22ND ISRAEL FILM FESTIVAL OPENING NIGHT GALA & AWARDS CEREMONY PHOTOS

By Maria Esteves - November 23, 2007

The 22nd Israel Film Festival 2007 (IFF) Opening Night Awards Ceremony and U.S. premiere film of NOODLE, directed by Ayelet Menahemi, was held at the Directors Guild of America Theater, New York, Tuesday, October 23, 2007, 7:30 PM. 2007 IFF Opening Night Awards Ceremony preceded the U.S. premiere film. The Opening Night Gala reception immediately followed.

IFF Founder/Executive Director, Meir Fenigstein introducing
the 2007 IFF Opening Night Awards Ceremony.

2007 IFF Humanitarian Award winner, Producer Leon
Constantiner with IFF Founder/Executive Director,
Meir Fenigstein.

2007 IFF Lifetime Achievement Award winner, Director/
Producer/Actor Ron Silver, (right), and 2007 IFF Cinematic
Achievement Award winner, Executive Director, Katriel Schory,
Israel Film Fund.

2007 IFF Opening Night U.S. Premiere Film Actress, Mili Avital
NOODLE, directed by Ayelet Menahemi.

2007 IFF Opening Night Gala reception Director of Film & Theatre, Department for
Cultural Affairs, Shani Hashaviah, Consulate General of Israel, (right), and
IFF Founder/Executive Director, Meir Fenigstein.

2007 IFF Opening Night Gala reception IFF Founder/Executive Director, Meir
Fenigstein, (right), with 2007 IFF Cinematic Achievement Award winner,
Executive Director, Katriel Schory, Israel Film Fund, (left), and Executive
Director, Pat Swinney Kaufman, New York State Governor's Office for
Motion Picture and Television Development.

2007 IFF Best Documentary Film Award winner, Director Arik Henig,
RABIN - PERES: EVERYTHING IS PERSONAL accepting his award
at the 2007 IFF Closing Night Awards Ceremony, held at the Clearview
Cinemas, Thursday, November 8, 7:30 PM.