Festival responds to Israeli culture minister demand that state funds be re-examined over line-up.
The Haifa International Film Festival (September 22-October 1) has responded to reports that Israeli Culture Minister Miri Regev is calling for its state funding to be re-examined over films in its 34th edition line-up she deems could “harm Israel”.
In an official statement sent to Screen, the board of management said that both the pre-selection process and final selection decisions had been undertaken by different independent committees of selectors.
“The Festival’s management is not entitled to intervene in the decisions of the nominating committees for understandable reasons,...
The Haifa International Film Festival (September 22-October 1) has responded to reports that Israeli Culture Minister Miri Regev is calling for its state funding to be re-examined over films in its 34th edition line-up she deems could “harm Israel”.
In an official statement sent to Screen, the board of management said that both the pre-selection process and final selection decisions had been undertaken by different independent committees of selectors.
“The Festival’s management is not entitled to intervene in the decisions of the nominating committees for understandable reasons,...
- 9/20/2018
- by Melanie Goodfellow
- ScreenDaily
15 Israeli docs chosen from 78 submissions for main Competition.
Docaviv, the Tel Aviv International Documentary Film Festival, has announced the line-up of its 20th edition from May 17 to 26.
Fifteen documentaries will screen in the Israeli Competition, including the world premiere of Tali Shemesh and Asaf Sudr’s The Candidate which follows politician Moshe Kahlon on his path to a ministerial office in 2015.
There are a further eight world premieres including Tal Hake’s Dudu Tassa & The Kuwaitis, about an Arab-Israeli band as they support Radiohead on its Us tour.
Also screening in competition is the Israeli premiere of Iris Zaki’s...
Docaviv, the Tel Aviv International Documentary Film Festival, has announced the line-up of its 20th edition from May 17 to 26.
Fifteen documentaries will screen in the Israeli Competition, including the world premiere of Tali Shemesh and Asaf Sudr’s The Candidate which follows politician Moshe Kahlon on his path to a ministerial office in 2015.
There are a further eight world premieres including Tal Hake’s Dudu Tassa & The Kuwaitis, about an Arab-Israeli band as they support Radiohead on its Us tour.
Also screening in competition is the Israeli premiere of Iris Zaki’s...
- 3/28/2018
- by Ben Dalton
- ScreenDaily
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