” says Helen Mirren at Jerusalem Film Festival
Guy Nattiv’s ‘Golda’, about the former Israeli prime minister’, opens the festival this evening.
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Claire Denis to head Jerusalem Film Festival jury; Helen Mirren among honorary awardees
Jurors include Whit Stillman, Florian Zeller, Maria Schrader, Joana Vicente.
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Jerusalem Film Festival sets Industry Days programme including Pitch Point projects
This year’s Pitch Point includes new projects from Nir Bergman, Yona Rozenkier, Hadar Morag.
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Jerusalem unveils Israeli competition titles for 40th anniversary edition
17 titles across the feature and documentary sections.
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Nadav Lapid project ‘Yes!’ among five Israel Film Fund winners (exclusive)
Further new projects include In The Land Of Limpopo by Gur Bentwich and post-war drama Wild Animals by Yona Rozenkier.
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Palestine territory documentary ‘H2: The Occupation Lab’ scores US theatrical deal (exclusive)
Further deals for Sweden, Switzerland, Finland, Turkey.
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Docaviv unveils Israeli titles including competition lineup for 25th anniversary edition (exclusive)
13 titles in Israeli Competition including eight world premieres.
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‘The Affair’ co-creator Hagai Levi to write and direct WW2 series ‘The Girl Who Learned How to Kneel’ for Arte France (exclusive)
Series is adaptation of diaries of Dutch author Etty Hillesum, who was murdered in Auschwitz.
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Filmmaker Guy Nattiv addresses Helen Mirren ‘Golda’ casting controversy: “She’s got the Jewish chops”
Mirren’s casting as Israeli prime minister Golda Meir ignited debate over non-Jewish people playing Jewish roles.
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WestEnd boards thriller ‘Untitled Judo’ co-directed by ‘Holy Spider’ star Zar Amir Ebrahimi and Guy Nattiv
Ebrahimi also stars in the film as the coach to an Iranian female judoka.
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Cineworld boss Mooky Greidinger handed suspended jail sentence in Israel
Exec found to be indirectly responsible for failing to prevent breach of merger agreement terms in 2010.
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Reviews
‘Cinema Sabaya’: Review
Israel’s Oscar entry sees a group of very different Israeli women unite for a filmmaking course
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‘The Other Widow’: Tallinn Review
Tel Aviv-set debut focuses on a secret mistress whose life is silently impacted by the loss of her lover
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Fremantle acquires majority stake in Israeli documentary firm Silvio Productions
Israeli company is behind documentaries including ‘Shadow Of Truth’ and Emmy-nominated ‘Buried’.
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Banijay takes majority stake in Israeli film and TV producer MoviePlus
Production and distribution giant expands footprint in Israel.
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Keren Shahar to replace Alon Shtruzman as CEO of Keshet International
Exec will take over Israeli content producer and distributor in January.
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‘The Taste Of Apples Is Red’: Thessaloniki Review
A Druze community between Syria and Israel is the setting for Ehab Tarabieh’s fiction debut
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Fortissimo boards Israeli comedy ‘Ducks - An Urban Legend’ (exclusive)
Film will world premiere next month in competition at Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival.
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‘Blackport’ reels in buyers; ‘HIP’ set for US remake; ‘The English’ travels - European Scripted Briefs
A round-up of European drama deals and appointments.