On May 17, 1984, Le Bal, directed by Ettore Scola, opened the first Jerusalem International Film Festival. Over the course of three weeks, about one-hundred films were screened, including Israeli premieres, alongside the year’s best selection of international films. In addition, a distinguished group of guests honored the first festival, among them, the First Lady […]
Screening Time – Thursday, Nov 19th @ 6pm A transfixing depiction of a crisis of faith that claimed the top honours at Jerusalem Film Festival. Haim-Aaron, an Ultra- Orthodox Jewish scholar lives in Jerusalem. After collapsing from a self-imposed fast he is pronounced dead by paramedics but astonishingly his father resuscitates him. Subsequently, Haim- Aaron, […]
The Haggiag Competition for Full-Length Israeli Features Best Israeli Feature Film granting 120,000 ILS: Tikkun, directed by Avishai Sivan, produced by Ronen Ben Tal, Moshe and Leon Edery. Jury: For its very impressive artistic achievement in telling a deep and delicate story with great sensitivity. Best Actor granting 10,000 ILS Khalifa Natour for his role […]
Festival Screening – Thursday, July 16, 2015 @ 8:30 PM Jerusalem Cinematheque In the 1980s magicians Chicko and Diko were huge stars. They were regulars on the hit TV show “Shminiyot Ba’Avir,” had hundreds of sold-out shows with Ofra Haza – Israel’s biggest pop star, won the Israeli Emmy award, received thousands of fan letters, […]
First Festival Screening – Saturday, July 11, 2015 @ 12:00 PM Jerusalem Cinematheque Arnulfo, a young Mexican, makes his living smuggling guns from Arizona to Mexico for a drug cartel. He buys a gun with unbelievable ease, crosses the border, and meets middlemen and customers. He has no idea that for some time, he and […]
First Festival Screening – Friday, July 10, 2015 @ 2:00 PM Jerusalem Cinematheque Haim-Aaron is an ultra-Orthodox scholar living in Jerusalem, whose talents and devotion are envied by all. One evening, Haim-Aaron collapses and loses consciousness. The paramedics announce his death, but his father takes over resuscitation efforts and, beyond all expectations, Haim-Aaron comes back […]
Festival Screening – Thursday, July 9, 2015 @ 8:00 PM Sultan’s Pool Margherita, a famous Italian director, is in the midst of her new film and is attempting to contend with the main actor (John Turturro) – an annoying yet charming American with a perchance for exaggeration. Alongside the pressures on set, she must also […]