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2004-2005 Cultural Calendar: Israeli
Films
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 San
Francisco 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 21 through August 8, 2005.
Info: 415.621.0556. www.sfjff.org
 The
Israel Center is co-sponsoring or co-presenting
the following movies:
CASTRO THEATRE
Metallic Blues,
Saturday, 7/23 10:00 pm
Campfire,
Wednesday, 7/27, 8:00 pm
RODA THEATRE (BERKELEY REP)
Campfire,
Monday, 8/1 6:00 pm
Or, Thursday,
8/4 7:45 pm
MOUNTAIN VIEW CENTURY CINEMA
Metallic Blues,
Sunday 7/31 8:00 pm
Or, Tuesday,
8/2 8:45 pm
Campfire,
Wednesday, 8/3 6:00 pm
RAFAEL FILM CENTER
Campfire,
Sunday 8/7 4:00 pm
Metallic Blues,
Sunday 8/7 8:30 pm
 Special
Tzavta reception w/ the actress from the movie
"Campfire" - Hani Furstenberg.
WHERE: "Lime" (www.lime-sf.com)
- 2247 Market Street; San Francisco, CA. "Lime"
has delicious food and is an up and coming chic,
hip, and cool restaurant.
WHEN: Wednesday July 27 at 6:30 pm,
prior to the screening of the movie Campfire.
At the end of the reception, we will walk together
to the Castro Theatre, very nearby, to see the
movie Campfire.
ADMISSION: The reception is free.
We strongly recommend that people buy tickets
to the movie Campfire in advance. To purchase
tickets, go to the website www.sfjff.org.
This event is co-sponsored with the New
Israel Fund and the Consulate
General of Israel in San Francisco.
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Nina's Tragedies
(official
site)
In Tel Aviv, thirteen year-old Nadav
is in love with his aunt Nina, and it's easy to
see why - she's beautiful, full of life, and kind.
Through his eyes, we share Nina's pain over the
intifada related death of her husband, her joy
at the kindling of new romance, and her discovery
that finding true happiness is never as easy as
it seems.
Director Savi Gabizon infuses
his universe with moments of transcendent humor,
beauty and joy. NINA’S TRAGEDIES is a film unlike
any other - it makes us laugh and cry at the same
time and takes us into a world that is very much
like our own.
Exclusive Engagement Begins at the Opera Plaza
Cinema, Friday, July 29th. 601
Van Ness Ave. at Golden Gate (415) 771-0183. www.landmarktheatres.com
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Walk on Water (La'Lehet
Al Ha'Maim)
A film by Eytan Fox. The film
follows Eyal, a fierce Mossad agent (Lior Ashkenazi)
on assignment to track down an aging Nazi war
criminal, Alfred Himmelman.
Starting March 4, 2005 in Bay Area movie
theatres. Info: 310.860.3126 www.walkonwatermovie.com |
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The
Israeli Movie Club
Meets once a month to explore the Israeli
cultural experience through films.
Monthly September 2004 through August 2005.
Palo Alto
The Israeli House @ The Israeli Consulate. Info:
415.844.7503, www.israeliconsulate.org.
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 Israeli
Film Series - Israel in Motion
Featuring the best of classic and contemporary
Israeli cinematography.
Monthly, September 2004 through August
2005. San Francisco and the
Peninsula (See Ongoing Programs, TZAVTA) |
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 San
Jose Jewish Film Festival
The San Jose Jewish Film Festival is committed
to creating opportunities for individuals and
organizations to work together towards two goals:
1. To facilitate a stronger sense of identity
and belonging within the local Jewish Community.
2. To reach out the non-Jewish Community, to improve
awareness and understanding of Jewish culture
and experience.
October 23 – November 20:
Camera 3, 288 South Second St., San Jose. Info
& tickets: 408.874.5907, www.sjjff.org
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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. 1:30 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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Many Faces of Israel in Film
This course explores the relationship
between Israeli society and its cinema. Hosted
by Donny Inbar, former
cultural attaché at the Israeli Consulate.
4 Thursday sessions:
LECTURES:
October 14, 7:30 PM
October 21, 7:30 PM.
SCREENINGS:
Desperado Square (Kikar Ha'Halomot):
October 28
Passover Fever (Leilsed). November 4
Congregation Beth Sholom, 1301 Clement St,
San Francisco. Info and registration: 510.845.6420
www.lehrhaus.org |
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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.
Israeli Films included:
Behind Enemy Lines More |
Kings of the Hill More |
NO 17 (Heharug Ha-17) More |
March 11 - March 17: Tiburon
Playhouse Theater, Main Street, Tiburon. http://www.tiburonfilmfestival.com
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LOST EMBRACE
Directed by Daniel Burman
(Argentina, 2004, 100 minutes)
A New Yorker Films Release
In Spanish with English Subtitles
Opens Thursday March 17, 2005
@ 7:00 and 9:00pm
Balboa Theatre, 3630 Balboa Street (at 37th Avenue),
San Francisco
LOST EMBRACE conjures up an irresistible
ensemble of engaging and quirky characters that
pursue their dreams with humor, passion and an
infectious generosity of spirit. Daniel Hendler
stars as Ariel, a recent college dropout with
hopes of escaping a career behind the counter
of his mother's lingerie store in a multi-cultural
Buenos Aires shopping mall. The motley merchants
form a hilarious backdrop to Ariel's quest to
secure a Polish passport, which will allow him
to travel the world and have a more fulfilling
life. His search puts him on the trail of his
long-lost father, who left Argentina for Israel
in 1973 to fight in the Yom Kippur War, never
to return….
Thirty-four year-old writer/director Daniel Burman
is one of the most renowned filmmakers of the
new Argentine Cinema and of one of the country's
most active producers, counting Walter Salles'
Motorcycle Diaries in his co-producing credits.
In 2002 Burman won the Sundance/NHK Best Script
award for Every Stewardess Goes to Heaven. His
film Waiting for the Messiah, starring LOST EMBRACE'S
Daniel Hendler, was a 2001 Jewish Film Festival
favorite.
"It's a film of unexpected, almost indescribable
off-center charm that deepens as it goes on."
-- Kenneth Turan, LOS ANGELES TIMES
"A small movie about a small world, but
its modesty is part of what makes it durable and
satisfying." -- A.O. Scott, NEW YORK
TIMES
"A precociously wise meditation on the
crazy quilt of modern identity in general, and
Jewish identity in particular." --
Ella Taylor, L.A. WEEKLY
Ticket price is $8.50 General, $6.00 First matineeshowing
daily, $6.00 seniors and children under 12.
"I'd Rather Be At the Balboa"
Discount/Gift Card: 5 admissions for $30.00.Can
be used every day. |
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Costa International Jewish Film Festival
The festival presents independent and
foreign feature films, shorts and documentaries.
Featuring the Israeli films: Bonjour Monsieur
Shlomi, Broken Wings, Two Minutes
from Faradis, and more.
Bonjour Monsieur Shlomi |
Broken Wings |
March 5 - March 11, 2005.:
CineArts, Pleasant Hill and at the CCJCC.2071
Tice Valley Bl, Walnut Creek. Info: 925.938.7800
www.jfed.org/jewishfilmfestival |
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San
Jose Jewish Film Festival - A Celebration of Israeli
Cinema
The San Jose Jewish Film Festival will present
the first ever Bay Area Israeli Film Festival,
in commemoration of the State of Israel’s 57th
year of independence. Dedicated to the memory
of Ehud Manor.
May 19 - May 22: Camera
3, 288 South Second St., San Jose. Info &
tickets: 408.874.5907, www.sjjff.org
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 Israeli
Film Festival at Israel in the Gardens
2005
More
about Israel in the Gardnes 2005
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