by Alex Deleon for <filmfestivals.com>
The sixteenth edition of the Arab Film Festival (which travels to five cities in California) opened here on Friday, October 19 with a festive reception at the Screen writers Guild Theater in Beverly Hills. This is an intensive three day event which will screen as many films as can be squeezed into a long weekend. The opening night film was "Man Without a Cell Phone", a debut feature by Palestinian filmmaker Sameh Zoabi who has won various...
Founded in 2007, Other Israel Film Festival uses film to foster social
awareness and cultural understanding. The Festival presents dramatic
and documentary features and shorts, as well as engaging panels about
history, culture, and identity of Arab citizens of Israel, who make up
twenty percent of Israel’s population. Our mission is to promote
awareness and appreciation of the diversity of the state of Israel,
provide a dynamic and inclusive forum for exploration of and dialogue
about the Arab experience in Israel, and encourage cinematic expression
and creativity dealing with these themes. Our programming is guided by
our mission to showcase quality cinema that brings to the big screen
the human stories and daily lives of the Arab Citizens of Israel who
are rarely seen outside the context of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
The First Annual OTHER ISRAEL FILM FESTIVAL will take place in New York City, November 8-15, 2007. The event will be held at the JCC in Manhattan, Symphony Space and Cinema Village.20 percent of Israel's population is Arab. Muslim, Bedouin, Christian, and Druze from different ethnic, religious, cultural and social backgrounds are defined collectively as Arab Citizens of Israel. Through a week-long festival of award-winning films, guest filmmakers, panel discussions, special gala events &...
OTHER ISRAEL FILM FESTIVAL :NOVEMBER 8-15, 2007 ~ NEW YORK CITY The First Annual OTHER ISRAEL FILM FESTIVAL will take place in New York City, November 8-15, 2007. The event will be held at the JCC in Manhattan, Symphony Space and Cinema Village. 20 percent of Israel’s population is Arab. Muslim, Bedouin, Christian, and Druze from different ethnic, religious, cultural and social backgrounds are defined collectively as Arab Citizens of Israel. Through a week-long festival of award-winning film...
