More than 250 of Israel’s top filmmakers have signed an open letter, saying they will not seek funding from, nor cooperate with the recently–established Shomron (Samaria/West Bank) Film Fund, following the fund’s inaugural film festival in the occupied West Bank.
The filmmakers call on the Israeli Academy of Film and Television not to partake in “whitewashing the Occupation” ahead of the Ophir Awards — Israel’s Academy Awards — later this month. Read the full text of the letter below.
Among the signatories are multiple Academy Award winners and nominees. They have signed a public letter in which they state that they will not receive grants and will not participate in “lectura” (selection of films for development and production) or in professional events held by the Shomron (Samaria) Film Fund. The goal of the Shomron (Samaria) Film Fund, write the filmmakers, is “to invite Israeli filmmakers to actively participate...
The filmmakers call on the Israeli Academy of Film and Television not to partake in “whitewashing the Occupation” ahead of the Ophir Awards — Israel’s Academy Awards — later this month. Read the full text of the letter below.
Among the signatories are multiple Academy Award winners and nominees. They have signed a public letter in which they state that they will not receive grants and will not participate in “lectura” (selection of films for development and production) or in professional events held by the Shomron (Samaria) Film Fund. The goal of the Shomron (Samaria) Film Fund, write the filmmakers, is “to invite Israeli filmmakers to actively participate...
- 9/3/2022
- by Caroline Frost
- Deadline Film + TV
The film follows three Palestinian brothers who are smuggled into Israel from the West Bank.
Tel Aviv-based Laila Film is gearing up for the shoot of veteran TV and documentary director Ram Loevy’s debut fiction feature The Dead Of Jaffa this September.
The feature — adapted from a short story by playwright Gilad Evron — revolves around three motherless Palestinian brothers who are smuggled into Israel from the West Bank to live with their uncle after their father is arrested.
“It’s been funded by the Rabinovich Foundation and we’re hoping to shoot this September,” commented Laila Flms chief Itai Tamir.
One of the fathers of the Israeli film and TV industry, Loevy is best known for works such as Mitrasim and Bread (Lehem), which probed the hardships of both Palestinians and underclass Israelis in the nascent Israeli state.
It is a busy period for Laila, which has eight projects in the works.
Among these is...
Tel Aviv-based Laila Film is gearing up for the shoot of veteran TV and documentary director Ram Loevy’s debut fiction feature The Dead Of Jaffa this September.
The feature — adapted from a short story by playwright Gilad Evron — revolves around three motherless Palestinian brothers who are smuggled into Israel from the West Bank to live with their uncle after their father is arrested.
“It’s been funded by the Rabinovich Foundation and we’re hoping to shoot this September,” commented Laila Flms chief Itai Tamir.
One of the fathers of the Israeli film and TV industry, Loevy is best known for works such as Mitrasim and Bread (Lehem), which probed the hardships of both Palestinians and underclass Israelis in the nascent Israeli state.
It is a busy period for Laila, which has eight projects in the works.
Among these is...
- 7/11/2016
- ScreenDaily
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