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2003-2004 Cultural Calendar: Israeli
Films
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The
Israeli Movie Club
Entering its successful
third season in Palo Alto, the Movie Club meets once a month to explore the Israeli
cultural experience through films. Many screenings are followed by a lecture and
discussion with a leading figure from the Israeli film industry. Among the upcoming
shows : Clean Sweep ( Mars Turki ),
Total Love , Giraffes ( Giraffot
), and Kadosh . All films are in Hebrew, usually
with English subtitles. Info: 415.844.7503, www.israeliconsulate.org.
Tickets at the door: $7
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San
Jose Jewish Film Festival
The 13th annual festival will
screen the following Israeli movies: Nina's Tragedies, Two Minutes from Faradis,
Yossi and Jagger, Wisdom of the Pretzel, Columbia-The Tragic Loss, and more.
October
13 – November 21: Camera 3, 288 South Second St., San Jose. Info &
tickets: 408.874.5907, www.sjjff.org |
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Screenings  The
Holy Land
An impossible love story between a yeshiva student
and a Russian prostitute set in Jerusalem, the world's holiest city, during the
dawn of the new century, as fanatical Christians from across the globe arrive
in hopes of provoking a confrontation between the many extremist Arabs and Jews.
Fri, 10/10 – Thu, 10/16/03. San Francisco.
Showtimes & location: 415.267.4893 Berkeley: Shattuck Cinemas,
2230 Shattuck Ave. Showtimes and info: 510.843.3456, www.LandmarkTheatres.com
 Yossi
and Jagger International award-winning film about
a romance between two male officers in the Israeli Army, serving in a snowy base
near the Lebanon border. The secret relationship becomes complicated when confronting
the enemy face-to-face. For screening dates & locations check www.israeliconsulate.org
for updates |
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Contra
Costa International Jewish Film Festival
A celebration of Israeli films, including The Wisdom of the Pretzel ,
Desperado Square, Underwater and The
Glow. Thu, 3/11 - Fri,
3/19/04: CineArts, Pleasant Hill and at the CCJCC.
Info: 510.839.2900 # 253 |
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Tiburon
International Film Festival
Staffed
by a combination of local volunteers and permanent employees, the Tiburon International
Film Festival seeks to provide the community with top quality films from around
the world that would not be accessible without such an event. The festival's goal
is one of cultural enrichment and heightened cultural awareness. Several
Israeli films showing, including: Friday, March
12 - Thursday, March 19: Tiburon Playhouse Theater, Main Street, Tiburon.
http://www.tiburonfilmfestival.com |
|  Sonoma
County Jewish Film Series
In its
ninth year, the festival presents an exciting and diverse series of films offering
a mixed fare from countries around the world. Featuring the following Israeli
Films:
Miss Entebbe
Thursday, 14 October. 4:30
pm & 7:15 pm Bonjour Monsieur Shlomi (Ha'Kohavim Shel Shlomi)
Thursday,
2 December. 1:30 pm & 7:15 pm Rialto Cinemas Lakeside,
551 Summerfield Rd, Santa Rosa. Tickets
and Information Call the JCA office: (707) 528-4222. More info at www.jcagency.org
Israeli films showing (click
for schedule):
Bonjour Monsieur Shlomi | 
Miss Entebbe | |
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 Israeli
Films at the San Francisco International Film Festival
April
15 through May 29. James
Journey to Jerusalem (4/22 & 4/25):
James, an African
on a holy pilgrimage, has his faith tested when he is arrested as an illegal worker
upon entrance to Israel in this sharply ironic fable about what happens when the
Holy Land enters the global economy. More...
In
Satmar Custody (4/26 & 4/29):
Immigrant parents are bewildered
after an accident leads to a child's death and removal of their children. They
wander between their U.S. sponsors—the anti-Zionist Satmar community—and local
agencies and advisors who would send them to Israel. More...
Other Israeli films:
Checkpoint
- (4/25-4/27), and Route
181 - Fragments of a Journey in Palestine-Israel - (4/23 & 4/24).
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Special
TZAVTA Offer:
San Francisco Closing Night Film followed by a Dessert Reception
Ticekts sold at $12 ($8 off regular price) First
Come First Serve!
We have a limited amount of tickets! Nina's
Tragedies Thursday, July 29th
at 8:30 PM: Castro Theatre A funny and bittersweet
coming-of-age story which garnered 11 Israeli Academy Awards, including Best Picture,
Best Actress, and Best Director. (see more below) If you would like to
take advantage of this exclusive offer: - Please mail a check
payable to the Israel Center, to
Israel Center / IIM
121
Steuart St.
San Francisco, CA, 94105 - You MUST include a
note with your full name, your email address, your phone number, and
the number of tickets you would like * 12.
If we are able to get
you discounted tickets, you will be notified by phone or email. You will be able
to pick up your ticket at 7:45 pm on the day of the performance, an Israel Center
staff person will be there holding them for you. If we are unable to get
you discounted tickets, we will mail you back your check. |
 San
Fraincisco Jewish Film Festival
The San Francisco Jewish Film
Festival promotes awareness, appreciation and pride in the diversity of the Jewish
people. Festival programs are meant to create community and strengthen consciousness
of Jewish identity, history and culture; provide a dynamic and inclusive forum
for exploration of and dialogue about the Jewish experience; and encourage independent
filmmakers working with Jewish themes.
| July 22 - 29
| Castro Theatre,
San Francisco | | July
31 - Aug 5 | Wheeler
Auditorium , Berkeley | | Aug
1 - 5 | Mt. View
Century Cinema 16, Mountain View | | August
7 - 9 | Smith Rafael
Film Center, San Rafael | Co-presentations
with the Israel Center:  Nina's
Tragedies
Directed by Savi Gazbizon
Hebrew w/Eng. subtitles
Thursday,
July 29th at 8:30 PM: Castro Theatre. Saturday,
July 31st at 6:30 PM: Wheeler Auditorium. Information
about ticket prices click
here... Director Savi Gabizon's funny and bittersweet coming-of-age
story garnered 11 Israeli Academy Awards, including Best Picture, Best Actress,
and Best Director. Fourteen-year-old Nadav is hopelessly in love with his sexy
aunt Nina (Ayelet Zurer), who has recently lost her husband and is clueless about
Nadav's affections. He's also caught between the two worlds of his divorced parents:
a high-strung fashionista mother and a devoutly Orthodox father. Nina's Tragedies
perfectly captures that time in adolescence when one is old enough to wander around
freely and observe the emotional and sexual activities of adults, and young enough
not to be caught in their quagmire. Gabizon (Shuru, Lovesick on Nana Street) masterfully
directs a strong ensemble cast, and explores the tenuous but fierce connections
between lovers, parents, and children. Ayelet Zurer (Florentene and The Dybbuk
of the Holy Apple Field) is extraordinary in the title role.  Sam
Spiegel Film School--A Tribute in Shorts:
Sunday,
July 25th at 9:15 PM: Castro Theatre.
Tuesday,
August 3rd at 1:30 PM - FREE: Wheeler Auditorium.
Wednesday,
August4th at 2:30 PM: Mountain View Century.
Sunday
August 8th at 12:15 PM: Smith Rafael Film Center. Information
about ticket prices click
here... The most prestigious film school in Israel, Sam Spiegel
boasts Israel's top filmmakers among its graduates, including feature filmmakers
Nir Bergman (Broken Wings), Ra'anan Alexandrowicz (James' Journey to Jerusalem)
and Omri Levy (Miss Entebbe). Renen Schorr, Founder and Director of the school,
will present this slice-of-life showcase of Israeli films -- some political, some
humorous, but all exceptionally well crafted shorts from filmmakers to watch.
The program includes Bergman's coming-of-age short Sea Horses.
- A Different War, Directed by Nadav Gal
- Bedouin
Sand, Directed by Omri Levy
- Cock Fight, Directed by
Sigalit Lipshitz
- Home, Directed by Nir Bergman
- Draft,
Directed by Naomi Levari
- Siding Flora, Directed by Talya
Lavi
More
Israeli films Information about ticket prices click
here...
Special offer
for 25 or younger!
This year get a “REEL PASS”! 45
Films – 27 Programs - $40.00 The Reel Pass is good
for all the shows at all the theaters – including Opening and Closing Night films
and events. Early-entrance line reserved for pass holders. Proof of age required.
One name per pass. Must arrive and be in line 20 minutes prior to show time to
guarantee seating. For further information about
the Reel Pass contact the Community Outreach Coordinator at myra@sfjff.org
or call 925-275-9490 | |
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see the calendar | |
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